there's a million things to do with levis..how about cutting off the waist to seat area and making a tote bag for each of her grandkids..even guys will carry a laptop bag made of denim... use 1 leather belt in the waistband and two more to buckle together for the shoulder strap... put the buckle ends at the bag, they hurt the shoulder, for the guys,preferably with a '60s hippie belt buckles,.... girly touches are easier to come by for the girls and all 4 pockets are still intact for use... then you have all the leg areas to use for quilts ....
use a new rotary blade, cut out all seams on pants or leave in but put seam AWAY from new seams... and use a size 16 sharp (not ball point) needle...