Jeans quilts are great, and not so hard to make. Find yourself a good pattern on the web, an easy one, and make sure you use a needle meant for either denim or leather. Good heavy thread is essential as well. Then make something SMALL. Smaller than a lap quilt. Just put some squares together. By the time you've put enough pieces together, you will know if this is something you'd like to continue doing, or something that is just not for you. In that case, you have cut up a maximum of 2 pairs of jeans, no big deal. Then take the rest to Goodwill, or wherever, and say a fond goodbye to them. So try it, start small, if you don't like it, don't force yourself. I like making them, and I know quilters who cringe at the mere thought of making them. Which camp are you in? This is a personal decision. Don't let nostalgia, or the fact that you have a "bunch of jeans on hand" or your husband's desire for a quilt from his Mom's jeans (surely you can find something else of hers to quilt! How about a photo memory quilt?) But whatever you do, don't force yourself to make some big jeans quilt if you discover it's not your "thing". Life is too short for that negativity and "stuff", and putting all that effort into something you don't want to do, and then you'll spend the rest of your life looking at the quilt you hated to make. SO not worth it! But if you discover making that small piece is fun, well, then you've discovered a new, fun form of your craft! It's a win/win situation, and I like those situations. Good Luck with your decision!