Making Denim Quilt
I'm making a denim quilt for a GGS who will be going off to university this fall (hopefully). I had gathered denim from local thrift stores and really did not look forward to cutting through those hefty seams and keeping the block square. I decided to make three freezer paper templates. I just ironed them into place, side-by-side and cut away. ---- Maybe you all have learned this trick before, but I'm a slow learner and thought you might glean from my experience.
Also, when looking for thrift-store finds, go the the X-Large collections in both men and women clothing. You will find more for your buck. The first piece I cut on Sunday was a pair of large jeans which yielded twenty-two 8-1/4 blocks which included two rear pockets and crossed over the outside seams. Yes, they were quite large!