Need advice on making a quilt with jeans
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My favorite way to make a jeans quilt is to pair it up with no-whale corderoy. It holds up to the heavier jean fabric well, and adds an interesting texture to the quilt.
Mine were done square in a square style. They held up for many years and looked great even though my boys both drug them around with them after they left home. You gotta love that durability!
Mine were done square in a square style. They held up for many years and looked great even though my boys both drug them around with them after they left home. You gotta love that durability!
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I have seen really great rag quilts made with denim squares on the back and the flannel on the front, with no batting between the layers. One quilt even had a few denim stars stitched to some of the flannel blocks about 1/4" away from the raw edge. Made a cute design!
I have made a few denim quilts, but I didn't want just plain squares. My first one was a Kite quilt, using dark and light denims for the kites and mediums for the background. This has been a great picnic quilt. I got the pattern from a "Quiltmaker" magazine March/April '98, and enlarged the patterns. When I taught the "Colorful Kites" class last summer, I cleaned out the company's back issues of that particular magazine. I still have three copies, but the pattern is also included in a book called "Paper Piecing Picnic" which I noticed is still available on Amazon.com.
Then I designed a giant Storm at Sea quilt (24" blocks) to take advantage of all the different shades of denim. I call it a "Tsunami". I even made one with old black jeans and Dockers (khakis) for my son. I'll attach pictures. You can find a slideshow and pattern of this quilt on my website: http://www.quiltscapesquilting.com/slideshows.php
I would recommend that when you cut out your pieces, trim out ALL of the seams. If you like pockets, remove them and re-stitch them on the quilt where you want them, later. I would also recommend using a size 100 needle, and pressing your seams OPEN to reduce the bulk. And I have actually used a little batting such as another layer of flannel to give it a bit of a loft and protect the seams from wearing through. I have machine-quilted several of these on my longarm, and my daughter and I used yarn and pliers to hand-quilt the ties on my Kite quilt.
This is a great way to use up old denims! If you need more, visit your local thrift store, or tell your neighbors and friends you are collecting them. Have fun!
I have made a few denim quilts, but I didn't want just plain squares. My first one was a Kite quilt, using dark and light denims for the kites and mediums for the background. This has been a great picnic quilt. I got the pattern from a "Quiltmaker" magazine March/April '98, and enlarged the patterns. When I taught the "Colorful Kites" class last summer, I cleaned out the company's back issues of that particular magazine. I still have three copies, but the pattern is also included in a book called "Paper Piecing Picnic" which I noticed is still available on Amazon.com.
Then I designed a giant Storm at Sea quilt (24" blocks) to take advantage of all the different shades of denim. I call it a "Tsunami". I even made one with old black jeans and Dockers (khakis) for my son. I'll attach pictures. You can find a slideshow and pattern of this quilt on my website: http://www.quiltscapesquilting.com/slideshows.php
I would recommend that when you cut out your pieces, trim out ALL of the seams. If you like pockets, remove them and re-stitch them on the quilt where you want them, later. I would also recommend using a size 100 needle, and pressing your seams OPEN to reduce the bulk. And I have actually used a little batting such as another layer of flannel to give it a bit of a loft and protect the seams from wearing through. I have machine-quilted several of these on my longarm, and my daughter and I used yarn and pliers to hand-quilt the ties on my Kite quilt.
This is a great way to use up old denims! If you need more, visit your local thrift store, or tell your neighbors and friends you are collecting them. Have fun!
Denim Kites
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Denim Kites closeup
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"TSUNAMI" (Giant Storm at Sea) Black Denims and Khakis
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Denim Tsunami
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