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lynnie 08-25-2013 02:32 PM

denim fabric
 
a qb friend gave me lots and lots of denim fab.


I want to do something GREAT with all this fab

suggestions please.

maryb119 08-25-2013 02:57 PM

I made a denim quilt for my son. He is a long haul truck driver so anything takes a beating in the truck. I cut all the different denims into squares and threw in some squares of different plaid flannel. I started making 9 patches. Then I sewed the 9 patches together until I got the size quilt I wanted. I put a poly batt in it and a flannel back and played with my mom's long arm to quilt it and added flannel binding. My son loves it! It is not the prettiest quilt I have ever made but it has been the most used and best traveled one!! I named it "Junk Yard Dog" because of the denim and flannel scraps I used in it. He says it is the warmest quilt he has ever had.

RedGarnet222 08-25-2013 03:06 PM

Hi Lynnie,
I am thinking hobo purses, tote bags, wallets or cosmetic bags. It would be good to machine embroider onto. It is so durable, that a man's work apron or tool bag would be an option too.

barri1 08-25-2013 03:09 PM

Hi Lynnie, I have made three denim quilts. Are the denims from jeans, or fabric? I made two with strips, and the other with squares, and rectangles. I didn't put batting in between. I used flannel.

mary quilting 08-26-2013 08:53 AM

Hi Lynnie I just finished one mine was a foe cathedral window it was a lot more work then I that it would be.
Google denim quilts pic's lots of ideas

AliKat 08-26-2013 12:40 PM

One friend made denim chenille throw rugs. She just throws them in the washer and drier. Since she uses old denim she doesn't have a great investment. They still look great after quite a while on her floors, esp in the kitchen.

yel 08-26-2013 03:42 PM

rag quilt ----i made a rug with strips of denim sewed across the center to a old bath towel .....heavy but everyone loves it

Halo 08-27-2013 09:58 AM

Denim makes wonderful rag quilts. I have made several of them & are everyone's favorite. I use fleece for the backings & no batting. They are really warm.

lynnie 08-28-2013 12:34 PM

any pics of the denim quilts???

owlvamp 08-28-2013 12:38 PM

I made a denim rag quilt. I used regular cotton fabric on the front.
I will see if I still have the picture. Maybe I posted it on here before ill go look and see as well.


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