My first attempt at a denim quilt. Made completely with scraps. To my surprise, everyone seems to really like it.

This has helped me so much, thanks everyone! I especially like the pictures you posted too.

GREAT IDEAS HERE !!!! THANKS !!

I made a blue jean rag quilt using blue jeans for the front and flannel for the back. It is still the heaviest quilt I have ever made. I did not bind it, since it was a rag quilt, just frayed all of the outer edges. It was fast, easy, and everyone loves it!!

I cover the 24 inch pillows (envelope style) with blue jean materials cut at any angle - for students going off to college. WONDERFUL for studying on the bed...

I used denim backed with flannel and made rag quilts. This helps minimize the weight of the denim.

My most recent favorite pattern is Court house steps. I cut levi or kakai 2 " strips and start with a contrasting 2" square, and then just build around it. With the right colors, it looks like a Native American design. Most of my recent jeans I bought at flea markets on the Navajo Reservation..just looked for large sizes, so to get more strips out of a pair.

I made a jean quilt for my grandson about years ago. I used different shades of denim and cut into 6.5inch squares and arranged so that no 2 identical shades butted up, then stitched together and did some train applique on some of the squares.

Most importantly I did NOT use batting as it was very heavy but I did use flannel for the backing. He uses it still to this day.

warm quilt hugs, sue in CA

Check my avatar pic out...I did this blue jeans quilt..no batting or backing...6 inch circles...with 4 inch squares of scrap fabrics in the center of the circles. Super easy to do and even with no batting or backing...super heavy. My DS absolutely loves it. :D

I've made two types. Firstly, I made one where all the squares were the same size and I just sewed them together. I made a little pattern on the diagonal with the colors of jeans....looks kinda neat. I didn't have a problem with meeting the seams. I pinned them like I do regular cottons. I used a thin bat, and tied it with flannel backing. The second one I off-set the seams by creating half-blocks and then none of the seams had to match. That was much easier piecing-wise, but I think I would have liked it more if I played with the colors a little.

Using jean thread and jean needles are a must. I ruined a good machine not using an appropriate needle. I won't make that mistake again, it cost me a lot of money to get my machine fixed.

I plan on making another one as my dear uncle died and my cousins couldn't believe that all I wanted was his jeans. They were glad to be rid of them. Little do they know....I plan on making it again like the first one just with squares.