I just finished a pillow using a decorated pocket and bandana fabric. I tried to add picture but didn't take

We do love our jeans! Wheather to wear or to repurpose.
Hard to imagine a time when we didn't have our jeans.

This is so cute. Does each square have one side denim and one side cotton or flannel? Thanks for sharing!

Denim potholders are also great. Easy to make and they are very durable.

You changed your avatar! Looking good. Denim has to be the all time favorite to fashion into new things.

The items shown here are terrific ideas! Think I'll try the puppywog quilt, my fur baby needs a new one.

love all the great ideas on here! never kbew you could di so much.

Jeff

Great ideas!

I saw some great aprons made out of old jeans at a craft fair and have been looking for a pattern but have yet to find it they also had some made of old bib overalls. They added cotton print fabric in places, for the pockets and waist band if I remember correctly.

My son had a big bag of jeans for GoodWill and I'm like - I'm making you a quilt for college!! I got it done for his birthday which is November 4th and it is awesome. I used 7 inch squares so it went pretty quick.

lovely stuff ladies, great projects

You can cut out the back pockets, put no fray, trim even with the seam. Add a cord, a fabric tie, I used a decretive cording. Attach an ens to each side. Cording sould be 18 in. Or lonher .you ca n decorated anyway you choose. You have a cell phone holder, ID carrier, whatever. You can also add a pin on the back so you pin it down.

I think that placemats would be great! I would carefully remove the back pockets and place them to hold the napkin.

here is a picture of one of the aprons I have made out of bib overalls. The neat thing is you get two aprons from one overall. I like to giddy them up with lots of left over bit and pieces.

Where exactly did you cut off the jeans to sew the bottom of the bag :?: I love your idea ;-)

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I've never seen a denim quilt so beautiful as that. Love, love, love it.

It's so wonderful to see another OHCE member on here!! I belong to Grady County- SW District. Have you been to the state meetings? My group made rag quilts with 4th graders out of denim. We also received an award and an Ambassador grant for that project. Bibs for veteran's homes or nursing homes, tote bags for DHS Foster kids- another project we are invilved with, hot pads, there are lots of uses for recycled denim. There is a link on tipnuts.com for ideas. Good luck with your leader lesson. Are you nominated for an award? I won Rookie at state in 2005, and this year I'm going to district meeting nominated for member. Maybe I'll see you at the state meeting. Kathy

I make rag quilts. Saw them on an episode of Simply Quilts years ago.

I didn't put any batting in mine. Just the backing and the denim.

Years ago i bought a pattern for an upside down jacket made from jeans. The waistband was at the bottom of the jacket. I wanted to put a collar on it as the patterndidn't call for it and couln't get it to lay right. It is now an old UFO. I will eventually finish it, but not at this point as I have too many other things I need to make this year.

Here are a few denim quilts I finished in 2010

what great ideas, the wheels are starting to turn

These are great, but the middle one is exceptionally striking!

Family clothes quilts

Love that embroidered dog.

I am saving/collecting old jeans to make dog beds...I have several family members in line for them (their dogs, not them).

Cute. I would likely only have the back of any overall as when they are ready for the rag bag, the fronts are really ratty and mended many times. :-)

Ladies,

Operation Quiet Comfort needs people to make their denim quilts for our Wounded.

Check them out at : www.operationquietcomfort.com

I have made and donated over 40 of the Four Freedoms Gratitude Quilts.

Susan
NJ

that is just wonderful! Did you make a pattern for it?

it has sure been fun to see what all you wonderfully creative ladies have done with your denim! I need to take pix of my projects too!

I want to make this one.

http://www.equilters.com/library/jea...gallbaros.html

it looks fairly simple

ooooohhhh, I like this one...yeah...another project in the book of things to do before I can not see to do them!

I do not have it here, but years ago I made a Denim toy bag. Small straps with snaps fit around Crib end, I decorated front of bag with things like a foot ball, basket ball and etc (for a boy) My sister in lay kept it always. She placed her sons stuffed toys and rattle in it... Abt as wide as the crib... I do believe I made a cassing for elastic to go around, but not to tight. Now I make lap quilts, using good pockets and yarn tie for family. Love old denim jeans, skirts or what ever. Good luck :)

Wow! beautiful projects. Would love to do the jacket. Is there a pattern for it?

You have some great ideas!

all of your ideas are awesome!

Wow! I am amazed at what everyone here has made with denim! Thanks to all of you for sharing and thanks for your inspiration! This one is bookmarked.

I haven't made anything with denim but am looking forward to it.

I've seen but never made the cutest little denim rag coasters.

I made this using an old pair of my DH work jeans. It was one of my grandmother's patterns.

I love that idea. Never thought about doing the log cabin. Thanks

I make quilts from old blue jeans.

I don't really have a pattern. I just split it up the sides to separate the back and the front. I adjust the length to what I want and then split the crotch seam until I can get one side to over lap the other and to get it to lay flat. After that is is just a matter of your imagination to see what you can do with it. I like scrap it up with lots of bright fabrics, lace, rickrack, buttons or whatever. Here is a good place to play and experiment. Add some ruffles to the bottom edge out of a happy fabric. As for the neck, for the front I use the already there buttons with maybe a new strap, for the back, if you look carefully at the picture you can see how I over lapped the ends to make a loop to put over the head. I you really need a pattern, I think Mary Mulari made one on a sewing with Nancy episode. She has lots of video's on her site and you will find it there or on Mary's site.
Check the thrift shop for bib overall shorts. They are the perfect length for aprons.