Hmmmm electric scissors. Thanks for the ideas. I knew there had to be a better way!!

I love the tutorial! I'll be ripping soon!

I use a orange craft scissors with a spring in it I got at Michael's. I cut up along the seams. I use a 8 1/2 inch ruler to cut out the squares. Also use smaller square rulers to use up the rest of jeans. I make pocket purses out of the pockets and use the seam from the jeans for the strap. I use pearl cotton instead of yarn to tie the quilt.

Heavy (pnking) scissors to begin with. Save pockets and waist bands for bags and organizers etc.

That is what I was going to mention and I didn't know what to call the scissors. I have a pair that has the spring to open them. That spring takes over half of the action of using scissors so my hand doesn't get tired so easily.

keep the top part too and leave it intact you can cut it off straight and line it for a purse then use the long seams on the side for a handle make a strip fabric belt for it and bling it up i have one i bought on ebay and i get more compliments on it than youd believe and you could really dress it up just leave a tiny bit of denim on the seam on each side like half an inch and rag it out its really cute, i love mine.
carla

About the fifth pair of jeans I cut up, I got so over being so thrifty and just bought the denim fabric by the yard. ;)

I used electric scissors, then the GO! to cut 6 1/2" pieces.

I have electric scissors but the new blades are like $ 35 and get dull fast from cutting jeans. The rotary cutter works for me cutting out 8 1/2 inch squares with a ruler. I make 4 jean quilts a year so that is 80 squares for each quilt.

I chopped off the bottom hems and the top part with the pockets. I chucked out the hems (wasteful me!) and saved some of the tops of the pants for making bags (not sure in which lifetime). Then I cut the side seams off and chucked them out too (My heart ached at the waste) and cut the legs in 1" strips. That was for the first 6 pairs. Now to get the guts to do the 20 pairs collected since January! The first six made up the centre piece of a crocheted rag rug and I added a different colour of narrow satin ribbon to each round to bring in some colour. The rest can wait for the December summer holidays.