Blue Jean Quilt
 

This is our latest blue jean quilt.

Notice how the pockets were left on. They're perfect for hiding things or putting away toys for kids.
Happy quilting,

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Oh I love this! I like how your blocks aren't square it gives it a great look!

Great job on this! Looks like a fun project! :)

nice

I know they can be hard on your hands to cut

very nice

Really great!!

Love the idea with the pockets!

Very, very cute quilt. I love the way you left the pockets on.

I have stacks and stacks of blue jeans and this gives me incentive to get moving. My big question is how to machine quilt it???

I love your quilt. I have set aside 10 pairs to use in a quilt. Any way you can post more info on how you made this quilt and how it looks on the other side? Is it a rag quilt?

Super up cycle on the jeans. Love how you kept the integrity of the jeans. Lots of character there!!! It's fantastic.

No kidding. I couldn't use my right hand for almost 2 weeks. :)

I suggest stitching in the ditch and using a 90/40 size needle. My Brother machine did very nicely through this material.

The other side is fleece and you don't need any batting because the material is so warm and heavy on it's own. :)

Great quilt! I made a jeans quilt for my son and threw in a few blocks of plaid flannel her and there for color. Then I put a flannel backing and a poly batt in it and used my mom's long arm to quilt it for him. My son is a long haul truck driver and he has it in the truck. He loves it. It takes a beating from the truck and is warm, too.

The one I did, I felt no need for quilting. In fact I did mine just as a throw with no backing either.

What a neat idea. I love the story from OMA66

Did you use a regular sewing machine on this, I found it to be too bulky on machine to sew. I did use a jeans needle and a tool to lift if up but I'm wondering if I used a walking foot if that would be easier? I love the idea of jean quits they do last forever!

Great idea! love the pockets.

Great, I always leave the pockets and labels on, I also make the rag quilts using the jeans.

Just a wonderful quilt! So many uses.

Looks neat...Good job...

Nice idea with the jeans.

I love it!! I am also making a denim quilt for our youngest son, at first I tossed the pockets, then I came across some neat ones, so I stared adding them in, and he loves it, I'm strictly using old jeans for this project, so I'm still not done. Thanks for the pic!

I love your quilt, I'm thinking of making a jean quilt too, never thought of using the pockets-what a great idea!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a question-would you have to use a batting in it? I think it would be heavy enough without, any suggestions?

Nice job. My Mother has made jean quilts for every member of the family. For our children she used Grandma's overalls and our jeans. She embroidered some blocks (she put solids between pockets and zippers) and tied the quilts. All of us love our denim quilts and they are very well used. By the way she also stashed surprises in pockets. Very well received.

When this is done, I am not sure if this should belong here or why you quilt thread. Short version here: I was inspired by a jean quilt in a book called "The Art quilt" by Shaw . It was a denim quilt that was crochet together and was big. It had many Girl Scout patches. I had many Girl Scout patches. It was the time when the rag quilt was getting popular, so I decided to scrap the idea of an eye spy quilt and combined the techniques. I used the novelty fabric on the back and the denim on the front and handsewed my GS patches to the squares. [ATTACH=CONFIG]419474[/ATTACH]

I have tried and tried to find my inspiration quilt online for a long time and I tried again before I posted this. :) This time I found it here: http://www.allianceforamericanquilts...?kid=14-31-1F4 Now I have the great details about this quilt ....thank you!

Wow! This brought back memories... I have a blue jean quilt just like this one.

I had just graduated from high school ( 1976) and a neighbor came to our house to show us the quilts she was selling. I bought one to take to college with me and used it as my bedspread in my dorm. I liked the pockets on the quilt the best.
The quilt has gone through my 4 years of college, raising 3 kids ( that loved it through many picnics and base ball and football games) and is still being enjoyed today.