You must have acquired some real muscles working on that project.😅 I agree, I hope he appreciates all your hard work. I like it! Great job.
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What a beautiful quilt! I love the design!
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Thanks for sharing your pictures. What a treasure !
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Looks heavy duty - Love it!! Especially the pockets.
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Originally Posted by quiltscapades
(Post 8531742)
Made a monster-of-a quilt for my sister's friend who wanted a quilt made from his old jeans. I cut 8-inch squares and laid them out in a giant Buffalo Plaid type of design. Pressed the seams open - lots of steam, starch, and sometimes my little girlie hammer to pound bulky intersections into submission, lol! Then quilted it with a diagonal "Squared" design and bound it with long strips cut from the dark leftover pieces of denim. Then I stitched on some pockets for accents.
Wrangling that quilt to get it bound and stitch on the pockets was a real workout! Flannel on the back, 80/20 batting to cushion those bulky seams, and it may be the nicest Levi quilt ever! Hope he loves it! |
Colby76, to help bind the quilt, use a heavy- duty needle, at least size 100. If it doesn't work to use binding strips from the denim, use cotton fabric and bind as you would a regular quilt. I also put a vinyl glove on my left hand - that gives just enough grip to help wrangle the quilt. If you want to see the process, go to quiltscapes and search denim.
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Originally Posted by quiltscapades
(Post 8641612)
Colby76, to help bind the quilt, use a heavy- duty needle, at least size 100. If it doesn't work to use binding strips from the denim, use cotton fabric and bind as you would a regular quilt. I also put a vinyl glove on my left hand - that gives just enough grip to help wrangle the quilt. If you want to see the process, go to quiltscapes and search denim.
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Oh my what an accomplishment! I made an oversized quilt/bedspread for our bed and I made it so it covered the sides down so the mattress and bedspring don't show. It was very large but I love it. I quilted it on my domestic sewing machine and that was a bit of a challenge but I got it done. Perserverance pays off!
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Great quilt!!! Now I know what to do with all of my old jeans!
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