Jean Quilts
#54
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 167
I plan on making each of my kids a jean quilt out of their jeans, from growing up. so far I have 2 done.. only 9 more to go...haha. I haven't had any problems, I use heavy needles and heavy thread. I really enjoy working with jean material.
#55
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 682
My 9 year old grandson wanted a denim quilt like his big brother's. Which was made over 20 year ago. I had saved the backs of the legs and below the knee on the front. Light, dark and medium denim. Cut them to 7, 8, 9 inch widths using the rotary cutter and ruler. We made the quilt in two sessions. He learned to use the sewing machine so quickly. We lapped the front over the back 1 inch and then he sewed 1/2 inch from the edge with a fancy stitch (so it would hold better).Used the quilted portion of an old mattress pad so no quilting was necessary.
Luke with jean quilt
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#56
Originally Posted by max's grandma
Do any of you make jean quilts, if so how do you make them
#57
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: High Desert, CA
Posts: 34
Originally Posted by max's grandma
Do any of you make jean quilts, if so how do you make them
#60
I am making a denim quilt from denim dresses. I went to the thrift store and bought all the great looking dresses that were denim. Because there is more material, I can cut larger squares. 10 inch squares and I am backing it with a blue batik flannel. I'm making it rag so that I don't have to bind that denim or quilt the whole quilt. I just quilt each block as I go. I'm not using any batting. Once in a while one of the thrift stores around here has an 88 cent special on all clothes. That's when I picked up my denim.
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