recycled/repurposed Denim projects
03-02-2011, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
Originally Posted by oksewglad
I'd be interested in seeing the "saddle bags"--guys are always fixing fences around here.
03-15-2011, 12:52 PM
#172
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Here are two of the denim quilts I have made. The Amity Warriors is 6.5 inch squares with fleece on the back. The rag quilt is made from old jeans and old flannel shirts and flannel sheets. Again 6.5 inch squares, but the seam is 1 inch. They were raffled for my DD's dance team and made over $300.
03-15-2011, 01:18 PM
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Now THAT's my kind of repurposing!
I used the legs below the knees (which were worn out) from one pair of jeans, I think. Cut them open along one seam so that I had two large rectangles, folded up the bottom hem to make pockets, and sewed the two halves together, leaving a hole in the middle so that it would go over the gas cap.
Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
Originally Posted by oksewglad
I'd be interested in seeing the "saddle bags"--guys are always fixing fences around here.
03-15-2011, 01:19 PM
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I have wanted to make one of these... wow.. I am reinspired
Originally Posted by tangledthread
Great photos from all! This was the first quilt I made for my son. He needed something that would hold up to many hockey road trips on the bus.
03-15-2011, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
I have to do a class for my OHCE group on recycled denim.
While I use denim all the time for repurposed items, I was wondering, what is YOUR favorite thing to use old jeans, jumpers and skirts to make?
I love shopping bags! and rugs!
While I use denim all the time for repurposed items, I was wondering, what is YOUR favorite thing to use old jeans, jumpers and skirts to make?
I love shopping bags! and rugs!
03-15-2011, 02:55 PM
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I overdye denim with fiber-reactive dyes and make all sorts of things. Kindle covers are my latest experiment, but I do like to make purses too.
Kindle cover
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Overdyed denim
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More overdyed denim
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03-15-2011, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
I have to do a class for my OHCE group on recycled denim.
While I use denim all the time for repurposed items, I was wondering, what is YOUR favorite thing to use old jeans, jumpers and skirts to make?
I love shopping bags! and rugs!
While I use denim all the time for repurposed items, I was wondering, what is YOUR favorite thing to use old jeans, jumpers and skirts to make?
I love shopping bags! and rugs!
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