Deluxe Denim King-Size quilt!
03-20-2024, 07:25 AM
#55
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Originally Posted by quiltscapades
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!
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!
03-20-2024, 08:12 AM
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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.
03-21-2024, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by quiltscapades
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.
03-23-2024, 05:25 AM
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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!
