the next time I want to do a quilt using denim... slap me
10-15-2011, 07:16 AM
#51
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The other day when I was at Hobby Lobby I saw a pair of scissors specifically made for snipping the edges of rag quilts. The and only place I have seen them, the were about $19. I am making rag quilts for my g-children for Chhristmas and am debating on getting them, even though I have spring loaded ones. If you try these out, let me know if they work any better.
10-15-2011, 07:32 AM
#54
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Originally Posted by Barb44
I must be weird because I didn't think denim was any harder to work with - just heavier. The only thing I didn't like was cutting squares from all those odd pieces of used denim.
10-15-2011, 07:40 AM
#56
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I just finished a large rag quilt with denim on one side and homespun on the other. What a chore. Never again. Nothing lined up, very hard to sew, kept finding gaps in the seams where the fraying had gone past the sewing line and I spent so much time trying to patch the seams. NIGHTMARE. The quilt was for my grandson so fortunately he did not care if the blocks matched up, but I will never use denim again.
10-15-2011, 07:51 AM
#57
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sorry you had so much trouble with the denim quilting. I have made at least 10 and had no problems. I used old jeans that the kids or who ever gave them to me, even went to goodwill ware house and bought them by the pound. they wear and laundry like iron. no batting used flannel for the backing. better luck with your next quilt project.
10-15-2011, 09:33 AM
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Denim hint-Denim has a grain like all other fabric. as you sew squares together, check each square to see which way it stretches. If you keep all stretch going the same way, it is easier to get your corners to match.
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