Recycle Jeans to Make a Quilt
Did you know jeans make great quilts?
If you try this, you'll want to use heavy duty scissors like the one pictured above.
The spring loaded handle makes it easy to cut through heavy fabrics.
After the seams have been removed, the fabric can be easily cut into blocks.
Generally, I cut my blocks into 7" squares, 5" squares, and 3" x 7" blocks.
I have found these sizes to work best for me.
This pile can now be made into a quilt.
If you decide to make a quilt be sure to purchase a denim needle
It will save you a ton of grief!
This raggy edge baby quilt was made with denim on one side and flannel on the other.
Here is a peek at the back of the quilt.
This picnic size quilt was also made with the raggy edge method.
The squares have jean fabric on one side and cotton print on the other.
The squares were laid out in a pattern where some cotton blocks
faced the front and others the back.
This denim quilt was made with the trip around the world pattern.
The back of this quilt was lined with flannel.
So get those old jeans out of the drawer and closet and make something useful from them!
Enjoy sewing!
Colleen :)
