HOW TO MAKE A DENIM QUILT USING OLD JEANS
How have I not shared this recycled jeans quilt with you yet?!? It's one of my absolute favourites. It combines so much of what I love: making something beautiful and useful for very little money, using things that otherwise would be wasted. This craft is the essence of my eco-chic, frugal, creative, crafty ways.
If you are new to sewing - this is a fabulous project. It's affordable - just old jeans! And it's easy - straight lines that don't need to be perfect. If you look closely at my photos - you'll see some pretty subpar seams - it's totally doesn't matter - in fact it adds to the casual quality of this blanket.
You can cut your own squares from old jeans. or you can save yourself some time and buy precut recycled jean squares - a time saver!
If you didn't buy pre-cut jean squares - you'll need to cut your squares. I'd suggest making a template out of thick cardboard and tracing it.
When cutting your pocket squares - be sure to centre the pocket really well. Some of my pocket squares had the top of the pocket so close to the edge that I had to sew the pocket shut. That just felt sad and wrong.
With WRONG sides together sew your squares together. I can't stress this enough - it's counter-intuitive if you're an experienced sewer, but for this quilt you want RIGHT sides out and WRONG sides together.
Sew your squares into rows. Then sew your rows together.
Again - put WRONG sides together (stressed that enough?)
[I adore denim. Maybe you've seen our daughter's window seat? Together we covered the cushion in a patchwork of recycled denim. I love it's deep and varied colour and rugged yet soft quality.]
Wash your quilt lots of times. Try putting it in the dryer with tennis balls and running shoes - this will help the seams to relax and fray. You may want to pick at it a bunch too. The more you beat it up the better!
For more photos and detailed instructions, head on over to the blog! :)
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So its really like a blue jean blanket? I don't see any batting in the middle to make a quilt?