Thursday, May 30, 2019

Denim star quilt

This is the first quilt I've been excited making about in a long, long time.



The colors and simple design are so beautiful.  I've been collecting scrap denim from old jeans for awhile now just waiting for a project.  What I notice about this quilt is how she used lots of pieces that have worn/lighter areas.  The scraps that I've saved are either very dark (mine) or very light (my mom's old jeans).  I cut these years ago but probably threw out any worn pieces.  I guess I could have re-enforced them from the back side but wasn't thinking about it at the time. I'll have to look at the thrift store for some denim in mid-tones.  Would like to include some of the kids worn out pants as well.  And I like that grey color in her star, the husband used to have a pair of pants that shade, wonder if I could steal them.

The thing I wonder about this quilt is - we have a queen sized bed - it's got to be HEAVY.  I asked one of my quilting friends about that and she suggested backing it with flannel, no batting.  That makes sense.  

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  1. I save all our old jeans, plus I have a couple pairs from family, I have made a couple of cushions for the garden. The quilt is beautiful, can't wait to see what you make.

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    1. Post your garden cushions, I would LOVE to see something else to do with denim, the colors are wonderful.

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  2. If you put the word out that you needed old jeans, perhaps your front porch would be filled with donations...

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    1. Consider it done. I NEED OLD JEANS. It would be much nicer honestly, to have the quilt made from people I know than strangers.
      But then I feel like any "half good" jeans should be passed along to people who need them through the thrift store...
      Besides, do you even own jeans? I don't think I've ever seen you in pair!

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