Question About Blue Jean Quilts From Violette

Violette asked the following question: I've never heard of using jeans in a quilt. Is the whole quilt made out of jeans or just a few pieces?

Because you are noreply and I do not have an email address for you here is my answer.

You can make the whole quilt with only jeans. The photos below are quilts I made for my sons using their old jeans, my hand dyed fabrics and the backing is from their old flannel shirts and commercial quilters flannel.

The quilt that I am making and posted about yesterday is going to be all jeans with no backing. It will be used on my bed to cover and protect the "good quilt" that I sleep with daily. I need to protect the quilt from my three dogs who are spoiled rotten and sleep in my bed. The dogs are not very good at wiping their paws when they come in from outside. Once in awhile my quilt and sheets have muddy paw prints and dirt on them. I am tired washing them and this way I only have to wash the jeans quilt. Also the jeans quilt is very heavy and strong so it can take the extra wear and tear of the dogs.

Debbi
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©2006 - 2007 DubiQuilts

Blue Jean Blocks and More Hand Dyed Fabric

I have run out of room in my studio (dinning room) to store fabric. I will be taking all of the commercial fabrics and put them in bins in the sun room. I have a box of fabric that I am going to send to Debra that I am donating for service quilts. I still have 4 bins to look at before I mail the box. I found a big bag with blue jeans and scraps from my sons quilts and I have a few boxes left that I got from Lois. I spent yesterday cutting and sewing these blocks. Now the bag is smaller and will fit in a bin also going to the sun room. I have two big piles of jeans on my work table that have been cut and are just waiting to be sewn. I also washed more muslin for string blocks. Soon the weather here in Chicagoland will be cold and I will be sewing. I find sewing jean and string blocks relax my mind and body.


More photos of the fabric I worked on last weekend. Some will get more embellished when I add them to quilts.

I hope you are having great weekend and found time to be creative.

Debbi
dubiquilts@dubiquilts.com (email)
©2006 - 2007 DubiQuilts