Denim crazy quilt

Okay - I'm still working on denim crazy quilting! I've wanted to make a whole crazy quilt from denim for awhile now. Something that can actually be used and easily washed - I wasn't sure hand embroidery, beading, etc. would work for that. However, after making the denim placemats last weekend, I decided to make a quilt using some of the same techniques. I'm taking advantage of all the decorative stitches my machine has and am using machine stitching over the seams. And sewing on lace and…

I have the denim crazy quilt top finished and am taking a deep breath (and short rest) before tackling the quilting. This thing is heavy! Just sewing the top felt like I was wrestling - a good upper body workout! I decided to separate each of the squares out - I sewed strips of a white on white printed fabric with squares of the backing fabric, sewed strips of the quilt squares with the white fabric, and then sewed these together. The hardest part was making sure everything lined up - it…

by Robin How have I not shared this recycled jeans denim 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

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I originally had another denim stained glass pattern in mind but, our friend was small so wouldn't have been able to cut any 12" squares (unless I left some leg seams in them which I thought might make the quilt even heavier less comfortable). I saw the idea for this quilt for a similar style but with smaller pieces on The Flemings Nine blog. There doesn't seem to be a pattern for it but, color blocks are pretty popular these days so a quick search will give you plenty of free blocks…

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