packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Hard to believe it's December 1st already, what a year.
You've got that right! We set up my sewing machines yesterday in the loft. Today, hubby and I crawled around in the shipping containers for over 2 hours, trying to find certain fabrics, all my elastic and velcro, and ALL of my thread (4, two sided organizers that hold 48 spools each.) I was about to give up on the thread and elastic, when we found them, way in the back under stacks of boxes. What a job! But I'm all set to start making sleepers, fleece nightgowns and leggings with attached socks for the girls.Hard to believe it's December 1st already, what a year.
One of my grandmothers made quilts from my granddad's old jeans and used corduroy in various wale widths and colors for the backing. Very warm, especially when she re-purposed an old blanket to use as the innards (batting). She tied those quilts due to the bulk. They were treasured!I've been saving old jeans for several years now. Plan to make a quilt. Ready to start this winter. I suspect it will be quite heavy when done. I want to back the other side with something snugly. What would you use? ... flannel? ..Fur? ...sherpa?
Furrrrr!!!!I've been saving old jeans for several years now. Plan to make a quilt. Ready to start this winter. I suspect it will be quite heavy when done. I want to back the other side with something snugly. What would you use? ... flannel? ..Fur? ...sherpa?
A decent quality fleece makes s great backing for a "everyday use" quilt. Don't buy Walmart fleece for this- it pills a d gets ratty fast. Www.denverfabric.com has good quality, as does www.fabric.com.I've been saving old jeans for several years now. Plan to make a quilt. Ready to start this winter. I suspect it will be quite heavy when done. I want to back the other side with something snugly. What would you use? ... flannel? ..Fur? ...sherpa?
A decent quality fleece makes s great backing for a "everyday use" quilt. Don't buy Walmart fleece for this- it pills a d gets ratty fast. Www.denverfabric.com has good quality, as does www.fabric.com.
Summerthyme
I've been saving old jeans for several years now. Plan to make a quilt. Ready to start this winter. I suspect it will be quite heavy when done. I want to back the other side with something snugly. What would you use? ... flannel? ..Fur? ...sherpa?
It's funny... one year, we were broke as usual around Christmas. The kids were all young adults... in college or just out in their first homes. I made a fleece quilt for each of them... I had tons of fleece scraps in prints and solids. I sorted them into color families, cut them into squares and triangles, and sewed them into random patterned crazy quilts. I then backed them with fleece (no batting necessary)tied them with yarn and bound them with a coordinating calico.I made one a few years ago. Super simple, nothing fancy. Jeans cut into squares and done up rag-quilt style. For backing I used an old flannel shirt and bought about 1 yd of flannel that was on sale somewhere and then mixed them up in a pattern. But yes it is fairly heavy. I use it on the end of my bed to keep my feet warm at night. Bought a sewing machine and had to learn to sew because none of the females in my family that know how to do these things (I'm a guy) had the time or gumption to do it for me.
I get compliments on it all the time. I used all parts of the jeans. Some squares had seams, parts of pockets, parts with worn-out holes, etc. everything but the zipper. I broke a few needles though - sewing through 4 or 5 layers of denim will do that.
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I'm sorry to hear that about Faroe. Her posts were some of my favorites to read on any part of TB. I wish her well.
Hate to hear that about Faroe. I know I don't post a lot, but I do lurk.
On another note, just finished this. Put it down for a couple of months after my mom passed away, but finally got back to it. Still need to sew it to material and get it framed.
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wow, how long did it take you to make this?