Rag quilts are pretty quick to do after you get all the squares cut.
Denim is beasty to work with but if you have the right needle, thread, and tension settings, and go relatively slow, it isn't too bad.
The black denim for this quilt is from repurposed jeans. And I always have to say that I love repurposing things. That is one of the reasons why I loved quilting from the get-go. I started a couple years ago, making a rag quilt working with repurposed jeans, then moved on to making five memory quilts for nieces and nephews using my sister's clothing (their mother) after she died way too young. Like the ladies throughout our relatively modern history of man made fabric, I like the thriftiness that New Englanders get credit for, and the recycling that is smart for our planet, as well as how quilting is a functional art tradition that honors our foremothers.
The other materials used in this quilt were bought new to use with the black jeans, adding contrast and softness. The brown on the backing is flannel. This is a warm and heavy quilt but small enough that it handles well in the washer and dryer. We washed and dried it a couple of times to clean it, of course, but the second time was specifically to encourage the raw clipped edges to unravel and to become bushy with texture. It will continue to get bushier with each washing.
This quilt is for our son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. My daughter-in-law loves texture. And I was thinking it would be a good blanket that will take the wear and tear for their TV room, in a house with a growing boy and two large, playful dogs. I envisioned it for movie snuggling in the winter, or for video games for our grandson, but of course, it is up to them what to do with it.
Denim is beasty to work with but if you have the right needle, thread, and tension settings, and go relatively slow, it isn't too bad.
The black denim for this quilt is from repurposed jeans. And I always have to say that I love repurposing things. That is one of the reasons why I loved quilting from the get-go. I started a couple years ago, making a rag quilt working with repurposed jeans, then moved on to making five memory quilts for nieces and nephews using my sister's clothing (their mother) after she died way too young. Like the ladies throughout our relatively modern history of man made fabric, I like the thriftiness that New Englanders get credit for, and the recycling that is smart for our planet, as well as how quilting is a functional art tradition that honors our foremothers.
The other materials used in this quilt were bought new to use with the black jeans, adding contrast and softness. The brown on the backing is flannel. This is a warm and heavy quilt but small enough that it handles well in the washer and dryer. We washed and dried it a couple of times to clean it, of course, but the second time was specifically to encourage the raw clipped edges to unravel and to become bushy with texture. It will continue to get bushier with each washing.
This quilt is for our son, daughter-in-law, and grandson. My daughter-in-law loves texture. And I was thinking it would be a good blanket that will take the wear and tear for their TV room, in a house with a growing boy and two large, playful dogs. I envisioned it for movie snuggling in the winter, or for video games for our grandson, but of course, it is up to them what to do with it.
Made with love.
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