Question? What does a refashionista do during a quarantine when she has a boatload of donated blue jeans in her stash? Answer: Make a quarantine quilt of course!
What you see here is the finished product of denim, blood, sweat, and tears. And I do mean that literally! There were times I cried out, “What have I gotten myself into?” But in the end, it was worth all of the work.
I should have kept count, but between the quilt and the rug I think there might be about 40 of recycled jeans and two printed denim jackets represented in this picture.
twill tape from my stash.
Before
Tutorial
The plan was to completely cover the old quilt. Functionally the old quilt was still good, but it was faded and worn. I must confess I did treat myself to new sheets. The reason for this was that I wanted to skip the dust ruffle so I purchased 2 new sets of sheets. This gave me 8 pillow cases and allowed me to use one fitted sheet to cover the box spring and one flat sheet for the back of the quilt. (Don’t worry recyclers! The old sheets will be put to good use.)
Here are two jackets that were just perfect for the printed portion of my quilt. The strips from these pieces were much smaller so I used a lot less of them.
The fun part was over and now comes the blood, sweat and tears…
https://marysthriftychic.com/repurpose-jeans-into-home-decor/
I finished it 5 days ago and I am still sore and exhausted.! What do you all think?????
Have you ever made a quilt? Would you do it again? Once is enough for me but I am glad I can say that I did it well.
Stay safe everyone but talk to me…
Happy Refashioning,
Very pretty! I love the way you combine fabrics. I have a stash of denim, too… Is it heavy now? With all that extra denim? For my personal use, because of the weight, I might have made it as a duvet cover and not sewn the actual comforter in. I’d like to leave my options open. Then we could put a lightweight duvet in for summer.
Hello RW!
Yes, It is heavy now but it will simply be a covering for the bedding. I am purchasing a separate blanket
I am just learning now about duvet covers. I was honestly clueless about them. I have never been good with decorating and home furnishings. My expertise has always been in clothing. In my life I always felt lucky if I had one nice bedspread much less interchangeable covers. I learned from you today!
I love it Mary!
I serged 6” denim patches together to make a picnic cloth. I still haven’t put on a backing but have used the quilt a few times. One of these days…
Hi Karen!
No time like the present!!! You can do it! Thank you so much for your comments.
OMG!!! That quilt is fabulous Mary!!! Simply beautiful. You are talented indeed! Not that I ever did doubt that, but I’ve only seen your clothes. This quilt truly is spectacular. I’ll take it when you’re done with it…hehehe.
Hi Delilah,
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! No chance of me passing it on though, except to my children. That thing is staying with me for life! HaHa!
You didn’t quilt it…. why didn’t you just turn it into a removable duvet cover? Button on to comforter at the bottom ! Would have saved a lot blood sweat and tears.
I love it! The printed jackets really add a lot of wow factor!
Etta!
You are a genius! But that would mean I would have to look at that yucky old quilt when I have it cleaned. HAHA! Oh well, next time. I learned so much from doing this and now I learned something from you too. Thanks!
Your quilt looks great and certainly kept you busy! I like the fact that you repurposed so many pairs of jeans and I am away to check out the link to your rug. Well done. 👏
Hello Claire,
Thanks for the comments and let me know if you have any more questions. Enjoy!
Wow! Just WOW! You are so talented, Mary! Makes me want to pull out my brand new sewing machine that I still don’t know how to use! 😉
Hi Judith!
So nice to hear from you and thank you for your compliment. You can do it! I will be happy to give you any advice you need along the way!!!
It’s beautiful and durable and makes a wonderful update to the room. You shouldn’t give up on quilting though. Just stick to using light cotton fabric instead or chambray if you want the denim look without the weight.
Hi Maria,
Thanks for your feedback. After a rest from this one I will take you up on that. I just found a long forgotten stash of flannel squares in my closet from my years in the fashion industry. (fabric vendor samples) I feel a flannel quilt coming along in the fall!
I think it looks amazing. I am an avid quilter and have great admiration for upcycling jeans. It really spruces up your bedroom.
Hello Ami! How wonderful to hear from you. Thank you for your response. I will check out your blog!
So nice ! Great job. I love it.
Thank you so much Liochka! Glad I could help inspire!
Thank you so much Liochka! Glad I could help inspire you today.
Your quilt is spectacular! Since I am a quilter, along with liking refashioning, I can appreciate all the work you did on your quilt. It must have taken great patience and strength to make it, and it turned out beautifully. Looking forward to your next post!
Hello Georgie!
Thank you so much! Yes it was hard work and the day after it was finished I was exhausted, but I am happy with the result.
Now I want to make one! LOL This is beautiful. I love it.
Hey Sarah, I had collected and save old jeans for a few years. Ask your friends to donate to you instead of the thrift shop. It does take a lot of pairs to do this. So glad I was able to inspire!