DIY Denim: Sew Your Own Gorgeous Denim Quilt

A Gorgeous Denim QuiltFilled up with quilt envy after admiring all those gorgeous denim quilts? Sewing your own is not only green, but also easy and inexpensive!

You will need: several old pairs of blue jeans (the exact number depends on the size of quilt you’ll be sewing); cardboard for a cutting template, a marking pen, a sewing machine with a jeans needle inserted, matching thread. To follow along in later posts with backing and tying your quilt, have handy a thrifted yet terrific blanket and embroidery floss or yarn in coordinating colors.

We’ll sew the quilt top today, and back it and tie it in a later post.

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