Denim blankets old jeans

With summer upon us and spending lots of time outdoors, a picnic blanket was much needed. See how I made this denim blanket from old jeans!

If you have old blue jeans, flannel shirts or pants, and a sewing machine, you’re on your way to the coziest blanket you can imagine! Here is the first step to help you get started making a blue jean flannel rag quilt! #bluejeanquilt #denimquilt #ragquilt

Some time ago, I asked for old jeans to make a denim quilt for my son! The response was quite generous! One reader told her grandmother who ...

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

Life is long, and there comes a time when even your favorite pairs of jeans get old, or snug, or tired, and it’s time to move on. But you shouldn’t throw them out, and you don’t even have to give them away. Instead, reimagine your old denim into a blanket you can use forever. Don’t know how? We do, and soon you will, too.

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

Here's a super cute denim I spy rag quilt I made last week. This quilt is made from my husband's old jeans so I'm calling this quilt, "The Fart Quilt". What a perfect q

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…

DIY Denim Rag Quilt, transform your old denim jeans into a beautiful denim quilt. Learn how to make a rag quilt. Making a rag quilt is a great use of jeans.

I made this for my daughter-in-law. She is a soccer mom. Literally. They have 2 daughters playing in soccer tournaments this weekend: five soccer games. Since I have to ship this, she won't get this quilt until next week. Just in time for the next chilly weekend weather in Ohio. Six and 8 inch strips from denim pants. Here are the sunflowers. I love this funky freehand design. Flannel Back (not a true color--I ran out of sunlight) True color Bright yellow thread. Their school colors are blue…