Once upon a time, I made two full size quilts for a woman who had saved up all her family's old jeans. She sent a very grand and heavy box from Philadelphia and asked me to work some magic with her stash of old pants.
I cut, ripped, manipulated and cursed the TOUGH-AS-NAILS old trousers. Then I broke needles, fingernails and almost my arms trying to manipulate the fabric through my machine.
Then I did all AGAIN.
I pieced some soft soft flannel for the backs and sent these 2 extremely HEAVY quilts off to be quilted. I do have SOME respect for my machine (and myself). It would have maimed us both for sure!
I swore I would never work with denim like this again. In my lifetime, I have made 4 old-jeans-quilts, but I own not a one to show for it. (One for my brother, at least it's in the family.) So, I have again been saving old jeans for some time now, and what better way to use them than to make a charming and full-of-memories quilt? Are you with me here? Quilting is like childbirth - you sort of forget the pain once you see the product of your hardwork.
Someone PLEASE talk me out of this!!!
