August 24, 2007 - Frugal Friday - Using Up Old Jeans
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I got two pairs of old jeans given to me by a friend. I had thought of making them into jeans skirts, but I decided that a mat for the kitchen was more urgent… so, I started cutting….It went from this:
To this:
To this:
What I did, was basically cut as many 6″ squares from the old jeans as I could. I was able to cut higher on the front of the jeans than on the backs because of the pockets. (AFTER I threw the scraps away I found a good idea for using jeans pockets…. bother!) Then I got some fabric that I had bought a while ago for a little over a dollar per meter and which I have a LOT of, and cut 6″ squares of that as well. I cut 5″ square of batting (again, cut your batting into squares or rectangles as you go, then you have a pile when you need them), and got a nice little pile:
I then sandwiched the layers together and quilted the blocks with a simple line of stitches from corner to corner. One day I will do a tutorial on this so it is a bit clearer. It is a great beginners project. I sewed all the squares together leaving the raw edges out, snipped the raw edges and put it through the wash. You can see how nicely the raw edges have frayed in the picture of it hanging out on the line.
Now it is in its rightful spot under the sink, catching spills and keeping our feet warm! All from a few scraps of jeans and fabric…
Comments
August 24, 2007 - LOVE IT
Posted by Bethany897
I love your new rug. Something like that would look perfect in my little log home. I might just have to try it myself.
August 25, 2007 - <i>Untitled Comment</i>
Posted by naturalpaths
I made a ragged quilt for my ds1 a few years ago using that method and he loves it. I plan to make one for my little ds2 for Christmas this year.
What I have never thought to do though was to make one for our kitchen and we badly need one in there! I have a good amount of denim that I can use and probably can find some fabric in my stash that will match our decor to use as well. Thanks for the idea! I'm having one of those "Why didn't I think of that!" moments!
Edited by naturalpaths on August 24, 2007 at 9:23 AM
August 25, 2007 - what a wonderful idea!!!
Posted by short
It looks great! Thanks for sharing. Next time I would like to see how you do the skirt conversion ;-)
August 29, 2007 - Jeans
Posted by 3bugs
I loved the mat. I made placemats and napkins out of our old jeans a couple of years ago for Christmas presents. I enjoyed reading your blog. I may be making a mat in the near future once we get in our routine again.
