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Size & Material for a Rag Denim Quilt
Planning & Plotting a Rag Denim Quilt
Choosing Fabric for a Rag Denim Quilt
Selecting Used Jeans for a Rag Denim Quilt
Cutting Fabric for a Rag Denim Quilt
Cutting Used Jeans for a Rag Denim Quilt
Laying Out Backing Pieces for a Rag Denim Quilt
Clipping Bricks Together for a Rag Denim Quilt
Pinning & Sewing Bricks Together for a Rag Denim Quilt
Sewing Rows Together for a Rag Denim Quilt
Pressing Seams for a Rag Denim Quilt
Cutting & Pressing Binding for a Rag Denim Quilt
Sewing on Binding for a Rag Denim Quilt
Cutting Seams to Fray for a Rag Denim Quilt
Washing & Fluffing a Rag Denim Quilt
Brushing Seams for a Rag Denim Quilt
Removing Lint From a Rag Denim Quilt
Signing a Finished Rag Denim Quilt
Summary: Make a quilt with old jeans. Learn how to plan the number of squares for a cascading brick design to create a rag denim quilt in this free quilting lesson from an expert quilter and sewing class instructor.
Annie Maier graduated with a degree in clothing and textiles from Bowling Green State University. She worked as a traveling home economist for the White/Elna Sewing Machine Company,...read more
Quilting is a type of sewing that involves a needle and a special quilting thread is used to sew through three layers of the quilt: the top, the batting and the backing. The quilter typically passes the needle from the quilt top all the way through to the bottom layer and then pushes the needle back up. Simple to quite elaborate patterns are formed by these quilting stitches. Tying is another method of holding the three layers of the quilt together. A bed covering or similar large rectangular piece of quilting work is called a quilt. A quilt does not have to be rectangular, however. Many quilts hang on the wall as art quilts and are all kinds of shapes and sizes. Given the popularity of quilts as heirlooms and gifts, it's no surprise that many people who might have been intimidated by sewing and crafts will attempt to learn this skill as they grow older.
In this free instructional clip series, our expert will demonstrate how to make a rag denim quilt in a cascading brick pattern. Not sure how to plan the squares or your quilt? Wondering the best way to join the rows? Watch this video series to find out how to make a quilt from start to finish.
"Hi, in this series Linda and I are making a cascading brick denim quilt. We've made a queen sized quilt which is actually 90 X 90 in size. It is made of denim jeans as well as denim fabric that we got from the store. The idea for this quilt came from a friend giving me a whole bunch of old jeans. So we decided, what can we do with the jeans and we came up with the idea of making a quilt out of them. As you can see, we put the seams to the outside as opposed to the inside. So actually we get the ragged effect or a fuzzy effect on the outside. You will see that there is also four colors. We've used dark denim, medium light denim, a dark light denim and a light denim. Actually, you will see 450 bricks in this quilt on the top side but in actuality you are going to find out that we cut 1350 bricks to make this."
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