Easy Jeans and Fleece Rag Quilt Step-by-Step Directions
Yay! I finished this fleece and denim rag quilt for my son. He loves it!
It is nice and warm, and looks great in his room.
It is nice and warm, and looks great in his room.
Fleece and Denim Rag Quilt
Jeans Rag Quilt Tips
These are a few tips to keep in mind before you start your jeans and fleece rag quilt:
- Make sure your sewing machine can handle several layers of denim. Not all machines can.
- No need for batting: denim and fleece are both very warm.
- Special rag-quilt scissors are available at your local sewing store. They are well-worth your investment. (Use a coupon!)
- Though this quilt is easy to make, it does take a lot of time, so be ready for that.
- There are pockets on both the front and back of this quilt, which I did on purpose. However, as it turns out, my son did not like that: he thought they should appear on the front only. Just something to think about before your start sewing.
- I like the looks of this quilt, but if I was to make it again, I would use two solid colors of fleece, rather than one solid and one print. It would have given a more ageless feel in my opinion.
- Hitting your finger with a hammer really hurts! And will hurt for several weeks, so be careful! (Yes, that is experience speaking...! ) (Find out how hammers are related to quilt-making in the slideshow below....)
Jeans Rag Quilt
Tutorial: Jeans and Fleece Rag Quilt
- Cut 150 jeans squares (8 inches x 8 inches )
- Cut 75 fleece squares (color A)
- Cut 75 fleece squares (color B)
- Make quilt sandwiches
- Sew into 10 strips of 15 squares
- Attach strips together
- Snip-snip
- Throw in the laundry
Go through the slideshow below to see step-by step direction on how to make your own denim and fleece rag quilt.
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