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Quilting: Chunky Chevron Jean Quilt Block
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Chunky Chevron Jean Quilt Block

Chunky Chevron Block with Old Jeans

Chunky Chevron Block with Old Jeans

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Craftsy Block of the Month 2012 »
Category: Quilting

Type of item: Home Decor

For: Other

Style: Funky

Materials

Old Jeans and some bleach.

What was your inspiration?

Block of the month and some old jeans.

What are you most proud of?

Lines are matching up this time:)

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

This block is a little hard to work with in jeans, there is a lot of bulk under the seams. If I were to do this again I would cut a bigger block or try some cotton blocks within the jean.

 

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Sister Tammie on craftsy.com
Sister Tammie
Feb 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Angie, could you post a pic of the whole block? I love your fabric choice.
AngieSue on craftsy.com
AngieSue
Mar 02, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Tammie, I just finished the quilt top you can see the hole pic on my project page. There is only a small crop on this image to the 1/4" seam line, hope this helps you visualize this block.
SueGancoss on craftsy.com
SueGancoss
Feb 19, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very Nice. I did a log cabin quilt for my brother and mixed scrap material with the denim.
AngieSue on craftsy.com
AngieSue
Feb 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Sue, I am planning on a log cabin next with pockets for the center block. I am still deciding if I want to make it wonky.
Sister Tammie on craftsy.com
Sister Tammie
Feb 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I just saw one like that somewhere I was looking if it was yours, that was nice.
ndlz1 on craftsy.com
ndlz1
Feb 18, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
How do you handle your 'nerves'? I was ready to be 'taken away' w/ just the plain ol' block fr. this month! Great job resulted from your hands. Well done!
AngieSue on craftsy.com
AngieSue
Feb 19, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you ndlz1, as odd as it sounds I really like the smell of the iron on cotton fabric and the roar of my machines engine, its calming... maybe when I am 20 blocks in I will sing another tune but for now (when I have time) I really love the challenge of theses blocks.
speedyqltr on craftsy.com
speedyqltr
Feb 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
where do you get your coloured denim from?
AngieSue on craftsy.com
AngieSue
Feb 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I used old jeans, I think there are a total of 15 for this quit. I needed more white for this block, So I bleached several pair.
AngieSue on craftsy.com
AngieSue
Feb 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I went to a thrift shop for my first quilt, after I completed my first quilt everyone wanted one. So, I have been given about 80 pair of jeans. This will keep me busy for a while.
speedyqltr on craftsy.com
speedyqltr
Feb 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
and you made it out of denim yet too! I LOVE IT! I have two huge boxes of old jeans waiting to be cut into.................I also have made several tote bags from various colours of denim. Sadly, I am almost out of the coloured denim pieces I inherited from a friend, and she can't get any more. They were from old interior decorating fabric sample books. She worked there and when the company closed, she gave me 5 BOXES full of these books, all the same. I had over 50 pieces of each colour, already pinking sheared and cut to 4"X6"............it made things so much quicker and easier! I LOVE the fact you're using DENIM! I can't wait to see your finished quilt :)
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speedyqltr
Feb 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
WOW..............I like this. This is something I would try doing just to challenge myself even further! (and inevitably make things way harder than they need to be, lol) I like it though! It would be interesting to see a whole bunch of these done together and see what sort of secondary pattern they create. Great job :)
AngieSue on craftsy.com
AngieSue
Feb 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
I am going to do a quilt with just this block, I will post a pic when its done. I am all into making things harder, I just can't let things be the easy way.

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