Quick Denim Quilt (Improv Quilt with Instructions)

This quick denim quilt project is one I made to get myself out of a sewing ‘rut’. It uses old jeans and leftover fabric strips.

Materials Used

– Squares of reclaimed denim jeans – Moda Scrap Bag jelly roll strips – Batting – Quilt back

STEP 1

I started with a stack of 7″ denim squares from old jeans. I actually bought them pre-cut from someone else who was destashing on eBay.

Adding some colour

STEP 2

Once I’d added my strips to all my squares I tried various layouts on the floor.

Layout

STEP 3

I sewed my rows together as per the layout I had decided on but stopped where I was missing a square of plain denim to fill up the gaps.

Sewing Rows & Filling Gaps

STEP 4

I used my walking foot and a denim needle and quilted straight horizontal lines across my quilt.

Quilting

STEP 5

I used the offcuts of the backing from the top of the quilt and hand sewed it down to cover the exposed batting.

Fix for a Short Quilt Back

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