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Annie S
True Blue Farmgirl
756 Posts
Annie
Custer
S.D.
USA
756 Posts |
 Posted - Dec 30 2010 : 3:26:44 PM
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| You all have given me some really great ideas on what to do with my old jeans. I can't wait to get started - especially trying to make aprons out of them. Thanks so much for sharing. |
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
2707 Posts
Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
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homesteaderbelle
True Blue Farmgirl
391 Posts
Belle
USA
391 Posts |
Posted - Jan 02 2011 : 11:45:56 PM
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Making quilts with old jeans is my favorite thing to do with jeans. Old jeans are also great to make pot holders with. I use two layers of jeans and a pretty fabric or homespun on the outside, bind or zig-zag stitch the edges and it makes a great potholder!
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
4928 Posts |
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HookAngel
True Blue Farmgirl
253 Posts
Bren
CA
USA
253 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2011 : 11:24:55 PM
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| This is a great post... full of so many ideas for denim. I made BBQ aprons from denim for my mom and dad and they kept and used those aprons for almost 20 years!! LOL I also have made purses from old jeans, and embellished them with embroidery, beads , patches and pieces of antique doilies... my daughter loved it so much she kept it ... that was 24 years ago. Now at my local farmers market I see fancy, expensive handmade purses from... yep.. old jeans..lol. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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grammytammy
True Blue Farmgirl
585 Posts
Tamara
Binghamton
ny
USA
585 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2011 : 8:00:27 PM
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| I cut the legs off, sew up the open area and make a purse for my granddaughters. You can use the legs to make the strap. I add a pretty ribbon through the belt loops and fun buttons, patches or embroidery. Unique... they love them. |
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lulu
True Blue Farmgirl
240 Posts
Connie
Geuda Springs
Kansas
USA
240 Posts |
Posted - Jun 24 2011 : 9:09:52 PM
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I've come up with another idea for denim dresses/jumpers I'm trimming them with lace and bits of old jewerly so maybe I can resell them, I'll see how they turn out. I go to the thrift store on bag day so they don't cost so much, and I've been garage selling to find old jewerly to add and lace. I still want to do some patch quilts out of denim so we'll see how this goes.
Connie
LULU
farmgirl sister #1369
"Scattered Prairie Gals" chapter
Take care and write soon.
When you wish upon a star...Jiminy Cricket |
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lwm
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
Loralie
Duncan
AZ
USA
123 Posts |
Posted - Jun 26 2011 : 09:33:48 AM
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| I used the leg from a pair of jeans to make a carrying bag for my tripod. Sewed the bottom closed, made a casing with a drawstring at the top. Turned out very useful. |
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - Jun 27 2011 : 04:33:37 AM
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Lida, that is such a wonderful idea!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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DONNA Q
Farmgirl at Heart
5 Posts
DONNA
LUBBOCK
TX
USA
5 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2011 : 7:49:04 PM
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I made some fairly large sand bags with jean legs for my husband to use while sanding wood, his hobby is wood carving and he needs a soft sturdy surface to place his project on while he is sanding it.
GOD BLESS |
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SylviaE
True Blue Farmgirl
350 Posts
Sylvia
Wichita
KS
USA
350 Posts |
Posted - Jul 02 2011 : 8:23:40 PM
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We have a large quilt made out of jeans with a denim backing that we call the "camping blanket." It lives in my car and comes in handy at outing where you need to sit on the ground or cold stadium seats or just cold outdoor event. My mother-in-law made it early in our marriage and my hubby doesnt like it being used-he is afraid we will wear it out. Before his mom passed away a few years ago, she explained that the things she made us are to be used-not saved. He is more willing for us to use it now. This is still not true with all of her quilts and afghans...sigh...:)
Sylvia E
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kcmiller
Farmgirl in Training
34 Posts
Kaye
Muscatine
IA
USA
34 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2011 : 11:04:55 AM
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I got frustrated weeding garden the other day and was thinking I should go an buy some sort of tool belt to carry keys, cell phone and other garden tools right on my person, rather than having to go back and get it all. Then I remembered the denim stash! :)
I sat down and made my own-farm girl style of course! :)
So much happier making it myself!
Kaye
**How can I keep from singing?**
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Farmer Judy
True Blue Farmgirl
433 Posts
Judy
North Aurora
IL
USA
433 Posts |
Posted - Aug 02 2011 : 06:59:29 AM
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Kaye, I love it...I'm going to try to go home and make one after work :)
Judy
Born a city girl but a farm girl at heart! |
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adnama
True Blue Farmgirl
171 Posts
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fargo
north dakota
USA
171 Posts |
Posted - Aug 02 2011 : 6:02:01 PM
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| That apron is so darn cute!!! |
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jenybea
Farmgirl in Training
10 Posts
Jenny
Caldwell
Tx
USA
10 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2011 : 10:53:50 AM
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| 24 years ago my husband died, my kids were small. His grandmother took his jeans and made a quilt. Today my daughter uses that quilt all the time. It has held up really well and she sleeps under the care of her father and her grandmother who passed away over 10 years ago too.. Sometimes the re-purposing can bring comfort !! |
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
1114 Posts |
Posted - Aug 19 2011 : 6:41:35 PM
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I saw in a swanky mall store window the other day flowers made out of denim----very unique.
Beverly Gill
There's no place like home |
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LaceMistress
Farmgirl in Training
28 Posts
New York
USA
28 Posts |
Posted - Aug 23 2011 : 6:54:14 PM
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I'm halfway tempted to make a skirt with one of my old pairs of jeans and crochet or tat in the spaces between sections........
Too much thread, so little time! |
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jollyquilter
True Blue Farmgirl
251 Posts
WV
USA
251 Posts |
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bdhughes77
True Blue Farmgirl
126 Posts
Debbie
Menomonie
WI
USA
126 Posts |
Posted - Sep 04 2011 : 07:20:32 AM
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I love to make old sweatshirts into cardigans and parts of jeans are perfect for embellishing...pockets, waistbands and by opening sideseams and hems you get a great kind of tie-dyed look. Nancy Zieman, Sewing with Nancy, on PBS has a book on repurposing denim with all sorts of cool projects!
Time you enjoy wasting was not time wasted. John Lennon |
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Sourceress
True Blue Farmgirl
76 Posts
Elisabeth
Thurmont
MD
76 Posts |
Posted - Sep 22 2011 : 8:18:37 PM
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I cut up old jeans to use as patches for other jeans, or other heavy items. I patched the holes in several of my oldest shopping bags this way. Since I was making the patch from scrap anyway, and embroidering it on to my bag with blanket stitch, I figured I might as well go ahead and do a little decorative embroidery on the patch first. I love my patched-up shopping bags so much that I got inspired to embroider the tare weights on some cloth produce bags I have, and now I'm thinking about getting some of those cute iron-on transfers and doing designs on the bag as well. (Probably fruits and vegetables, since they're produce bags - I might use the patterns from Mary Jane's Stitching Room.)
Which reminds me..I need to patch my husband's jeans. :-) |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
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