I am a big recycler so I've made numerous blue jean rag quilts - 5 or 6 at least. Friends and family know that I always welcome their old jeans and they are always kind to donate them to me. I always have a pile of old jeans waiting for a new life.
Certainly takes more time cutting than sewing them together. Not having a pattern it was time consuming figuring out what I wanted my end product to be. Pleased with the finished size, the pillows ended up as 21 inches square. I purchased navy blue velveteen to make piping around the outside which gave it a nice finished look. Both sides of the pillow have the French braid design so there isn't a front or back side. I constructed and stuffed my own pillow forms which made it easier to accommodate any size I ended up with and made them nice and full and fluffy.
What a great way to use up old jeans. I can see more pillows with different designs getting constructed in the future.
This was a great way to use the French braid design. Now I'm ready to tackle a French braid quilt, but not from blue jeans.
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