Rag quilt Part II

We went to the store today to buy the flannel to go on the back of the rag
quilt. He's decided to use Jeans on the front.

Do you use a thicker/stronger thread for stitching?

He spent a while cutting up the jeans into squares. Then his back hurt. LOL
He was sitting on the floor. I think he'll be moving to the table.


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LN in NH
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I have seen patterns for quilts/coverlets made from old blue jeans,
and have been saving old jeans from family and friends and the
occasional yard sale to make one! The pattern I will use is one in
which you simply cut squares of denim, 3 or 4 inches square, and sew
them together on a sewing machine leaving a half inch seam allowance.
There is no backing, and all you do is toss the thing into the washing
machine and let the seam allowances fray. One side is fuzzy with the
frayed edges, and the other side just shows the different shadings of
the denim. It's reportedly a very strong, heavy cover.

"LN \(remove NOSPAM\)" wrote in message ...
We went to the store today to buy the flannel to go on the back of the rag
quilt. He's decided to use Jeans on the front.

Do you use a thicker/stronger thread for stitching?

He spent a while cutting up the jeans into squares. Then his back hurt. LOL
He was sitting on the floor. I think he'll be moving to the table.

Not only would I use a strong thread for stitching, I'd have a brand new
appropriate-sized needle in my machine, too. The denim/flannel combos are
really thick and put a lot of wear on the needle as you sew them. I think I
used Star brand thread on a large spool for mine. Oh, and don't forget to use
canned air to clean out the lint from your machine - these blocks generate a
lot of lint and dust!

HTH-
JoyceG in WA

LN had some ?'s about rag quilts:
We went to the store today to buy the flannel to go on the back of the rag
quilt. He's decided to use Jeans on the front.

Do you use a thicker/stronger thread for stitching?

He spent a while cutting up the jeans into squares. Then his back hurt. LOL
He was sitting on the floor. I think he'll be moving to the table.


--
LN in NH
a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér
all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts!
http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed

The biggest thing I noticed is that you definitely need a lot of support
under it as you sew it----there's a lot of quilty bit stuff you can support
with your hands if it's not for too long even though people tell you to have
another table there to take the weight. 'Tain't true for denim/flannel.
Have the table there to take the weight. Trust me on this one. g

And you have to be very careful not to let the weight pull it sideways as
you sew, or you're going to have a passel of broken needles. It's heavy
enough to do that. (That's more an issue when sewing whole rows together or
to each other than sewing blocks together, of course.)

If you're going to go bed size, it's a good thing he's a guy; it takes a guy
to lift the finished quilt. g

--pig, btdt


On 11/16/04 20:38, in article , "LN (remove
NOSPAM)" wrote:

We went to the store today to buy the flannel to go on the back of the rag
quilt. He's decided to use Jeans on the front.

Do you use a thicker/stronger thread for stitching?

He spent a while cutting up the jeans into squares. Then his back hurt. LOL
He was sitting on the floor. I think he'll be moving to the table.


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As far as the canned air goes ... it might be a good
idea to seek advice from your SM Dealer/Service center.
Not all SM respond well to the canned air. I was told
to avoid it. Perhaps this warning applies only to
electronic/computer models.
PAT in VA/USA

JoyceG in WA wrote:

Not only would I use a strong thread for stitching, I'd have a brand new
appropriate-sized needle in my machine, too. The denim/flannel combos are
really thick and put a lot of wear on the needle as you sew them. I think I
used Star brand thread on a large spool for mine. Oh, and don't forget to use
canned air to clean out the lint from your machine - these blocks generate a
lot of lint and dust!

HTH-
JoyceG in WA

LN had some ?'s about rag quilts:

We went to the store today to buy the flannel to go on the back of the rag
quilt. He's decided to use Jeans on the front.

Do you use a thicker/stronger thread for stitching?

He spent a while cutting up the jeans into squares. Then his back hurt. LOL
He was sitting on the floor. I think he'll be moving to the table.


--
LN in NH
a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér
all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts!
http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed

I think you are right, Pat. Canned air can blow the lint IN, the vacuum
pulls it OUT. I made a nifty gadget for my cleaner hose: pushed a
plastic straw thru a hole in the bottom of a paper cup and hot glued it
in place. Hold over the end of the vacuum hose, and VOILA! the perfect
lint remover! 8^) Nancycog in MD

Could be, but he reciprocated and did a very nice job.

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LN in NH
a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér
all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts!
http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed

"Jan" wrote in message
ink.net...
On the floor??? I did it with the rotary cutter... :-)) Didn't use a
stronger thread, but I did make the stitches smaller. Are you sure he
wasn't just conning you into a back rub??!! :-))

Jan

"LN \(remove NOSPAM\)" wrote in
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We went to the store today to buy the flannel to go on the back of the
rag quilt. He's decided to use Jeans on the front.

Do you use a thicker/stronger thread for stitching?

He spent a while cutting up the jeans into squares. Then his back
hurt. LOL He was sitting on the floor. I think he'll be moving to the
table.

Thanks for the info. Will have to get some new thread. I forgot to get some
when we were at the store. We did get denim needles tho.


--
LN in NH
a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér
all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts!
http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed

"JoyceG in WA" wrote in message
...
Not only would I use a strong thread for stitching, I'd have a brand new
appropriate-sized needle in my machine, too. The denim/flannel combos are
really thick and put a lot of wear on the needle as you sew them. I think
I
used Star brand thread on a large spool for mine. Oh, and don't forget to
use
canned air to clean out the lint from your machine - these blocks generate
a
lot of lint and dust!

HTH-
JoyceG in WA

LN had some ?'s about rag quilts:
We went to the store today to buy the flannel to go on the back of the
rag
quilt. He's decided to use Jeans on the front.

Do you use a thicker/stronger thread for stitching?

He spent a while cutting up the jeans into squares. Then his back hurt.
LOL
He was sitting on the floor. I think he'll be moving to the table.


--
LN in NH
a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér
all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts!
http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed