Friday, May 20, 2011

Gentleman's Quarters

The Spring Blogger's Quilt Festival is here and this is my entry for Spring 2011.
Click HERE to see all the quilts on display at Amy's Creative Side.





This is a quilt I made for my son, Jacob, from his old blue jeans and flannel. He loves this quilt. Its kind of heavy and he can't hurt it because all of the fabric has been washed and dryed countless times before it ever evolved into a quilt. I just throw it into the washer and dryer or like the picture, hang it on the line. Its handquilted, which was kind of hard since the jean material is so thick!

14 comments:

Impera Magna said...

How beautiful... and how very special!

stitchinpenny said...

Love it. I bet it was hard to quilt. It was worth it since he loves it.

bettyp said...

You did a great job on it.I love it !!!

Siobhan said...

Hi, what a great idea for using old jeans. It has a very soft look to it. I think its cool :)

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

Wonderful job on the quilt.

Jolanda said...

Great quilt with simple materials. I'm collecting my husbands old shirts to sew into a quilt and yours is an inspirations. :)

JudyCinNC said...

Lovely job on the quilt - just the kind of quilt any guy would love. Judy C

Granny said...

I love that quilt and I'm sure your son does too. Denim and flannel go so well together for a man's quilt.

Anne Ida said...

You hand quilted denim?!? Your poor hands! But the quilt is fabulous! Perfect for a man - and must have tonnes of meaning for your son.

Martine Kuciel said...

très masculin tout en simplicité particulièrement réussi,superbe,félicitations

Jocelyn said...

Wow I love this quilt! It is such a guy quilt. And what a great way to use the discarded jeans and shirts. Good job.

Simply Sandy said...

I love how you incorporated all the different fabrics into this quilt. I am a hand quilter, too. But I'm not sure I could quilt through denim. It turned out great.

Stephanie Hughes said...

How great this quilt is. I love flannel fabric and it shows it off nicely! I also love how you displayed it for the photo! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful! I Love it! Loves like the perfect beach blanket, picnic, and or bonfire quilt!