Making a Quilt

  A couple days ago I decided I wanted to make a rag quilt for Larry's niece-who just loved Larry . 

    I have made quite a few of these jean quilts to gift friends over the years-back in the 90's or so. This is how I made that huge jeans quilt. I want to make this as a lap quilt for watching tv etc for her.  

    I need 108 6 inch square block "sandwiches". I will be cutting for the top and the back and will add batting in between. Cutting out 6 inch squares is a project for sure. Larry didn't have that many jeans but have all of those cut now-using scissors not the rotary cutter. Next up will be cutting up shirts and one sweater, I did just look for patriotic flannel on Etsy to cut up the squares for the back of the "sandwich"

     I am not sure I will have enough clothing for the top of the quilt yet-if not will add in some of the flannel fabric that I am using for the backs.  I found this tutorial These quilts are easy to  make and always loved the results   I have hand embroidered on some of them-which is a challenge. They usually make a big X to sew the sandwich together-I have also used hearts or stars instead.   I think I will look for flannel with wolves on it too-as our wolf Nikita was so much apart of our family for many years-she was such a gentle soul.

  I needed to go to town on Thursday to drop off packages at ups-going back to amazon, and get a few items at the local grocery store. I got very ill was sooo  not ready to be out in public yet.  So this quilt is a good project for me right now, also spin yarn a bit, and read books.

 Enjoy your weekend-we finally have  little fall like weather-we have been so spoiled here with perfect warm weather still

Sharing some photos I found online

 

So if you have a sewing machine and old jeans and flannel shirts-you can do this haha if you want one-they are so comfy love them

Update: I also wanted to share a gift that new friends brought over for me last night=it was something  really needed too-a hug in a box They live up on top of a steep hill that is in the middle of the circle road where  I live. 

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  i had never seen a gift like this before-a soft cuddly blanket, bag of dried lavender, heavy ceramic mug, a candle, bath salts Dried bouquet of flowers on top of box-very thoughtful and much appreciated and needed this last night Also a  rock with  a quote-"one day at a time".  This was so special and we just recently met them this summer  I will enjoy their friendship going forward. They are homesteaders with a few chickens-I can help them with that-as for a lot of years Larry and I raised most all of our food-veggies, beef, pork, chickens, geese. goats for meat milk and cheese  We also had bee hives too. I preserved most all of our own food for years.