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04-14-2018, 12:45 PM

BigWeasel

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My first quilt!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]592958[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]592959[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]592960[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]592961[/ATTACH]This is my first quilt ever! I made it from jeans that my wife had shrunk out of. Back in August 2017, we began a lifestyle change. It enabled her to lose 95 pounds and shrink 8 sizes. I decided to take up quilting to take my mind off of wanting to eat. I've been able to lose 137 pounds so far. Between what my mother taught me as a child, this website and YouTube videos. I think it came out fairly decent. The wife wants to get me a sewing machine but I really enjoyed doing it by hand. Thanks for letting me brag for a minute.

p.s. I really appreciate all of the people on here that have been so nice to me. Thank You.

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04-14-2018, 01:13 PM

GEMRM

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Such a great quilt, and an even greater story!

04-14-2018, 01:23 PM

Jordan

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You really deserve to brag about the quilt and the story. Both are wonderful. You and your wife should both be very proud of yourselves. Love your quilt.

04-14-2018, 01:26 PM

Tweety2911

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Great job on your first quilt! Loved your story and congratulate you both!

04-14-2018, 01:40 PM

Tartan

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Wow, you sewed denim by hand! Let your wife buy you a machine you obviously have quilting talent! You might enjoy watching the YouTube videos from the Quilting Marine.

04-14-2018, 01:45 PM

QuiltnNan

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very nicely done. wow

04-14-2018, 01:46 PM

zozee

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Congratulations on the weight loss and your first quilt. Wow! Did you really mean your wife has lost that much since August of 2017? Or was that a typo? That was only 8 months ago! And 137 for you ?

04-14-2018, 02:09 PM

cjsews

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I'll add my congrats too. I can't imagine hand stitching all that denim. Job well done. Keep up the good work and the healthy lifestyle

04-14-2018, 02:11 PM

nativetexan

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doing things by hand can be therapeutic. a quilt is a quilt, by hand or machine. I want to make another jeans quilt!

04-14-2018, 02:25 PM

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givio

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Hey! Thanks for sharing! You are bound to be encouraging others. :-)
By hand! I hope you used strong thread. :-) I love to see guys quilting. With ready-made clothes, there aren't so many professional tailors around anymore. It's wonderful to see the creativity from men in the sewing field too. I hope you keep up your hobby. You will be amazed what you can do with a machine, if you want to try that too.