Advice for cutting up old jeans?
#1
Hello all, and thank you, in advance, for all your help!! Tomorrow is the day I get to start cutting up several year's worth of saving old jeans. It has to happen... I can't lift the tub containing them...
Here's my question... well, do you have any advice? I'm thinking cut the legs off... then waistbands... After that, I'm wondering???
I know I should save some pockets for use in the quilt, but do I save them all? And do I save the waistbands? any other part of the jeans? Any ideas?
Please help?? I can't wait to see what you say :-o
Here's my question... well, do you have any advice? I'm thinking cut the legs off... then waistbands... After that, I'm wondering???
I know I should save some pockets for use in the quilt, but do I save them all? And do I save the waistbands? any other part of the jeans? Any ideas?
Please help?? I can't wait to see what you say :-o
#3
I don't save the waist bands on mens jeans but do on the all
elastic waist jeans of womens and I also save all zippers and
use a thread ripper to take the zippers out and save.I safe some pockets but not all. Hope this helps you. :D
elastic waist jeans of womens and I also save all zippers and
use a thread ripper to take the zippers out and save.I safe some pockets but not all. Hope this helps you. :D
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The jeans quilt I did , I cut the legs off at the crotch, Then opened the cut off legs at the seam, so they would lay flat for cutting. Do note some jeans the pockets are positioned so the bottom is below the crotch, so if you want to save or use the pockets .. just becareful to cut below to give your self seam allowance.
I sorted the large pieces into light fade, med and dark. So I ahd a good idea of what I had for a pattern. I had lots of med not much in dark and light.
I had this idea of making a quilt of just pockets ...
I sorted the large pieces into light fade, med and dark. So I ahd a good idea of what I had for a pattern. I had lots of med not much in dark and light.
I had this idea of making a quilt of just pockets ...
#9
Originally Posted by running1
Hello all, and thank you, in advance, for all your help!! Tomorrow is the day I get to start cutting up several year's worth of saving old jeans. It has to happen... I can't lift the tub containing them...
Here's my question... well, do you have any advice? I'm thinking cut the legs off... then waistbands... After that, I'm wondering???
I know I should save some pockets for use in the quilt, but do I save them all? And do I save the waistbands? any other part of the jeans? Any ideas?
Please help?? I can't wait to see what you say :-o
Here's my question... well, do you have any advice? I'm thinking cut the legs off... then waistbands... After that, I'm wondering???
I know I should save some pockets for use in the quilt, but do I save them all? And do I save the waistbands? any other part of the jeans? Any ideas?
Please help?? I can't wait to see what you say :-o
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