Quilt-As-You-Go Denim & Scraps Quilt - How to Finish it!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

What has been your favorite quilt finish of yours so far this year?

[@SnapDragon764]

During the lock down I really made use of my scrap pile. I cut my batiks into 2 in squares and joined them with a 1/2 in finished sashing with the darkest of the colors…made a queen quilt that is just like the tin paint boxes we had in art class in grade school. It is very heavy if you think about all the fabric actually in it , lol.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

I love the sound of that! Sounds fab!

[@giselaa6111]

So many projects dont know… working on ufos 🤪and some New 🤪♥️

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Well you need different projects for different moods right? Makes sense to me! 😉

[@giselaa6111]

@@ScrapFabricLove yes so true How did you end up in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿?

[@winnepeterson7740]

It’s easier if you offset them halfway, like bricks.

[@veronicascott8012]

I love this quilt. A lot of jeans have 1 to 3 percent spandex nowadays. Would it work to mix that in with 100 percent cotton denim pieces? Thank you

[@ScrapFabricLove]

I have made denim quilts before with stretch jeans and they turned out fine. A purist would use a light interfacing on those ones put I don’t always.

[@Vintagekindagirl3]

Great use of old jeans. I wonder what it would look like with shirtings too!? So many possibilities. Thank you for this wonderful video!!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks! You could absolutely replace the quilting scraps with strips of shirting and it would have a whole other look. Love that idea!

[@sdcgren6301]

Hi I like this way you do this quilt top ,but what size needle do you use?

[@ScrapFabricLove]

@sdcgren6301 honestly I can’t remember. There are denim needles you can get but I don’t always use them. I generally use whatever needle I had in for general piecing.

[@jillthomas366]

I’m heading into my sewing area corner and pulling out my denim. Excited to start this project! 😁👍🏻

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Yeah!

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

Hello. I had a busy day in my sewing room and now I get to watch your video. I just want you to know that I like your content. I hope you have a joyful week ahead! Thanks for sharing!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you very much! You have a great week too!

[@cherylbaney1287]

Your quilt is beautiful, a true piece of art….love denim quilts.🥰

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!!

[@sharondauz880]

I love this project. I think I will use your method to make placemats. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Ooh fab idea to do placemats! Glad you liked it!

[@stellaunger8568]

I’ve been looking for a pattern for a jeans quilt-I absolutely love your quilt. It is beautiful!! Thanks for sharing! 😃❤️🌼

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Glad you liked it!

[@upriver7047]

It looks great! I'm inspired to make a queen size for my grandson who just graduated high school. I have some pillow ticking I could use for the binding which would hold up well to the strength of the denim.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Glad you liked it! Good luck with yours!

[@pfaithrod2490]

What a fun and special jean quilt!! I will for sure incorporate the bias scraps into my next jean quilt--I've made two from blue jeans and khaki pants, but more of a large log cabin pattern. My favorite quilt finish this year is a 'Stars and Stripes' by Thimble Blossoms. I try to make my husband a patriotic quilt every other year for Father's Day but as our oldest child is now 29 the quilts are adding up!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Wow! That does sound like a lot of quilts! Well done you!

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

I like this quilt so much better than the raggedy looking way of joining them. I think I can try this one. It would make such a good picnic quilt. Thank you

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Oh yeah! Glad you liked it! Rag edge quilts aren’t my thing either 😉

[@SnapDragon764]

That quilt is absolutely awesome🤩

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!!

[@cherylbrown4058]

Still loving this. Don’t know if my shoulders could handle all that quilt wrangling under the needle. But I might try. Thanks!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

If I did it again I would divide into rows or sections and attach the backing in sections too - then just put a joining strip between them on the backing. You could still do that by machine since the quilting is so random anyway - a couple extra lines from some joining strips wouldn’t make any difference.

[@lindabrown2868]

Did you use a longer stitch length when sewing together?

[@ScrapFabricLove]

I used a regular piecing stitch length - like 2.0 when joining the blocks & rows and a longer stitch length - 4.5 - for quilting the blocks and also from the additional quilting lines that attached the backing on. Hope that helps!

[@MarieH528]

I am really impressed at how this quilt turned out! You did a great job on it! I have wanted to do a denim quilt for a long time and have a stash of old jeans just waiting- hopefully someday I’ll get to it but I have a few others that need to be done first! Thank You for Sharing and enjoy cuddling up with Your Denim quilt!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!!

[@M-hc9xm]

Inspiring! I have resisted starting a denim quilt even though I love them because I couldn't imagine how I would do the quilting part on my regular domestic. I don't think it could handle the thickness of when you put together the pairs and there is the bulk of two seams, four layers, etc May be time to clean up my inherited 1955 Pfaff 130 to do it, even with the other great QAYG technique in your other video.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

The machine I used for this project was not a high end machine. Just a clunky Janome 4300QDC that is probably overdue a service! It handled it fine. But then I probably shove all sorts of stuff through my machines that other people wouldn’t! 😂. Good luck with your denim quilt if you decide to start one!

[@shawnaleewhitney6630]

It looks so great, Kristen! LOVE the binding! Congratulations on a great finish!!! 🧵🪡 I've been watching the Pattern Poole QAYG series, too. So many good ideas on QAYG! Between your project and hers, I want to do a QAYG project!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks! Good luck on your project!!

[@praterclp]

Absolutely beautiful. Awesome idea.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you!!

[@elmyra.jackson]

I know right? Her quilts are inspiring!

[@pammeinzer8178]

I love this so much. I will have to make one of these. Thanks.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Yeah! So glad you liked it!

[@sadiejosiemom]

I really like how this turned out - you're so clever!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you!!

[@yolandahernandez-madsen4657]

Gorgeous! Absolutely love it! Thanks for sharing 👍 😊 💖

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!

[@avelsgard78]

Amazing quilt! I have a ton of work to do, but all i Want is to start cutting denim ☺️ Great job and thank you for being a muse❤

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks! So glad you liked it!

[@jmur8784]

Love, love, LOVE this quilt, Kristen!!!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you!!

[@juliewerner9592]

Thanks for keeping it real 👌. Cheers from Australia 🌅

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks!

[@flutterbear2174]

Thanks i have been collecting old jeans from family and looking for a pattern. I love this.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

So glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@LisaLisa-zl9vu]

This is fantastic! You inspire me so much!!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Aw thank you!

[@leslieschmidt9765]

I really love the look of this quilt. Did you lengthen your stitch length? Great design and instructions.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Not for the piecing but for the quilting yes - it was set at 4.5 (both for the block quilting and the assembly quilting).

[@leslieschmidt9765]

@@ScrapFabricLove Thanks. It looks wonderful!

[@giselaa6111]

Beautiful I love working with denim thank you so much greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Hi! Thanks for watching! Greetings from a Canadian 🇨🇦 in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!

[@giselaa6111]

@@ScrapFabricLove useful to live in Vancouver for 8 years.. where in Canada 🍁 are you from? Scotland a place I would love to visit ♥️

[@ScrapFabricLove]

My sister is in Vancouver now but we grew up in Toronto.

[@marywolf4926]

Love love love this quilt!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Aw thanks!!

[@Charlie-tb6un]

So awesome! Great work!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks 💕

[@ginettelefebvre8817]

Hi thanks for the great video tutorial.... im going to go back and watch other video again when you put scrap colors on Jean squares. Thank .hugs

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Fab! Glad you liked it!

[@lucilaflores4912]

Beautiful quilt, great job!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you!!

[@anneshaw9925]

Inspirational!!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you!!

[@elmyra.jackson]

I was so busy watching your videos last night that I didn't realize until this morning that I hadn't subscribed. I am now......😊

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Yeah! Thanks so much!

[@ranakarl1587]

Sorry, too long video. Over 12 minutes to show how you joined squares. Ugh

[@wandahumphrey9378]

Why don't you use a spray to baste? It works great for me.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

I have used the spray before along with a lot of other methods. It does work you are right but it is a bit expensive and I just hate all methods of basting really 😂 - not a fun part of the process for me. Part of the reason I got a long arm 😂

[@georgiacorey954]

I like it a lot.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks!!

[@lexar.5682]

very nice!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you!

[@deawallace3584]

Years ago my first denim quilt backed with flannel frayed (badly) at the seams after washing so I began zigzagging the raw seams prior to sewing together. Also I do not recommend kingsize quilts in denim. They are almost too bulky to wash in a Washing machine unless you want to use a commercial one in public laundries, which I do not recommend.

[@georgiegardner6794]

Swoon!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Aw thanks!

[@lalagamma4452]

Such beautiful guilt!! 🐞🕉️

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you! 💕

[@rosangelaoliveira627]

Que trabalho maravilhoso. Imagino o quanto teve ter sido trabalhoso mas gratificante quando chega no final. Sucesso e felicidades di Brasil.

[@roseswalls3468]

Love your quilt...

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks!!

[@melisahorsley2061]

🥰

[@photographybyday]

Turned out sweet

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you!

[@glynisreynolds446]

Absolutely love this jeans quilt 🥰 It’s going to be well loved over the years 👍 You must be so pleased with it 😃 Just need to start collecting old jeans. 🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing and the inspiration 👍😊 🇬🇧

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks! It is one of my favourites.

[@wilycat5290]

Using denim foundation blocks is ideal for this scrappy quilt. The denim carries it well. The striped binding is likewise perfect. Thank you for the video 😊👍💕

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much! Very kind of you!

[@deborahgiles8214]

Looks great! I have a pile of old jeans and this is a really appealing idea! I love the wonky/improv element to placing the strips that make the diamonds. Seems quite important to press those seams into submission with the denim+batting+2 layers of each=lots of bulk. They do press nice and flat. That's reassuring to see. That bulk would scare me off if I hadn't seen that it's really possible! Love the quilt.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much! And yes irons can work wonders 😂! Good luck with yours if you try it!

[@christineclem1118]

BRILLIANT!!! You are so talented and inspiring!! I'm going to collect denim and start on this right away!! xoxo

[@ScrapFabricLove]

So glad you liked it! Have fun!

[@favor8favors]

Really love how this came out.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thank you!! 💕

[@familyof5514]

❤️ this quilt! Thanks for sharing the journey. I have a gob of 5 inch denim squares that would be perfect for this design. I haven't been sure what to do with them while I continued to cut them from old jeans. 😊😊 Now I'm excited to start!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Yeah! Glad you liked it! Thanks

[@reeractivist7561]

This is fabulous. I think I'll round up some jeans from goodwill and friends and give this a try. I just ordered loose weave cotton flannel to use as batting which might work better for QAYG. Thank you.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Fab! Glad you are going to try it. I love a heavy quilt so I always use batting in my denim quilts but I know many don’t. Have fun with it!

[@patstrawhouse4005]

Fabulous! Love your binging! Thanks! Muskoka ON 🇨🇦

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!

[@helgawalley4597]

This quilt looks beautiful just using jeans and scraps. What a great idea ! Thank you for sharing

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it!

[@monicapharo2330]

WoW, so Beautiful, subscribing based on this, my first of your videos. Can’t wait to see much more of your content ❤

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much for subscribing! This quilt is one of my favourites! I love a denim quilt.

[@grandmajane2593]

I like them. They look as if they were manufactured like that. Very good idea. I've been planning a big demin bag and I want it to be really unique, so I'm looking for all sorts of ideas.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks! Good luck with your bag!

[@Charlie-tb6un]

Also nice nails 😀

[@ScrapFabricLove]

😂 thanks! 💅

[@ritawhitney210]

Do you ever use the premium spray starch? Premium spray starch is cheaper than Best Press. The regular spray starch will leave white flacks. Be aware.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

I don’t know if we have that brand here. I think I got rid of my regular starch a while back. I use best press sometimes but not with any regularity.

[@knitknack2285]

When you use a duvet for the back, do you rip out the seams? Or just cut it.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Depends, if it will easily rip apart I certainly would. It gets trimmed down in the end after it is quilted anyways!

[@knitknack2285]

@@ScrapFabricLove thanks! I ripped out the zipper then the rest was easy.

[@knitknack2285]

I got that idea from you! Saves lots$

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Fab!

[@suehorn4182]

Thank you

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks for watching!

[@sazores]

Thank for this video! I was in search of a way to quilt the top and back separately :)

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Glad it worked for you!

[@dianneeparish3989]

I love this quit idea. I think I will use it for a beach quilt and a tablecloth…love, love love it 18:26

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Glad you liked it!

[@abg4501]

Magnificent!! You have inspired me to try again!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

So glad! Have fun with it!

[@traceycoles1693]

Love this. I'm collecting denim atm.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Fab! Glad you liked it!

[@karenwerts2331]

[@elmyra.jackson]

That quilt is amazing and so inspiring!! I used to be a traditional quilter like my Grandmother but over the years found it to be too confining so I started making quilts from inspiration I'd see anywhere and now feel such freedom and passion for quilting. Thanks for sharing this!!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

That’s great. Your grandmother gave you the foundation and now you can just run with it and have fun. That’s fab!

[@elmyra.jackson]

@@ScrapFabricLove You are correct 😃 One tradition from my grandmother I still employ is using cotton blankets as batting. There was no such thing as batting when she learned to quilt. I found a store that sells them in all sizes for $2 each......yes $2.😘

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Love it! That’s definitely a tradition worth carrying on.

[@brendabiffibaldovino8306]

💗💗💗

[@brendabiffibaldovino8306]

💗💗💗

[@peggyfanning9258]

Going to try this on my long arm with stitch in the ditch! Love the top!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Glad you liked it! Good luck with it on the long arm!

[@DS-ky9dl]

Love it...can't wait to try it myself.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

So glad you liked it!

[@constancepeterson6156]

I love your quilt. In 2020 I made my granddaughters a jean quilt with the magic circle template. It was a picnic quilt. It was used all summer. When the summer end it was so faded, but well loved and used It was so difficult joining those circle with jean fabric thought, I would never make another jeans quilt. Then my friend gave me her very tall husband jeans. I have been looking a different way to make a jean quilt this time around. When I saw your tutorial I knew this pattern would be a great project for 9 and 6.5 Granddaughters this summer. I going have the jeans cut into squares. Then we all make blocks. They can sew any stitch they want on their block, and pick out the fabric colors. I will make sure each will have enough jean fabric to have their own quilt. They both have been making mug-rugs and just playing with different decorative on my machine for years. I think your quilt will inspire them to make their first quilts. Thanks for such inspiring quilt idea. Constance P.S. I loved your sewing studio. (I lock my studio door when non-quilters visit. ) My floor is never neatly sweep and barely organized. I am so happy to see I am not alone.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Awesome! Love that you are getting them involved and inspiring new quilters! Have fun with it!

[@vickiserre9457]

How very fun. I love the way it looks too!)

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!

[@donnamatoi5256]

I love this quilt and I was thinking the same, the thread color looks like denim stitching which is so cool. Love the backing fabric. A very cool cuddly quilt. I have been wanting to make a denim quilt, thanks for the inspiration! ❤️❤️❤️ ps no need to apologize for the floor, all us quilters understand and have the same floor😊

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks!! Glad you understand about the floor 😂

[@janetschram3552]

Maybe tye a quilt like that. It looks great.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

I’ve never tied a quilt but it’s definitely another way to go!

[@cinziabeley7059]

Love the way you finished it!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!!

[@carrollnabors4846]

Really love this quilt.

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!

[@jeanetteharris373]

Love this! I have my husband's work pants and shirts that need to be used up and this would be perfect!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks! Glad you liked it! Good luck with your quilt if you give it a go!

[@jeannemcclung2407]

** PERFECTION **

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!

[@matthewflinchum5452]

I love this quilt. It is artistic with quilt lines, as well as the strips of quilting cotton. Thanks for the tutorials!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks very much!

[@coreygilles847]

I love this so much!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks!!

[@marciabrewer6332]

Love it!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks!

[@cathyfranck3871]

I love it!

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks!!

[@stellaunger8568]

This is a favorite denim quilt for me! I love it. ❤️

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks so much!!

[@lesleygilbert1945]

Fantastic finish - well worth all the effort and hours you put into creating it

[@ScrapFabricLove]

Thanks!!