Hi everyone! I'm Pat, 55, mom, grandmother, legal secretary, frugal, gardener, sewing enthusiast, crocheter, home decorating fool. I hope I can share something of value here. I make blue jean quilts for family members and friends and other things as well. People ask me if I sell my quilts and the answer is that I haven't yet as I never seem to have enough time.
You will have to look through the album there to find all of them. The one I like the best and which everyone else also seems to like the best looks like a bookcase with pictures sitting on it. I bought some photo transfer paper which is really kind of expensive and printed my picture frames and the photos separately. I cut out the frames and then they were appliqued over top of the photos. I did not use permanent ink however and these quilts can be ruined easily by washing as I found out. I had to remove all of my photos from the bookcase quilt and do them over again as they faded considerably upon washing. It is my understanding that you should have these photos printed by a printer which uses permanent inks. Most of them don't but certain Cannons and certain Epsoms use the permanent inks. They are great fun and there are many ways to do them. Maybe someone has come up with a less expensive, easier, and more permanent way to do this. Best of luck! ... View related article.
I have my twin bed up on cement blocks. What I did was cut an old sheet the size of the box spring plus 1/2" for seams. Then, I measured from the top edge of the box spring (not the mattress) to the floor and cut my skirting fabric that length plus 1" for seams and hem. I cut my fabric 2 1/2 times the length of the side and back of my mattress since my bed is against the wall and I don't need a skirt on the wall or headboard side. Then, I gathered the fabric (a ruffler comes in handy here) and sewed it to the flat piece that goes on the box spring. When finished, you just put it on the box spring, put the mattress back on and it stays put pretty well. Pat ... View related article.
The above is exactly right, but if you are going to take them in all the way to the hemline, you may have to remove the hem first and then put it back in when you have taken them in. Pat ... View related article.
Actually, it's not wallpaper, it's fabric. I used double sided tape at the top to anchor the fabric and then stapled everything down. Tiny trim boards were covered with the fabric for the verticle seams and nailed on with paneling nails. This room is in a single wide mobile home so of course, everything is paneling. I totally redecorated the room which is 10 x 10 and now contains a 5 x 6 cutting table. If anyone is interested, just e-mail me and I will send a link to a photo album which shows progressive photos of the complete remodeling job for my new sewing room. Thanks everyone for your comments. Pat ... View related article.
Hi again. If anyone is interested in seeing more views of this quilt as it was being made, go to http://www.webshots.com and search for "Eagle Jeans Quilt". It should take you to my online photo albums. Thanks again! Pat ... View related article.
Thank you all for your comments. My kitty is too fat to climb this or at least doesn't seem to have the ambition. He did try to open it from the bottom with his paw but was unsuccessful and when it snapped back, it scared him and he hasn't tried again. It has truly worked out great for me and I'm thinking of twining some more greenery in there somewhere. Pat ... View related article.
Hi to everyone and thank you for all of the praise on this quilt! It did take me a long time in the planning stages to figure out how I was going to do it. This quilt was made for my son without a pattern or anything but I did have some photos I used as inspiration. I would probably never be able to realize any kind of profit if I were to sell these quilts because I put so much time into them. I would be happy to share more detailed photos with anyone if you want to e-mail me and I can show you many other blue jean quilts I have made as well if you are interested. This particular quilt did turn out to be very heavy. In fact, I told my son it would probably protect him and his entire family from a nuclear holocaust! Thanks again everyone! ... View related article.
