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Denim Door Mat
Extra tip: cut your scraps with a rotary cutter to save time. The picture is of a partially finished mat. Sorry, I have not had time lately to complete one for a photo session.
Cut your muslin to the desired size. My pictures are of just a small portion. A nice size would be about the size of a small throw rug. Make a narrow hem around all 4 sides.
Cut your denim strips all the same width. I used 2 inches. Cut them any length that you are able to cut from your scraps. You can piece the short ones together or cut the long ones to fit. Just butt the ends together, and stitch as one.
When cutting the fringe, it doesn't have to be real even slashes. Just be sure you don't cut through the stitches.
By Harlean from Hot Springs, Arkansas
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By
11/28/2010
I've always wanted to make a denim rag rug, and this was so much easier than I was making it! My dogs have not moved from it since I put it down. :) They are constantly trying to push each other off, so looks like I'll be making some more! Thanks so much.
By (Guest Post)
02/24/2009
Yes, they are sewed on the sewing machine. And I don't sew either as a rule, just a little like this for a craft or two, but this is pretty easy and they don't have to be perfect as each row will cover any mistake made in the previous row.
Harlean from Arkansas
By
01/31/2009
This is great. It is so simple that even I could do it, lol. I do not sew. I will definately have to try this. Thank you for sharing.
By
01/29/2009
This is a great project but you lost me in the steps. After you cut the strips of denim, how are you sewing them on the backing. It looks likes you are making rows of these strips and only sewing them on one side. How far apart are you putting the rows then?
*ETA* - Sorry, I didn't see the PDF file there. I get it now.
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