You will be surprised when you find out how many interesting things can be made from old and unnecessary jeans. What, for example, could it be? You can sew a blanket from old jeans with your own hands. How to do it right, we will tell in our article.
What do you need for work?
If you want to make a blanket with your own weight up to 2.4 kg and a size of 150 x 210 cm, then you will need the following materials and tools:
- jeans;
- scissors;
- nippers;
- brush with hard metal bristles;
- sewing machine.
When creating a blanket from old jeans with your own hands, do not forget to use additional fabric for lining and prepare shreds of different shades or one color (to choose).
Cut blanks for bedspreads
At the first stage, you should get unnecessary jeans and cut them into small squares 12 x 12 cm. In total, you will need about 352 pieces of such blanks. And exactly the same amount is made of lining fabric.
This is very important: do not use fabric on your knees and trim with seams. By following this simple rule, you will make it easier for you to work with coarse cloth and extend the performance of your product. We talk in more detail about how to make such a blanket-blanket from old jeans.
Sew shreds together
Our second step will be the sewing together of previously prepared square shreds. To do this, we turn them on the wrong side to each other, firmly press one to the other and sew on a typewriter. In this case, it makes sense to make a small indent 1.5 cm from the edge. Thus, a seam consisting of four parts will be on the front side of the fabric.
We repeat the stitching of such a peculiar booklet three more times. We lay out four stitched books and also sew, leaving the seam outside. About the same pieces will be our future patchwork quilt from old jeans. It’s very troublesome and long to create such a masterpiece with your own hands, therefore, be patient.
Mask the seam on the product
The next step is to mask and drape the seams on the product. When you sew together all the double elements, hide the unattractive seam. How to do it? For this, in fact, nippers are needed. Take the tool and use it to make cuts along the entire perimeter of the seam (the distance between them should be no more than 1.5 cm). However, we recommend that you do this very carefully so as not to spoil the line in any way.
At the next stage, take a brush and go through the places of cuts, getting rid of excess threads and fluffing the canvas. This is what they usually do when it is necessary to perform a drapery fringe on cropped shorts. When all the seams on your product will be fluffed in the aforementioned way, the blanket from old jeans with your own hands will only be straightened and cleaned from excess thread. The product is ready.
Secrets of quick preparation for sewing bedspreads
In order for tailoring your bedspread to be “without a hitch”, you need to perform a few simple steps. So, for example, before cutting jeans, it is recommended to wash, dry thoroughly and steam with an iron. This must be done in order to make the denim fabric more pliable and smooth square-shaped blanks could be cut from it.
When cutting jeans, do it boldly and as accurately as possible. But even if there is an uneven corner somewhere, it can always be corrected, and in the overall picture it will be completely invisible. In the end, you get a bright and beautiful blanket from old jeans. With your own hands you can make a real masterpiece if you show a little imagination.
It’s worth starting with a simple model. When creating more complex variants of products, you should first draw a layout on which to reflect the color sequence of elements and other details. For greater clarity, you can also create a pattern.
Master class: a cover of old jeans
Alternatively, you can combine sewing and crocheting. To do this, pre-cut squares from jeans are first sewn with a needle and thread, and then neatly crocheted. In this case, each element will need to be first tied, and then stitched. The process is time-consuming, but the cover (or blanket) is very beautiful.
And if instead of square patterns to use round or rectangular, then your blanket will sparkle with new colors. At the same time, it is recommended to flash each detail with the line “zigzag”. The same type of stitch can be sewn on, for example, to an old sheet. And you can close the resulting seams with the help of neatly cut strips from a blanket or sheet.
How to make a pillow out of unnecessary jeans?
What can be made of old jeans? It is easy to make a blanket from jeans. We described the methodology for its creation above. However, in addition to bedspreads or blankets from jeans, you can make pillows that perfectly complement your bed interior in the bedroom. How to make it?
A pillow is made according to the same principle as a blanket - from pieces. Moreover, the shape of the workpiece can be, for example, round. To this end, you can cut three pairs of pants. They make exactly 16 circles with a total radius of 8 cm. For convenience, use a cardboard piece-blank. All circles, like squares, are stitched together. The result should be a pillow with dimensions of 40 x 40 cm.
What other things can be done from jeans?
If you already made pillows and a cover from old jeans earlier, then a reasonable question arises: what else can be made of this material? If you have unnecessary jeans, then there are plenty of options where you can apply them. For example, if you cut the pants into long and thin strips, then of them with a hook you can knit a bedside mat.
In order to make it, you need to wind all the cut strips into a ball, and then knit it in a chain circle by circle. At the end of weaving, decorate the rug with denim braid. A bag with straps also looks great from a similar fabric. If you decide to make this particular accessory, then no one will limit your flight of fantasies. It can be bags with a large number of pockets, knitted like a rug, decorated with a variety of pins, buttons and rhinestones.
In addition, jeans are ideal for decorating wallets and purses, cases for phones, tablets, smartphones. Of these, as a rule, they make beautiful covers for chairs and armchairs, pendants for accessories, consisting of pockets and numerous compartments. Unusual looks like jeans shoes, original - a holster for tools, table napkins, aprons, earrings, coasters for hot, gift packaging for champagne or wine, photo frames, etc.
In other words, if you decide that your favorite jeans are small, do not rush to throw them away. You can make a lot of interesting things out of them.