Easy Sewing Quilt Patterns

I know this sounds weird but….why cut quilt backing into squares?

When you are just going to sew them back together again? I’ve never done any quilting but I recently received a bunch of jeans and thought I might try making a denim quilt. But all the instructions say to cut the backing apart first. Wouldn’t it be easier just to sew the squares to the backing? Most of the patterns I saw said not to use batting, so that wouldn’t be in the way…

The reason for cutting the backing on a denim quilt into squares is that many denim quilts use a frayed edge technique for piecing.

Here is an example:

http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/denim_quilts.htm

I like this one because of the step-by-step instructions with photos. It helps you better understand the process:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_qlt/article/0,,HGTV_3876_1729220,00.html

No batting is used because of the weight of the denim. I like these with a flannel backing, which also becomes a part of the frayed seam.

I had a friend who made one she titled, “Son, I cleaned your room”, a title I loved because it made us think the quilt was made with all of her son’s clothes from off the floor!

Another quilt of the frayed edge family is a baby blanket made using baby flannels on the backing and squares of baby print cottons for the top. It is more lightweight than the denim version, but incredibly soft and fun to make.

This being said, we found that it’s best not to do the initial washings in your home machine. You need to go to a laundromat where the filter system is better capable of handling the excess lint that comes off the quilt during the fraying process.

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