Sewing with Denim

When the gardening season came to an end I thought I would have to find something else that I would be able to do when I was home. We didn't have a picnic blanket to use on the picnics we had, so after seeing some denim ones I thought I would give it a try. 

I got a bag full of old jeans (from someone sized bigger than me) for free so began to cut them into squares.

This was my first one. After completing it I realised that it was on the smaller side even just for the two of us so I began a second.

I got a little more creative on this one, using different shades of denim to make a pattern.

After completing that one I thought I would try to be just a little more creative and try my hand at embroidery. It certainly took longer to make this one form beginning to finish, with the embroidery and the bigger size but I enjoyed it. 



The Embroidered squares on the outside are bigger versions in colour of the pictures on the inside.

Still having some fabric left and sometime before I could begin a new sewing project with cotton I thought I would use some of it to make some gifts. 

These are hot mats.

Skirts for my Canadian nieces.

I am enjoying the time that I am spending sewing, some projects for our use now, some for the future and others to give away. I am learning things along the way, such as sewing with stretch denim makes it really hard to get a flat result!