24 November 2011

Denim patchwork pillow

I'm working on a series of cushion covers pieced from recycled denim jeans. Each cushion is a variation on the six-petaled flower medallion I designed for the Pear Blossom quilt.


The cushion is 20" square.


I topstitched in heavy cotton jeans thread.


My favorite bits are the enclosure details on the back. More jeans top stitching, and reinforcing rivets on both edges of the zipper opening.


The zipper is No. 5 (standard jeans size) antique brass with a chain pull. I considered going with a jeans locking pull for the zipper but I decided the locking would be annoying.


The cushion is lined with upcycled yarn-dyed cotton sheeting and bound with cotton chambray


I love the denim patina on the back.



These are the six designs I'm working on. The finished pillow is ready to ship in my Etsy shop, and the other designs are available for make-to-order.
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14 comments:

  1. QuiltjaneNovember 27, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    Dan, they are looking fantastic.

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  2. Lynne (Lily's Quilts)November 27, 2011 at 11:50 PM

    The details on this pillow are just wonderful, the zip, the rivets, the lining, the denim overstitching. Wonderful

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  3. TejeNovember 28, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    Hi Dan! Your denim pillow is really good! I love jeans and those used jeans have so beautiful colours! Your design is wonderful with the quilting reminding jeans, lovely lining and the other details!

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  4. Birgit CaNovember 28, 2011 at 9:22 AM

    Incredible as always - and bonus now we know what we can do with all my boy's jeans with the holes in the knees!

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  5. Sew Create It - JaneNovember 28, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    These are fabulous. Having worked with denim before I'm really impressed with the complex shapes you've used and your attention to detail.
    The only thing about denim is the strange blue dust it leaves behind! :o)

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  6. Venus de HiloNovember 28, 2011 at 11:05 AM

    What fun! Denim delivers such wonderful colors, a great use for these patterns. LOVE the rivet details on the back, and that zipper is fabulous.

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  7. Catskill QuilterNovember 28, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Woo Hoo! Great pillow design and I love the details!

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  8. JaceyNovember 29, 2011 at 7:45 AM

    It's so cool to see denim being used in this way. Beautiful! I love the zipper detail, especially.

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  9. BendingPins.comNovember 29, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Sweet, I love it when fabric inspires a design. Very cool!

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  10. PauletteNovember 29, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    That is really cool, Dan. I love the feeling of movement in the front, as well as the details in the rivet and zipper pull.

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  11. MulticoloredPiecesNovember 30, 2011 at 1:33 AM

    Hi, Dan. Beautiful pillow--also liked the squiggle pillow. And your pear blossom quilt is lovely--very interesting use of fabrics.
    best from Tunisia,
    nadia

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  12. AnonymousDecember 2, 2011 at 1:37 AM

    An absolutely fabulous idea.
    They are super.

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  13. quirky granola girlDecember 15, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    i love how you take things to the next level. one curvy jeans pillow design just isn't enough to get it out of your system. seriously amazing.

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  14. Danih03September 28, 2012 at 9:22 PM

    Hi! Just found your blog while parusing blogs via completely couchy. Found that one two. Love your F block! It was pure genius! These pillows are too. I love the look of thick jeans thread. Especially on bag.It makes it look so professional. But my machine sounds like it's taking a beating when I use it:S

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