Blanket from denim scraps with your own hands. Master class

Denim items are universal because they remain durable after prolonged wear. If the model has become unfashionable, it should not be thrown away immediately. It is enough to put in a little effort and patience, sewing a blanket from fabric scraps. An exclusive product turns out to be quite creative and practical. Fabric scraps can be used to perform various textile trims or clothing edging.

Bedspread patterns from old jeans

A blanket made of denim scraps can be created using the patchwork technique, which is difficult not in execution, but in multi-layering. It is permissible to sew a bedspread without adding round-shaped details of different shades inside, since this will not affect the beauty of the final product.

The style of the fabric will be changed by the material selected for the back inserts.

There are several models of blankets:

• "On the grid." A very simple and unusual model is obtained by precisely distributing square fragments with a bright grid. Its shade can be light, colored, bluish and black. Thanks to these color shades, the type of canvas is determined.
• Brutal. A bedspread made of squares looks rough but original. A piece of light thread tied in a knot in the middle of each square, which can be purchased in sewing accessories departments, will help decorate the blanket.
• Massive. Star-shaped ornaments on a brown velvet or leather base are suitable for creating a dark and large headboard.
• Wicker. Woven fabrics made from denim look very romantic and cute.

• Country style. Denim combined with printed squares in other colors adds a rustic feel to the room.
• Romantic. Light or bluish-colored shirting goes well with rough jeans. Such a tandem, tied with lace along the perimeter, will make the final product optimal in terms of color shade.
• With 3D effect. A 3D canvas can be created by spending a little time on sketches, selecting the shade of the material and placing fragments from dark to light colors.
• Stylish. A rather fashionable model can be made by a composition of materials with light palettes, with a “letter” print or silky products.

Patchwork Sewing Techniques

It is recommended to make a blanket from denim scraps yourself only after training on light types of fabric.

To do this, you will need to sew a blanket from square-shaped scraps of different shades, joining them together with a machine stitch. The front part is made of scraps, and the back part consists of a lining of one large piece of fabric.

You can use unnecessary curtains, tablecloths or bed linen. Despite the great variety, the most popular stitching methods can be identified: squares, watercolors, stripes or patchwork.

In stripes

Sewing with stripes is the simplest and allows you to make a bedspread with an ornament or pattern in a short time.

It is possible to sew the fabric, forming it from scraps, according to the following instructions:

1. Sew the patches back to back in a strip. Leave the remaining seam up to 1.5 cm wide on the front area.
2. Form strips – 10, 15, 20 pcs. according to the parameters.
3. Sew the strips together and stitch the lining to the bottom.
4. On the front section, make a fringe on the seams using scissors.

To make a seam with fringe, the fabric material will need to be cut lengthwise, moving away from the seam by 5 mm. The transverse threads are pulled out with a brush or by hand, and then the edges of the fringe are fluffed up. In the case of making a fabric without fringe, the blanks are sewn in strips so that the seams are hidden from the inside.

There is also another method of sewing with stripes, which involves making a pattern. The stripes of material look unusual in the form of logs, zigzags, diamonds, and fir trees. First, a sketch is prepared, according to which the stripes are created, and a blanket is made from them according to the intended pattern.

Patchwork

Quite often, when interacting with textile materials, handicraft masters turn to the patchwork technique, since a blanket based on rounded parts can be made from old jeans. This may require up to 5 pairs of trousers, a CD, and a set of sewing tools.

The master class on making a patchwork canvas is described below:

• Once the material is prepared, use a CD and pencil to draw circles on the back of the fabric.
• Draw an odd number of fragments along the contours and display a geometric figure in each.

• Along the folds, baste all the pieces together so that the stitching is even.
• Sew all the marked seams, steam or iron the circle allowances.
• Sew the seam allowances with a zigzag stitch to the inside of the rounded patches, stitch the fabric, edge it or sew on the lining.

To create a bright product, you can place multi-colored square-shaped scraps of any fabric or insulating material into the circles before zigzag stitching. The design is based on piling up a large number of denim details, the edges of which are stitched and then decorated.

If you don't have a lot of jeans, you can use any denim items or alternately use scraps with inserts and other material. The thinner the material, the easier it is to process and create stitches.

Watercolor

The originality of this technique is based on the fact that the fusion of denim bases is based on their unification in an established sequence, taking into account the color range of the material.

Initially, the blanket is made from light-colored material, placing them in the central part, and squares of dark shades are added closer to the ends. You can also do it the other way around - dark middle, light ends.

The features of sewing a blanket are described in the following steps:

1. Select the patchwork pieces in such a way that their colors smoothly intersect with each other.
2. Alternation from light to dark and vice versa can be done to the center or in a spiral.
3. The most important task is to create a visual effect when applying a color palette.

This work requires a lot of time and patience, since the technique is complex in terms of selecting a color shade from a certain number of patches. The result will be a blanket that looks original with furniture upholstery, and the skills of watercolor stitching will also improve.

Fast squares

The square stitching method is suitable for less experienced craftsmen. It is necessary to master the design of three-color squares from several pairs of trousers of different shades.

Also, 2 rectangular flaps are cut out of 2 different materials and stitched along the entire length. The resulting seams on the reverse side are smoothed out and steamed. The third blank is made from fabric material of another color range in the form of a rectangle identical to the width of the strip of 1 and 2 geometric figures.

All prepared materials are sewn together with the outer areas to form a sleeve. Three-color squares can be cut out of the resulting product, and blocks can be used to sew the blanket.

Patchwork products have always been in great demand, especially today at the peak of popularity of handmade items. This textile will help to decorate absolutely any room. Despite all the difficulties of sewing, the finished product will be very unusual and exclusive.

Necessary tools

A blanket made of denim scraps is a great solution for the home, which can be made by hand. To create one piece, you will need several pairs of jeans or other denim clothing. Since the items are worn, they must be washed and dried.

When making a large blanket, you will need a lot of denim clothing, which should be of the same composition and density. When using cotton inserts, it is recommended to cut the required number of fabric strips before sewing, leaving allowances for stitching.

It is also acceptable to check the cutting by laying out the pieces according to the drawing and viewing the overall image of the fabric. A preliminary view is required to determine how many pieces are missing.

To work, you need to prepare the following tools:

What you will need	Nuances
Old denim clothes	Frayed and yellowed fabric is not suitable for sewing, so it must be cut off. The material can be different in texture and shade, which will make the canvas more original. Since denim fabric is characterized by high durability, the blanket can be taken on a hike in the mountains, to the country, or used to decorate your home interior.
Lining fabric	The back of the blanket should be warm, wear-resistant and soft. For this, it is advisable to choose a natural lining fabric, because it will be in contact with the skin. Wool is suitable for these purposes, but it is quite expensive. It can be replaced with special cotton wool or regular but high-quality synthetic padding.
Sewing machine	Since denim is quite strong, it is essential to purchase special feet that allow you to beautifully create a patterned line. If you have no experience with a sewing machine, it is advisable to initially practice on any unnecessary materials.
Threads and a needle	To work with denim, the needles must be strong enough, so when choosing a tool, it is advisable to consult with the seller. The shade of the threads should match the color of the material. To create an original product, you can use threads that will differ in shade.

The following serve as auxiliary tools:

• auxiliary materials and accessories for decorating;
• ruler with a centimeter;
• manicure and tailor's scissors;
• stencil;
• laundry soap, a thin piece of chalk, a pen or pencil.

Open

You can sew a blanket from denim scraps using various cutting patterns. The result will be a product of different parameters, design and shape. To speed up the work, you will need to prepare the blanks in advance. Their number and type directly depend on the style of the bedspread.

The following options are available for cutting out bedspreads:

• square and fringed in patchwork technique, from 350 elements with parameters 15x15 cm;
• from 252 square fragments with parameters 12x12 cm;
• from square elements 12x12 cm and 120 strips 2.5x12, 2.5x14.5, 2x14.5, 2x16.5 cm.
• from areas with motifs, using 20x20 cm squares of 2 color shades.

It is permissible to come up with a model yourself or use ready-made ideas. This type of handicraft refers to the creative technique of handwork. Canvases with a mosaic layout of denim patches with fluffy fringe look impressive.

Sewing instructions

Making a denim blanket from old fabric is considered to be a very painstaking job. In order for the end result not to disappoint, it is necessary to adhere to a certain sequence of actions.

Cutting out patchwork pieces

A blanket made of denim scraps can be sewn quickly if you use a prepared stencil measuring 17x17. It will allow you to cut out the fabric fragments more evenly.

To do this, you need to do the following:

1. Apply the stencil to the fabric.
2. Using a pen, chalk or laundry soap, trace the pattern onto the material.
3. Cut out the patch along the marked outline using sharp scissors.

When applying the pattern to the denim fabric, it is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the first side of the figure corresponds to the movement of the grain line, the second - to the transverse one. If this action is not performed, the blanket may tear after washing.

It is recommended to mark the areas to be ground.

You will need to perform the following manipulations:

1. Place the corner stencil on the corner of each piece of fabric on the front side.
2. Insert a square blank with smaller parameters into the corner stencil.
3. Remove the corner, outline the geometric figure on light fabric with a pencil, on dark fabric with soap.

Assembling the bedspread

Since it is very difficult to immediately distribute a large number of old denim items by shade, it is recommended to place the image of the future bedspread on the floor surface. It is advisable to number all the squares so as not to make a mistake in their order during subsequent manipulations.

Given the number of squares of all shades, you can simulate the blanket pattern on the computer. Then you can lay it out according to the given scheme.

Stitching the parts together

Once the blanket assembly is complete, you can move on to the stage of stitching the parts together.

To do this, you need to do the following:

• To obtain patchwork stripes, first design the first row, then all the others.
• When oriented to the outline of the element, fold, baste with threads and stitch.

• Carefully steam the prepared parts and straighten the ends of the squares in different directions.
• Sew adjacent strips together.

Finishing of the finished canvas

To finish the resulting fabric, it is recommended to follow the following sewing instructions:

• Use a sewing machine to make a zigzag or straight stitch along the stitching lines of the patches.
• Step back 1 cm from the edge and use a sewing machine to sew along each side of the sewn fabric.

• Relative to the side, remove the grain lines and leave the transverse ones, or vice versa, fanning out the ends of the squares that protrude.
• Decorate the entire perimeter of the bedspread with fringe.

Features and rules of sewing

Features and rules for sewing bedspreads from old denim materials:

• When sewing denim material, it is essential to use thick and strong needles;
• if there are damaged elements on the material, they must be cut off;
• It is recommended to carefully rip out the back pockets so that they can be used to decorate the sewn model;

• there is no need to completely wash and iron old denim material, you can initially cut off the necessary elements and carry out these actions on them;
• Since very old denim fabric can fall apart during the work stage, it is recommended to sew it in larger pieces;
• It is allowed to use a combination of fabrics of different shades, but the density of each material must be the same;
• The parts of the trousers that are frayed are not suitable for use, so they should be cut off and thrown away.

Old jeans are an inexhaustible source of creativity. Experienced craftsmen can make original blankets from scraps of fabric using complex sewing techniques.

Experimenting with finishing, texture and geometric shapes, you can make a beautiful patchwork model that will add charm to the interior.

Video about making

Blanket made from denim scraps: