This bed size denim Church window quilt by Lo & Behold Stitchery is the biggest quilt I've made so far!
The story behind this quilt is that for years, every time a pair of jeans got worn out (mostly my husband's, and to a lesser extent, my son's), we'd add it to a pile, and my husband's ask was for a denim quilt. He was envisioning a more simple quilt, and yet, I'm extra. So I chose a more involved (and in my opinion, dramatic) pattern. Although it took me probably 4 or 5 years of working on the quilt on and off, I finally finished and we used the quilt on our bed this past winter.
I started making this quilt when we had a queen size bed and we've since changed to a king size. Had I known that when I started the quilt, I might have added another column to the quilt, since right now, it is the exact width of a king size bed. Regardless, I'm pleased with how it turned out!
Size:
Fabric:
- Blue denim from old jeans that we saved over the years
- White bull denim from Online Fabric Store
- Wideback flannel from Joann
Notes:
- I had the long-arm quilting done at Mad B's Quilt and Sew, and went with a woodgrain pattern that they recommended, as well as bamboo batting.
- Since some of the denim was stretch denim, I starched every piece of denim before cutting out the pieces for the top. It was a lot of work, but I think it helped the long-arm quilting process because the lady who did the quilting came out when I picked up the quilt and commented that it quilted nicely though stretch denim was involved.
