I started this quilt over 11 years ago when I bought my first home, before I got married. I got really frustrated because some of the denim is stretch denim and I couldn't get it to line up right. Each row was a different length, so I set it aside. I was going through a box and found this and decided I would shorten blocks as needed to make it work just so I could get it done and over with, lol! Its from clothes my girls wore growing up and the batting is from an old king size mattress cover that I added pieces to to fit the quilt. The yarn for tieing, the thread I stiched it together with and the binding are the only parts not recyled. Its quiet heavy! My husbands loves it, both the colors and how heavy it is, so its going in our motor-home for when we travel.

A wonderful piece of work. Well done.

I am sure it feels good to have it done, nice work.

Love the different shades. Good job completed

This is a wonderful quilt for your travels. When I've done quilts from clothes I use iron on interfacing as a stabilizer for the fabric so the fabrics don't stretch. Makes life a little easier when putting it together but would make it tuff if you are going to hand embroidery your states on there. Yours turned out fantastic and love the tie look for this. It's sure to get alot of use during your travels.

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You! I've been thinking about using some sort of stablizer if I use stretchy material in the future. Great idea!

It turned out great! Sometimes we just have to set things aside and clear our head before tackling it again. I have one now that I have picked up again to revamp what I started with.

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You!

excellent your hubby has good taste hugs carolyn

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thanks Caroyln!

Great job! I sometimes set things aside to if it's not going right and forget about it until it desides it's time to get me done!
You'll enjoy using now you have it done and have a place for it!

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You!

much beautiful!

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You

Great job!

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You!

very nice looking and just great for your hubby....

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You!

Great job, no one would ever know you had any problems with it.

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank you! Thats what my hubby said too. He couldn't find it until I pointed out where the problems where. He said we are always our own worst critic, lol!

Thank you for sharing such a nice work

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You!

Very nice job - glad you finished it and you will have a place for it to be used.

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Yes, maybe I'll have to hand embroidery each state we visit and the month and year on it too.

I love it too.

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thanks!

Yea! Another UFO Finished. Perseverance paid of. It looks great.

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thanks!

I love this Great job!!!!

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You!

very nice, think I might make one....

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank You!

great job... men always love heavy quilts..

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by sewdoctor 31 Jul 2011

yeah, wonder why?

by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thanks. sewdoctor, my husband snuggles up to me in the winter to get warm, he calls me his little personal heater. In the summer he says he can feel the heat radiate from me and tells me to stay away, lol! Must be a femal thing, I havew to hang my foot out from under the covers or I get overheated in the winter.

Love to recycle it is great

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thanks

You did beautiful work

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by sewfrenzie 31 Jul 2011

Thank you