I've been saving old jeans for a while now. These are pants that no longer fit or have multiple holes from age (some are 10+ years old). Snickers (pictured above) loves jean material, and I have been meaning to make her a bed out of the old jeans for a while now. She really likes it. :)
Materials & Supplies
- old jeans (I used 4 pair)
- scissors
- sewing machine
Step 1: Cut jeans into rectangular pieces while keeping most of the seams intact. This doesn't have to be perfect, and they don't need to be all the same size. Just close.
I ended up with 12 rectangular pieces.
Twix doesn't like jean material as much as Snickers, but she always helps me in the craft room. |
Step 2: Start sandwiching pieces (right side together) and sewing along one side. I alternated which direction I positioned the jean seams: parallel or perpendicular.
I ended up with 6 - 2 piece blocks.
Step 3: Stitch three of the 2 piece blocks together to make a 2x6 block. Repeat with the other three 2 piece blocks.
Step 4: Lay both 2x6's on top of one another and trim edges even.
Step 5: With right sides together, sew around the outside of your pillow leaving a good size opening for inverting/stuffing. Be sure to trim your corners.
Step 6: Invert and stuff with jean scraps!
Step 7: Hand stitch the opening closed. Done!
I hope your baby loves it as much as mine does. :)
Happy New Year!
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