I started it a couple of weeks ago, and it's finally finished - to the extent that I am finishing it. I'm not putting a backing on it, because I plan to use it outside on the grass or at the beach and decided that if it's just going to get grass-stained and dirty, what's the point of putting any type of backing on it? The frayed-jean look works for me!
I still have quite a few pairs of jeans left, so I'm going to make one more for sure, but a smaller one that does have a backing on it so that I can put it on the floor inside and put the baby on it. Small so that I can carry it with me wherever we go. Hopefully it won't be too awkward to lug around.
Two broken jean needles later (one of which broke as I was working on the last inch of the hem), here are some pictures of the finished product:
My next project is a quilt made out of old Chip & Pepper t-shirts...They're pretty ugly as shirts, and nobody wears them anymore (though I bet Ryan does when I'm not at home...) and it would be a shame to throw them out (who doesn't love flourescent tie-dye??), so I figured that I could make another type of quilt/blanket. Wish me luck! I hope my mom doesn't want her sewing machine back anytime soon...
Oh, and I'm planning on making my own cloth baby wipes too...I can't wait!
