I did finish this crocheted bed spread

a few months ago. Working on it was one of the ways I coped with the shut down. I used mostly yarn that had been given to me. I had no plan other than to use double crochet stitches and keep working until I had used up most of the free yarn or the spread was large enough to drape over my queen-size bed. I did have to buy a couple of new skeins of yarn when the spread got large because it would require an entire skein to make one row. I actually had yarn left over. As it turned out, the pillow shams in this photo were ones I already owned. It looks like I bought the shams to match the spread or designed the spread to match the shams, but I did neither. It was plainly random.  

This king-size quilt is finished. It weighs 12 pounds. I sent these photos to a friend and she says it is a work of art. The lady I am making it for says I am "an artist." It truly has turned out to be a one-of-a-kind work of art. I have entitled it "Work" because each piece of fabric came from a garment worn by someone who was going about a job that possibly involved lifting something heavy, driving a truck or tractor, using machinery, and maybe even dancing. I am happy the lady employed me to make this quilt. It was, at times, difficult to deal with due to the massive size. Denim is a heavy fabric to work with. As the quilt grew in size, so did the challenges of sewing it and even lifting it from room to room. The bed in these photos is queen-size. As you can see, it is way bigger than this bed. The customer has a king-size bed and plans to use a dust ruffle. I also made 2 pillow shams but forgot to photograph those. 

 

King-size quilt I have been working on for a

customer in Texas. It measures 88" x 96" and weighs

8 lbs. so far. I have to add the backing and I'll be done.

It has been fun but also difficult as the weight of this

quilt pulls on the needle making the seam uneven.

It is made from recycled blue jeans, shirts, dresses,

and bib overalls.