50+ FREE Denim Projects

**Please scroll down the page for the links to the free patterns**

Recycle your old jeans with this collection of over fifty free denim and jeans diy projects, patterns, and sewing tutorials gathered from all over the web!

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**Please scroll down the page for the links to the free patterns**

Here you'll find a fun variety of denim sewing projects from purses and bags, to decorative pillows, to wall organizers, aprons, plush toys, and more!

And what's great about denim is that it's a sturdy, durable fabric. Which means that even denim that's old and worn can still be upcycled into something useful. Plus, with wear and fading, denim can often look even better with age. Plus, by recycling your denim, you'll be able to feel good about your old jeans not ending up in a landfill.

But because denim is such a thick, heavy fabric, it can also be a bit tricky to sew. Therefore, you may find the following tips helpful: Make sure to use sharp scissors or a sharp rotary cutter when cutting your denim. And you may want to cut your denim in a single layer instead of doubling it to make cutting even easier. When sewing your denim, use a thick denim or jeans needle in your sewing machine, which will be able to sew through thick layers of denim easily and without breaking. And for sewing over extra bulky seams, you may want to use a “jean-a-ma-jig” or “hump-jumper.” And to reduce bulk in your seams after sewing, press them open instead of to one side. And trim your seams to cut down on bulk. And since denim ravels easily, finish the raw edges your seams with a zigzag stitch or overcast them with a serger. Or, you can encase your seams within a flat-felled seam. And when pressing denim, use a high heat setting and lots of steam.

To add more depth and interest to your project and for a muli-colored look, sew different shades of denim together in patchwork fashion. And you can keep the look of your jeans intact (preserving the pockets, belt loops, etc.) or you can cut up your denim and use it strictly as fabric.

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