First pictures of the original denim from 6 pair of old jeans.

My series of experiments: tie dye, straight bleach, bleach pen and soft scrub. Using bleach requires a lot of rinsing after ward. I decided to use it on the heaviest denim because bleach weakens the fabric.

Tie dying with bleach



Tie-dyed with Rit dye


Design with gel bleach pen

The fabric before

After

Looks like a lot more fabric in the end.
On to designing the quilt.