"Faded Denim Jacket" by Cindy Wiens was inspired by the acoustical tiles on the ceiling of her church.

Since her father was a minister, Cindy spent much of her time listening to sermons in church. During a sermon being delivered by the pastor of her current church, Cindy happened to look up at the acoustical tiles on the ceiling of the building. Noticing that they were square-shaped and had three different values, a light, medium, and a dark, Cindy took a picture of it to use as inspiration for her quilt Faded Denim Jacket. Using that photo, she sketched the design of the quilt onto a church bulletin she had near her to flesh out the whole concept. It was quilted by Darby Myers.