I always think it's funny how I rarely have one quilt top finished at a time. Usually, there's a rush, and I finish two or more all at once, or close to one another.
This flimsy is my third in a week. It's been my leader and ender for a long time. Finally, I grew tired of sorting through the strings and trying to keep them tidy, so I decided I had enough to at least lay out and see where I was. When I laid out the block quarters, I discovered I only needed 3 more to make a 3x4 layout, so I made 3 more and... here we are!
This design is adapted from Bonnie Hunter and her Scraps and Shirttails book. My blocks are slightly larger, partly because I don't read directions well, and I'll be skipping the border. It's going to be a donation quilt (to where, I don't know yet. Any suggestions?). The planned backing is a rather boring brown because I didn't have anything else that wouldn't look odd with the very scrappy front. Besides, it's more masculine than most of my quilts, and brown diamonds will follow well.
Halloween costumes and a few orders for my shop come first, then I'll be basting and quilting!
from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.
This flimsy is my third in a week. It's been my leader and ender for a long time. Finally, I grew tired of sorting through the strings and trying to keep them tidy, so I decided I had enough to at least lay out and see where I was. When I laid out the block quarters, I discovered I only needed 3 more to make a 3x4 layout, so I made 3 more and... here we are!
This design is adapted from Bonnie Hunter and her Scraps and Shirttails book. My blocks are slightly larger, partly because I don't read directions well, and I'll be skipping the border. It's going to be a donation quilt (to where, I don't know yet. Any suggestions?). The planned backing is a rather boring brown because I didn't have anything else that wouldn't look odd with the very scrappy front. Besides, it's more masculine than most of my quilts, and brown diamonds will follow well.
Halloween costumes and a few orders for my shop come first, then I'll be basting and quilting!
from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.
2 comments:
This is beautiful! I always admire string quilts, but I don't make them often. I love Bonnie Hunter's pattern/scrap ideas, too. Great work!
This turned out great...I have lots of light scraps. Would love to do something great with them...
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