Another semi – finish seems to have been a long time
coming, but fear not I have every intention of adding some more to this blog in
the next few months. This is ‘String Quartet’, a quilt heavily inspired by Jacquie
Gering’s class sample for her latest Craftsy class, Next Steps with your
Walking Foot shown here
on her blog.
I made it from 25 inch finished blocks, putting the paper
foundation together using greaseproof kitchen paper (cheap, very cheap and
transparent – a huge bonus) with everyday masking tape, then laying it over my
cutting mat and using the grid to keep it square to cut the foundations. The masking
tape didn’t cause any problems when it came to sewing over it and removing the
paper to finish and in the end it all went together really well.
It was never my intention to match the diagonal seams and
in hindsight it might have been better to have that be more obvious rather than
have it look like it was missed. All up I was really pleased with it and it’s
been a great way to use some of my stash that’s been hanging around for a while
(understatement ;-) ).
Linking up to WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced,
Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation and Fabric Frenzy Friday at
Fort Worth Fabrics.
Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for ways to use up my ever-growing stash hehehe
I love string blocks and I came over to see this because it is very much like the pillow cover I made and shared this week on my blog. Mine was inspired by Maureen Cracknell's Craftsy class. And I agree with you about making the "mismatched-ness" more obvious. Mine has the same effect. I love yours - all that color and scrappiness! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful! I love the bright colors.
ReplyDeleteThis is bright and fun! I must give this a try...it is outside of my box and would be a great way to stretch myself!
ReplyDeleteThis is bright and fun! I must give this a try...it is outside of my box and would be a great way to stretch myself!
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