Friday 4 April 2014

Friday Finish: Scrappy Strings


This quilt has been a bit of an obsession for me.  Way back in September I made four blocks when I was having a crappy day and absolutely loved them.  I love the process and the effect of the finished blocks.  But then I was hit with a pile of obligation/deadline sewing.  But I thought about those blocks often and yearned to make more.

In January , I got back to them but was thwarted by a lack of prepared strings.  In March, when I started sorting and cutting my scraps this quilt shuffled it's way to the top of the pile.  Once I started, I just couldn't stop.


I absolutely LOVE this quilt.  I wish that it was staying in my home.  But it makes me very happy to be giving a quilt I love so much to a person I love that much.  I met my neighbour Charlotte a few days after we closed on our house and we just connected.  Sometimes you just know from the first meeting that someone will play a large role in your life and that's what it was.

My original goal was to make it 72" square so she could snuggle under it with her three boys.  But I ran out of strings and wanted to finish it and gift it to her more than I wanted to get stuck on a size.  So it finishes at 60" x 66" which is still a good snuggle size.  Each block is 6 1/2" square (unfinished).  I followed Maureen's QAYG tutorial, using batting as my foundation.  I cut the batting 7" square as it stretched some during piecing and squared it up at the end.


It's my first quilt backed with Ikea's Britten which may not have been the best choice.  You can see the seam allowances through the back as it's quilt thin.  But, I'm not dwelling :)  I quilted diagonal lines through the white centers in both directions and bound it with a scrappy binding.

It's in the wash as I write this and will head off to it's new home tomorrow.

Linking up with Amanda Jean! (So happy she is back from her online hiatus!!)

10 comments:

  1. Love, love love it! I so want to make a string quilt. Maybe some day, I'll take a season off from craft fair sewing and do a larger project like this. It's beautiful-lucky friend that you have. My besty neighbor just gets stuck with me asking for eggs.

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  2. love this -- I am reconsidering my strings project now.

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  3. Alright already, I will make one! You are so pushy!
    Just lovely Leigh Anne

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  4. Love,love,love it!! I love how scrappy it is:) What an awesome neighbor gift!

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  5. I am loving this quilt. I ahve always liked string quilts, and i think you can get away with using some uglies, but in your case, there are no uglies at all. This quilt sings!

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  6. Gorgeous quilt .....I just love scrappy! Thanks for sharing. Marie (mlismore@optusnet.com.au)

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  7. Yay! What a bright happy quilt. I 'm glad that you were able to complete a project that you loved and able to see it go to someone who will love it and think of you when she uses it.

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  8. What an awesome quilt....and thanks for sharing!

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  9. it turned out so beautifully! I'm sure the recipient will love it so much.

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  10. Is this the same one you were working on at the MMQG Sew In? You're a string block makin' machine! :)

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