This clue really proved the decision to go with a solid for both my neutral and coral was the right one ( for me at least). The coral I picked has no right side, so the diamond shape can be cut and flipped either way. Same with the neutral which is almost like a muslin. This means a big saving in cutting time and almost no thought required in sewing , just pick up a piece and sew it.
I do have to make sure I have an equal number of both but at the moment that isn’t an issue. I just put one through in one direction and the next in the other. And in between them, I put through a string piece. I have two projects that I am working on with strings. The first is another mystery quilt and that needs the neutral blocks at the top of the picture. Plus it needs another size going diagonally. I have been working on both
And in the strawberry box at the top of this picture are a whole bunch of shirt strings. I did some cutting of 2
.5 inch strips and these are the leftover from the sides . I am using them in a Spider Web quilt from Bonnie’s Free Patterns page. The hope was this would clear out a large amount of the shirts, some of which have been in my stash since I started using shirts several years ago now. However the Spider Web doesn’t seem to consume as much as I hoped and another string quilt out of shirts might be needed. String X maybe?
I’m not sure how many blocks I will do for this, Bonnie used a 5 X 7 setting which would be 140 of these. I have just been cutting strips of the pinkish fabric into the kite shape and sewing them up. When I finish a bunch, I cut more. There was a yard of the fabric when I started and I just want it gone. The colour didn’t work with any quilt I tried to use it in. Maybe today I can measure to see what is left and how many more I can get out of it.
So that was my weekend. We had a snowstorm outside and I just sat and sewed. I moved these projects to my bedroom machine which a recent rearrangement has placed in front of the window. So I can watch the snow come down and string away. Pure bliss.
Now to link up with Jo's String Challenge. I’m glad she threw this out there, it’s really given me a kick in the rear to get moving on these.
I have started the String Spiderweb and hope to start String X in the near future. I think the strings are like bunnies and seemingly reproduce overnight. . .Nell in Nebraska
ReplyDeleteI agree, they multiply faster than I can sew and Spiderweb only uses small snippets
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