I made a lot of progress on the string quilt this week!
So when I started making this quilt, I was new to string blocks. I did use phonebook pages as foundation pieces. I think I messed up when I removed all of the paper before I sashed the blocks. This made them quite wonky. You can see that the blue lines do not match up at corners. Two of the rows are too short, so I added a piece of blue sashing. One of the rows is too long; I just trimmed it straight... What a mess. But it's still quaint. I just kept on sewing and using this as a learning experience. Next time I won't remove the papers until the blocks are sashed!
I'm linking up at Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework for Oh Scrap!
9 comments:
The wonkiness of the quilt just adds to the character of the quilt, perfect for this scrappy quilt. Happy stitching!
It is a string quilt, it has rights to be wonky. More important, it is finished. I also learned the hard way about removing papers before blocks sewn. Great scrappy.
Even in its wonkiness, I do like the double colored sashing.
String quilts are awesome! And your string blocks have so much movement. The blue sashing is the perfect color.
It's a really cute quilt top, Kathy. You USED some scraps, you learned some things, and it will still keep someone warm (and that's the whole point of a quilt this size!!)
I think this is a beautiful quilt! You could just say you laid it out that way on purpose - a design choice! When I made my most recent string quilt, I stay-stitched all around each block after I took the papers out. I think that might have helped keep those edges under control.
Cute.
I love this quilt. It is full of vintage charm. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
Honestly, before I started reading I though you had done that deliberately. I think it's pretty and cool and looks improv. I'm serious! Just go with that. lol
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