We’ve had frequent showers the past few days, but I did manage to get outside and take a photo of the string quilt I finished a couple of days ago.
I added some of my short strings, mostly kid bright print, to the pile of little solids left from the quilt I finished at the end of May.
It’s a contemporary take on an old favorite, the log cabin quilt block. This version was inspired by the pattern Stacked Logs from Quilted Sunshine.
My little drawers of strings are beginning to overflow so I need to spend a bit of time making a few quilts to get them back under control.
I keep my strings sorted by color in a little cart I purchased from Michaels. Well, I’ve actually expanded to two carts now. Not because I wanted to store more fabric, but I did want more separations so I could break out a few by type (patriotic, batik, bright kid, reproduction prints,low volume, etc) and also have a drawer for leftover binding to occasionally be able to make a scrappy binding.
My husband had an old street sign in the garage he’d found in the ditch while walking one morning. He loves up-cycling things and finding new uses for them. He riveted the sheet metal to the backs so they’re a lot more stable and don’t wobble when I wheel them around.
Thinking about some of the things he’s recycled, I can’t wait to share the turkey protest signs he made for his Thanksgiving yard decorations when he takes them out in a few months. They’re from abandoned political campaign yard signs he got tired of seeing at the corner of our street. 🙂
Time to Quilt 