I finished a quilt today and this one is a bit larger than the size I normally make for string quilts.
I began by making 7 1/2″ string blocks then paired them with either a red, white, or blue square – drew a diagonal line on the solid fabric and stitched on both sides of the line. Cut in half and you have a pair of half square triangles. Those were trimmed to 6 1/2″.
I made a similar quilt with upcycled men’s plaid shirts a couple of years ago. I love the quilt and display it in our living room. For that reason, I was fairly certain I’d like this string version too.
I have a couple more string quilts I want to make next, well actually three of them. 🙂 Each one will either be inspired by, or a deliberate effort to replicate one, I’d seen on Mary’s Heartstrings Quilt Project website. All three of them go back several years so it’s time to stop procrastinating and just do it!
On Thursday I went to Hobby Lobby to check out the fabric sale. I’d looked online as the kids prints first so I’d have an idea of what to look for. I bought a few of the ones I’d seen online and at 12 yards for only $60 I was happy I went.
I plan to take a break one day a week an work on a baby or children’s quilt. They’re usually pretty quick and always fun to make. I’m saving up ideas too on how to use up the scraps I’ll be generating from those.
The pixelation pattern in the middle of the bottom is the only one in this set I haven’t made so I may just start making some 9 patch blocks as leaders/enders while I’m working on other things. Note: the quilt above the Pixilation pattern is not mine. I didn’t take a photo of the one I’d made. I probably saved this photo from Pinterest to my ideas file. I’ll have to be sure to snap a picture of the next time I make it!
Time to Quilt 