A few weeks ago I was browsing Flickr and Google and came across a pattern called the String X Quilt. You can find it
here, but browse the site, there are heaps of scrappy quilt patterns to choose from. .
It took me about 2 hours to cut all my green fabrics into strips, and another 5 hours to sew the foundation pieces, you sew and flip, sew and flip, sew and flip... and each piece has to be ironed in between the sewing and flipping, so I set the ironing board up next to my desk and just sewed and flipped then ironed, I have been working on this for the past 3 weeks.
Single bed size, I have made 48 strips, each each strip is 4.5" x 10", after the sewing and flipping you trim to size then cut a triangle end. Sew on some white triangles and square up and then you have your block. 4 smaller blocks join together to make on Strip X block.
I have used green fabrics entirely from my stash and a few from
Helen's and
AJ's and
Emma's (thanks girls!) Plan is for an all over close stipple so it scrunches up nicley using a warm cotton wool blend wadding.
I hope to complete the top this weekend, fingers crossed!
It took me about 2 hours to cut all my green fabrics into strips, and another 5 hours to sew the foundation pieces, you sew and flip, sew and flip, sew and flip... and each piece has to be ironed in between the sewing and flipping, so I set the ironing board up next to my desk and just sewed and flipped then ironed, I have been working on this for the past 3 weeks. 
Single bed size, I have made 48 strips, each each strip is 4.5" x 10", after the sewing and flipping you trim to size then cut a triangle end. Sew on some white triangles and square up and then you have your block. 4 smaller blocks join together to make on Strip X block. 
I have used green fabrics entirely from my stash and a few from Helen's and AJ's and Emma's (thanks girls!) Plan is for an all over close stipple so it scrunches up nicley using a warm cotton wool blend wadding. 
I hope to complete the top this weekend, fingers crossed! 
4 comments:
Looking good Adds!! Love the greens!
Love the greens, they look great
It's come up really well! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished quilt. Have you done much stippling before?
I love string quilts - this is an effective design and looks great in green!
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