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| Green scrap assortment |
I had a small bag of green strings. I picked up more green strings at my Mavens sew day at the beginning of the month. I prewashed the pieces to ensure that they don't leave behind any surprises for me at the end of the project. I'm glad I picked up more scraps. The plastic bag contained a lot of the same fabric and some strings that were "filed" incorrectly. There were teal scraps in the green bag!
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| Starting the piecing |
My friend, Wendy, is moving. She gifted me some black and gray chunks of fabric to add to the strings. She is moving about half an hour from me which is only a ten minute longer drive than I have now. I miss her already!
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| First block |
This might be a project that I carry into next year or maybe I'll have enough --whether that is enough blocks or experiencing the journey--by the end the year. Time will tell. My thought is to make seven blocks which is 28 rectangles.
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| Three green blocks in a vertical orientation |
In one sewing session I pieced three blocks and had a fourth mostly pieced.
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| Three green blocks in a horizontal orientation |
Hm m m . . .What if I flipped the blocks? Would the horizontal orientation be more interesting to the eye? Gertie, my inner squirrel, and I plan to play with layouts.
Regarding the strings, I attempt to use the fabric strips as they will fill the space. I keep the small bits visible so I can incorporate those into the next rectangles. Using as I go, helps me not end up with a pile of small bits. String piecing is messy; yet, I enjoy the magic that happens when sewing the rectangles together. This project is especially messy because I have gray and black strings in the mix along with the color of the month strips.
10 comments:
Your string blocks are going to be great in every color, Terry! I like the gray strings on the outside of each color. So nice that your friend gave you some new grays and blacks for these blocks, too. Variety makes scrappy quilts fun!
Those green with gray are so pretty! I got back to my colorful strings yesterday and hope to work more on it this weekend, to many things happening that doesn't leave much time for sewing!
what great string blocks - I love the diamond shape! and the greys look so great with the greens
What a sweet friend to share the fabric. All the colors look nice together. Can't wait to see what you and Gertie come up with for a layout. :)
Your diamonds are so pretty in green and grey. Love the messy cutting board photo. It shows creativity at its best. Enjoy! ;^)
The black and grey strings look great with the green strings. I never think of mixing in those colors like that.
I love these so much & keep enjoying every photo of them. I vote for the horizontal layout. It's quite striking! Go, Gertie!
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So smart to wash the scraps…bleeding is not a nice surprise. I got a chuckle out of the “filed” incorrectly statement. Sometimes I wonder what the lighting was when I was filing, lol.
Your string blocks arranged like this look so very clever, Terry. I love how you are playing around with them, enjoying the process as it were. Happy Stitching!
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