These are the two blocks that make up the quilt after the string units are complete. I wanted to see how difficult they are to put together, since I’m pressing all seams open to reduce bulk. They’re a little fiddly, but fairly straightforward. I have all my units for the star block centers. Now I’m… Continue reading Xing string blocks
Tag: scrap quilts
Purple Pennies
As I was organizing some scraps the other day, I pulled out my purple 2½” strips and squares and selected 50 different ones from which to make two 25-patches. I’ve been working with crumbs and strings more lately (mostly organizing and pressing but a little sewing too, for Xing and Crumble Weave), and it was… Continue reading Purple Pennies
Found another project
I was working through my project box for Crumble Weave, and down underneath all of the strings and scraps for that project was another project I forgot I had started. I didn’t have a specific quilt design in mind when I started piecing together a bunch of crumbs and strings. I just wanted to sew… Continue reading Found another project
Scrappy test block
A couple of weeks ago, a quilter brought in to our weekly sewing group some of the quilts that she had been working on over the past few months. I didn’t catch the name of one of them, and neither did anyone else to my knowledge, but another quilter mocked up the block in her… Continue reading Scrappy test block
Leftovers quilted
One of my quilting groups had our monthly meeting Saturday, and everyone was able to make it. It was a great morning and afternoon, sharing a little food, some fabrics (and scraps!), and some miscellaneous items from my dear friend Sallie’s sewing collection. I think everyone was blessed in some way with something from her… Continue reading Leftovers quilted