I began piecing the big string half square triangles this week and I really like how it’s looking so far. I decided to go ahead and start laying them out as I pieced each one, in its orientation, so I could watch how it was coming together. And to make sure I liked it. I… Continue reading Big half square triangles
Tag: string quilts
Straight string blocks
Those triangle string units were my focus until I completed them on Saturday. And then I began working on the “straight” string blocks. I’ve made 19 of them, and that completes this step. Now that they are done, I’ll just need to cut the other half of the half square triangle blocks from a lilac/lavender… Continue reading Straight string blocks
Start of something new
A friend of mine made a quilt and donated it to our charity this year, and I loved the pattern she made. It uses strings in a couple of different ways, and I’m pretty sure she was inspired by another quilt she saw online, though I haven’t found one exactly like this in my searches.… Continue reading Start of something new
Sand Castles top pieced
I began webbing this quilt top together at the Piecemakers’ Sit n Sew last Friday, and I finished sewing the last seams and stay stitching around the outside of the quilt this week. I just love quilts like this which are what I call “planned scrappy” – it’s definitely made from mostly small scraps, but… Continue reading Sand Castles top pieced
Final piecing soon
I laid out the blocks on the floor and arranged and re-arranged them until I felt they were a good mix. The cats helped, of course, which caused me to have to re-arrange them multiple times. But I stacked my columns for webbing that should happen soon! I’ve been getting lots of practice with webbing… Continue reading Final piecing soon