I tried a new-to-me quilting technique.
I loved it. It was quick and easy.
I have a container I keep bright scrap strips of fabric.
I had no idea what I was going to do with them but I couldn't throw them away!
I had seen what's called string quilting. It sounded easy but just never took the time to try it.
A few months ago I saw a post on a blog using this technique that piqued my interest.
The blogger's quilt sparked an idea and this quilt was started.
The idea behind string quilting is to take phone book paper, or similar paper, and sew strips of "strings" to it. This keeps the fabric from running amuck and getting distorted. When you finish sewing all your strips you trim it to the size you need and remove the paper.
Here is the back side after sewing the strings.
It's so much fun!
Simple and mindless sewing.
Don't have to match anything, just grab another string!
The pile on the left was trimmed to 3" wide.
After I trimmed them I sewed them into long strips.
Then I cut them the lengths I needed for my quilt.
I added borders in between the string strips to calm down the madness.
It's kind of like an eye spy quilt.
There's everything in there from chickens and dragonflies to anchors and clocks.
I went with simple walking foot waves for the quilting.
(Pre-wash non-crinkle photo.)
Post wash crinkle photo.
I forgot to measure this before I dropped it off at a local charity.
I know it was slightly smaller than my original design due to a larger seam allowance (oops).
So I'll give an approximate size.
quilt #45
40" x 55"
machine pieced & quilted
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