Monday, February 25, 2019

February Stringalong report


I finished my first string project of the year last month, and already had a new one in mind!  This new book by Mary Etherington and Connie Tesene was published a few weeks ago, and I couldn't wait to receive my copy.   

 There are several nice quilts in the book that I'm looking forward to making, but the one that I jumped into immediately is called 'Dashed Dreams'. 

No shortage of 1800s-style scraps and leftovers here at my house, so I'm on my way sewing strings into strips.  I roughly sorted a jumble of strings into short-medium-long groups, and I'm sewing my way through the longest ones first, to create the widest sections.  Then I can recycle the cut-offs into narrower sections. 

 I'll be making my sections a bit wider and longer than those in the book's instructions, so my quilt will be somewhat larger that that one, with no particular goal other than 'use up string scraps.'  At this point it's just a background activity, filling odd bits of sewing time. 

  This is a fun and easy project, and I'll have a nice scrappy lap quilt soon!  Enjoy more string inspiration at
HUMBLE QUILTS 

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4 comments:

Quiltsmiles said...

Great start Jeanne. This book intrigues me too but I love to look at books before I purchase them. I'm a friendly stalker from Northern NY and I enjoy your creations and posts and wanted you to know you're an inspiration.

Jane

Vivian said...

Ooh, yes, I saw that runner when they previewed the book on their blog and it's one I'd like to do too. This will be a fun project for you!

Lori said...

That is a super cute quilt and looks like so much fun to make!! I want to do one too!!!

Kathy S. said...

Such a simple, yet elegant quilt. It really dresses up that dresser! I LOVE strings too. :) They always make me happy.