Strings Blog Hop

Strings?

Did someone say strings?

You know I "LOVE" strings!

That chance to dump the junk, and really use up those little bits and pieces.

Thank you Carla, I'm in.

;-)

The first thing I did was grab my "String Fling" book from Bonnie Hunter.

I love spiral binding my books. It makes it so easy to flip pages around as you stitch,

without having to hold a book open.

This is "Zucherwatte".

"Cotton Candy" 

Pink isn't a color that I have a lot of on hand. 

With a house full of boys, there hasn't been much of a need.

LOL!

But there was just something about this quilt...

Bonnie has a way of using the strangest combinations of fabrics.

There is hardly a place where I could add black and white car fabric

 and pink leopard prints, and make it work.

LOL!!

It always amazes me when I stand back, and see everything blend together so well.

This is only the second time that I have tried scalloped boarders.

I couldn't be happier with the results. Lets just say, the last time was an epic fail!

"nuff said"

:-O

While I was on this "string" roll...

I decided it was time to get this guy quilted.

"Tulip Fields"

If you've visited the "MooseStash" much, you have likely seen it before.

I pieced the blocks many many moons ago,

 in a monthly "Bonnie Hunter" club at our local quilt shop.

Three years ago when I had my broken wrist,

 my quilt club girls talked me into putting the blocks together.

It was something I could  manage even with the cast on.

It was a sanity saver for me. 

Until I worked on this, I was at such a loss as to what to do with myself.

It really seemed only fitting to get it quilted, bound and done for this hop too.

There is just something about "Glide" thread.

💘

"SEW" thank you Carla for spurring me on, to not 1 but 2 fabulous finishes!

I don't want to "string" you along any longer,

(hahahaha)

so check out what my fellow bloggers have to share!

Monday, March 25th

Just Let Me Quilt

Kathy's Kwilts and More

Bumbleberry Stitches
QuiltFabrication

Seams to be Sew

DesertSky Quilting

Happy Cottage Quilter

quiltsbyjoanne

selina quilts

Homespun Hannah's Blog

Karrin's Crazy World

Tuesday, March 26th

MooseStash Quilting

keepsake moments

Just Sew Quilter

Vroomans Quilts

That Fabric Feeling

Quilted Delights

Life in Scrapatch

Patchouli Moon Studio

ShirleyC

Wednesday, March 27th

Stitchin at Home

Alycia Quilts

Websterquilt

Elizabeth Coughlin Designs

Melva Loves Scraps

Words & Stitches

Den syende himmel
Patchwork Breeze
Domestic Felicity
The Quilted Snail

Thursday, March 28th

Cynthia's Creating Ark
The Joyful Quilter
Color Creating and Quilting
PamelaQuilts
Beaquilter
Two Maker Chicks
Days Filled With Joy
Quilting & Learning - What a Combo!

Creatin' in the Sticks

til next time...

Keep on Stitchin'

Productivity

I love weeks when I can actually admit that I was able to make some real progress. Having not had the quality time I need in my sewing room with the holidays and the remodel, I made up for it all the past couple of weeks. This string quilt, 2 charity quilts quilted and bound, a mystery quilt that just needs the binding tacked down and 2 baby quilts that are close to finished. Yippee! I missed my long arm so much that I moved a ton of stuff to get to it. Only to have to move it again, before the remodel is complete, I am sure. :-)

This string quilt is one of my favorites. Thank to Nanette over at  Freda's Hive, there is a great tutorial on this spool string quilt. Yeah, I know it's been up for a year, but I was just lucky enough to stumble on it 2 weeks ago. Check it out if you haven't see it, it was a so much fun to put together and I blasted thru loads of my scraps. http://fredashive.blogspot.com/2010/01/string-spool-tutorial.html

It is now hanging in my studio and brightens my day. Thanks Nanette. Not only for the great quilt, but also for helping me clean out my stash.

In putting this together, I decided that I absolutely love the border, so I am now starting to stitch together all my strings as I collect them, and keep a roll that is 4 1/2" wide. When I have enough, I instantly will have that perfect border . Long ago I started a 1 7/8" roll, ask me why you say? I dunno, it seemed like a good thing to do at the time. My guess is that it was the widest scrap I had then?????  Call it just a little crazy... OR, go ahead and call it a lot of crazy, which ever the case. I have managed to make up a nice size roll and it does make a great candle mat. It will some day find it's way into a project, but in the mean time it keeps my scraps confined! :-) What do you do with your scraps? Please don't tell me throw them away! AAAAAAAHHHHH