It is no secret I love to make string quilts. In fact, no sooner than I start one, it seems I am ready to share it as a finished quilt.
Late in January, I shared these long rectangular string blocks I was starting to make. I started out with the color red and then added in some low volumes.
Since then some blue was added and before I knew it, a quilt was finished!
(I thought I would take advantage of our bright sunshine but it sure made it difficult to photograph this quilt.)
In the white area, I added in some blue improv stars. The fabric for each star came out of the trash heap. The blocks are 5" so they required just small bits.
On the back, I used one of my recently acquired fabrics from Connecting Threads. It is a Navy and White Sketch fabric that I am in love with. I pretty much used all I had on this quilt so I will definitely be buying more. In fact, it comes in other colors so I might have to pick up a few.
I used a pantograph for the quilting. It is a star and ribbon pattern that I ran vertically on the quilt.
When I make string quilts, I do use a fabric foundation. In fact, I recently cleaned out my clothes closet and quite a few of my old cotton shirts were used in this quilt.
This will not be the last time I play with narrow string blocks. After the completion of this design, my mind filled with lots of other patterns and color combinations that would be fun.
I could make string quilts for years and never get bored!
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