I started a new quilt. I know! I know! I said I wouldn't do that. But a couple of days ago, while cleaning up, I noticed a big bin full of strips. So I decided to sew them together to make a strip quilt. I am using all kinds of strips. All sizes and colors. Only a couple of days and I already have this much done.
27 blocks completed and several more started. I am foundation piecing them on old magazine paper. The blocks are about 7 inches and I thought 6 of them would make a quilt about 42 inches wide. This should take a normal piece of backing fabric 42 inches wide. But that might all change. Who knows.
I have cute little gold finches in my yard. They come early in the morning. Usually there are 3 or more on the feeder. This picture shows only 1, but there was another one on the back.
My day lilies are in bloom and so is my Verbena. I love the colours these come in.
Dark purple ones.
And some pretty pink ones.
I am also going to go back to work on my weather hexies. As soon as I can figure out what the temperatures were last week that is. I am not giving up.
27 blocks completed and several more started. I am foundation piecing them on old magazine paper. The blocks are about 7 inches and I thought 6 of them would make a quilt about 42 inches wide. This should take a normal piece of backing fabric 42 inches wide. But that might all change. Who knows.
I have cute little gold finches in my yard. They come early in the morning. Usually there are 3 or more on the feeder. This picture shows only 1, but there was another one on the back.
My day lilies are in bloom and so is my Verbena. I love the colours these come in.
Dark purple ones.
I am also going to go back to work on my weather hexies. As soon as I can figure out what the temperatures were last week that is. I am not giving up.
4 comments:
Your scrappy strips look fantastic together.
Nice to see the bird and your pretty flowers. What do you put in the feeder for the gold finches? Some sort of seed, I presume?
Before I even came to your blog I said to myself, I need to do something with my scraps...I totally love what you have done...and as always, I enjoy your pictures.
Gorgeous strip blocks--I usually piece mine on light weight muslin blocks so I don't have to put batting in--just backing; makes a really lightweight Summer quilt that way...I love strip piecing this should be lovely
As for not starting something new, well,,,, who of us can resist?? ;)) nice work hugs, Julierose
I love your bright & scrappy string blocks! I pieced mine onto very light fabric, but it still ended up feeling quite a 'heavy' quilt.
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