Monday, April 30, 2012
Strip Piecing
I've been working on a quilt for a publication. Writing patterns
requires a lot of precision and some math, so for a change of pace I
turned to my bin of scrap strips. A little mindless strip piecing and I
had a pile of strip sets. Some multicolored.
Some monochromatic.
I
brainstormed and had 11 different uses for these strips sets, and those
were only the ones I particularly liked! To start with, I created a
stack of x string blocks using this tutorial.
I was able to use a charm pack of various gray fabrics I've been
wondering what to do with. I like the effect created by the different
grays.
These blocks finish at 6 inches, so I'll need to make a bunch more to even reach baby quilt size.
My new triangle ruler made quick work of some gray and blue strip sets. It's a little busy though, right?
I added a stack of solids to the mix. Can't wait to get this pieced together.
Oooh! Very cool. It's nice to take a break from complicated projects and just wing it for awhile. Especially when the results are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors and this strip design is totally new to me! Thanks for the ideas.
ReplyDeleteThese are great, Alex! I hope you'll tell us some of the other 11 ideas you had. I could go cut strips from my stash just to try some of the these.
ReplyDeleteI totally love the X block. I need to finish a WIP that I started that uses the design. Thanks for the reminder!
ReplyDeleteooooo! i like very very much :D
ReplyDeleteoh, wow! those look fantastic. I especially like how all those different grays look together with colorful stripes. So very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThat looks so relaxing and just what I need. Lovely start.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous :)
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