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.
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8 comments:
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.
I love the colors and this strip design is totally new to me! Thanks for the ideas.
These 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.
I totally love the X block. I need to finish a WIP that I started that uses the design. Thanks for the reminder!
ooooo! i like very very much :D
oh, wow! those look fantastic. I especially like how all those different grays look together with colorful stripes. So very pretty.
That looks so relaxing and just what I need. Lovely start.
Gorgeous :)
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