Scrappy Strings Border Suggestions
03-20-2011, 12:56 PM
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It was made using scraps gathered from various sources. The only thing I bought for it was 4 oranges so I'd have a little more variety.
No, pattern is needed. I cut 7" squares out of a light weight muslin and the black middle strips 1" , all the colors vary in width from 3/4 of a inch to 2" (a few 2.5" strips may have joined the party). After sewing on the strips I squared them up to 6.5". I've still got to sew all the blocks together.
No, pattern is needed. I cut 7" squares out of a light weight muslin and the black middle strips 1" , all the colors vary in width from 3/4 of a inch to 2" (a few 2.5" strips may have joined the party). After sewing on the strips I squared them up to 6.5". I've still got to sew all the blocks together.
Originally Posted by GrandmK
OMG I love the quilt. I do not think I have ever fallen in love with a quilt so fast or so hard. Did you purchase all the material special for it??? Did you have a pattern that told you what to buy etc?? I Must make a quilt like this.
any "hints" THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
any "hints" THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
03-20-2011, 12:58 PM
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I did a layout with graph paper and wrote on each muslin piece the colors needed for the block. I only messed up one out of 120 :oops:
Originally Posted by PWinston
Gorgeous scrappy string quilt. Would you mind sharing with us your planning process so that your blocks came together so each of the four HSTs of the same colors met and looked like a block? Any practical hints/suggestions you could share would be appreciated.
Oh, yes, I think a black border is all that is needed to frame this gorgeous quilt.
Oh, yes, I think a black border is all that is needed to frame this gorgeous quilt.
03-21-2011, 06:41 AM
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This is beautiful - call it BeJeweled - sort of like the game you can play on the computer - but it is gorgeous. What ever border you put on it will be perfect - but I'd stay mellow with it so it does not take away from the bright gorgeous colors you used in the blocks.
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