butterflywing

quick!!! come to my house and cut my scraps into strips for me too.

i'm only a hop, skip and jump away.

Mousie

k, I'm saving strips for a someday string quilt.
Yours is fantastic. Kids did great and they are sooo cute. what a big smile when you finished top.
How do you know which order to put the strips in?
Or do you just go with what looks good? I'm like you, I will want strips to be same width too. I see pics in my qu mags with wonky squares etc. that ppl do that way on purpose and I think, that's fine for them, but makes me cringe...I do it all too easily not trying to, lol.
Boy, when you make your mind up to do something, there's no stopping you girl. I need some of that tonic. What's it called...love of a child? :wink:

k3n

I'll be on the next plane :wink: :D

I just let the kids pick 'em, quiltncrazy, although sometimes their choices made me cringe! :? But it's SOOOOO scrappy it kind of works!

K x

butterflywing

[quote=k3n]I'll be on the next plane :wink: :D

fine with me! bring the hubby (and kids too) we have room). :thumbup:

k3n

Can I bring the dog, cat and chickens too?! :D

K x

tcarota

I'm wondering what do you do with the blocks after you finish? With the muslin on the back, do you still sew together like regular blocks, then batting and backing? Won't it be too thick to sew the blocks together? I'm looking at my strips and wanting to one too! Terri

k3n

Terri, the muslin I used was very light weigght and loose weave so I just joined the blocks right side together, 1/4" seam in the normal way. The machine did 'grumble' a little here and there but I think this was more to do with all those seams than the extra muslin! It is a little thicker of course and I haven't batted and backed yet so i don't know how the quilting will work. I'll probably machine quilt the blocks maybe along the 'common' orange strips that give the sashing effect then hand quilt the border, which is only single fabric thickness. I'm waiting for batting to come but I'll let you know how I get on! My view was it's only scraps and a couple of days work so lets just wing it!

K x

PS My son is insisting on a piece of (thick) plaid flannel for the back - to add to the potential problems!!!

butterflywing

dh may draw the line at chickens :(

can you get someone to chicken-sit? (don't say that fast!)

Mousie

butterfly wing wrote to k3n:
dh may draw the line at chickens :(

can you get someone to chicken-sit? (don't say that fast!)

LOL, butterflywing! can't volunteer to chicken-sit, got allergies, but I agree, k. while your looking for a chicken-sitter, don't ask one person after another...will you chicken-sit?...will you chicken-sit?...will you.... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Ms Grace

Very nice. I must try this!
Thanks! :-)