This year is supposed to be the year of the strings.
2023 was log cabins, 2024 was Irish chains,
this year is supposed to be strings.
I have a lot of starts but nothing completed.
To hurry myself up and get organized,
I'm using some great bags that were gleaned
from a local workshop.
Maintenance parts come in these bags and they're
just too good to be discarded.
So I've repurposed them to keep my
string projects in line.
These 12" x 15" bags, along with some
plastic page protecting sleeves,
should get me organized and on my way to stitching.
First into the bag, is a bunch of colour family
strips that were sewn together on
the way to something else.
I'm going to compile these,
with some other variable with strips,
and turn it into a Kris Kross applesauce block.
I'm sure this must have another name,
but that one pretty good. The sides of each block
Will have a dark or black strip and that will
settle all the scraps down and
make them not so intense on the eye.
Next sorted and readied are some wonderful
diagonal rectangles.
I seem to have a wealth of them already made,
and again in green.
The final project though will be all colors.
The pattern, or at least the picture,
is going in each bag so I can
see which direction I'm headed.
Then I have a bunch of what I have
been calling Waffle Blocks.
I did find a pattern I think I'm going to use.
The maker calls that one snap line.
I think that's a much snazzier name.
Unlike the other photos,
I do have a maker and website for this one.
Snap line is the almost the same as the
waffle bike blocks I've been making.
Mine have angle strips of scrap strings,
but the basic idea is similar.
I seem to have a wealth of crumb blocks in myBlock Bank, so the next project is going to be
sets of crumb blocks with a scrap sashing of
neutral or low volume fabrics.
They are quite a few low volume pieces and,
strips in my scrap bins,
so this project should make quick work of those.
Low volume 10 fabric have become
very intriguing to me lately.
They just go with everything!
The last bag would be just colour family
strip squares with different border and
sashing treatments. That bag has yet to be made up.
Hopefully all this organizing will get me
on the road to stitching!
If you see a picture of your quilt/idea
just fire me a comment and I will gladly add
your credit.
Stay safe and sew on!
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