Last year I worked on reducing my crumb scraps and back in December I decided to try to reduce string scraps this year so I started on several string quilts. Looks like lots of folks in blog land decided to do the same thing. Oh, what fun! I'm looking forward to lots of string quilt inspiration and a string of new ideas.
I'm using brown and green strings in these nine inch Wonky Log Cabin blocks. The little cabins I'm using for the centers are 3 inches.
Back in December I made four blocks to test out using the cabin in the center. They looked okay so I decided to continue on.. I've been making them in batches of ten because I'm not sure how many blocks I can get from the box of green and brown strings. Now I have 24 blocks. I think I can squeeze out another 11 blocks. That way I will have a layout of 5 x 7 that will measure 45 x 63.
I don't cut strings from yardage. If I cut a strip off of yardage I call that piece a strip, not a string. My strings come from trimming quilt backs or from the very end of a piece of fabric that is less than 1.5 inches. Or it may be the leftover end of a strip. I consider selvages a type of string.
I sorted strings last year into several different color groupings. The green and brown was one of them. That box used to also have some yellow strings in it too.
The first quilt from that box of green, brown, yellow strings was this 48 x 64 wonky quarter log cabin flimsy with frog, lizard, chameleon centers I made last March. It's awaiting quilting. I've also been thinking I should add some borders so I can donate it to a place looking for twin sized quilts. But I haven't yet found anything suitable in my stash and it's on my list for quilting this quarter.
I usually make Wonky Log Cabins or Heartstring type quilts from my string scraps but I have made a few other quilts with strings, have a few in the works and have a few awaiting quilting. For fun I've made a tab at the top of my blog with string quilts I have finished. What a lot of string scraps!! The page doesn't include strip quilts. I make those too.
Didn't realise you differentiated between strings and strips. AND sorted them into colour groups. Just shows how much stash you have. Love the Log Cabins hiding in the woods.
ReplyDeleteYour little log cabin in the woods blocks are precious! Great idea all around!
ReplyDeleteYou've been busy! I keep lots of scraps, but I'm not very good at using them up. Thank you for linking up to the Peacock Party.
ReplyDeleteOMG! Those log cabins in the woods blocks are so cute! What a great idea!
ReplyDeleteYes, we’re all working with strings this year, but YOU want to get ideas from US??! We’re the ones getting ideas from YOU!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your little log cabins!
ReplyDeleteWhat Cathy said!! This is just too genius. Wonky cabins focus of wonky log cabins. We can't keep up with your creative mind. I LOVE this place!
ReplyDeletexx, Carol
Love your tiny cabins in the woods! They are so easy to make.
ReplyDeleteYou've created two beautiful quilts from your scrap strings. The wonky houses remind me of Gwen Marston's quilt style.
ReplyDeleteI love your cabins!
ReplyDelete(No wonder I never get anything done - I'm too busy sitting at the computer drooling on all your quilts...)