String Quilt
40 x 60
It's a finish!
For this one I used a yellow seersucker with polka dots for the center strings - rays of sunshine!
The strings are brights and noveties - fun for kids!
I quilted it on my DSM (Brother PQ1500SL for those of you who ask) with swirls in a natural color thread. Swirls is one of the first things I tried when I started free motion quilting so that's what comes easiest for me after all these years.
The binding is a pastel stripe with some yellow in it.
This month the theme in my sewing space is STRINGS so I'm trying to get all my string tops quilted. I still have a few more to go. Maybe 4?
The backing is a fabric with kitties.
I didn't think the fabric looked too Christmas-y for a donation quilt. It has gift boxes and evergreens and a few ornaments but it mostly has cute little kitties.
And sew on...
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CELEBRATE! (my word of the year)
July 13 - Enjoyed a root beer float on a hot summer day! I remember going to the A&W drive-in once in awhile when I was a young girl. I usually ordered a teen burger and a frothy mug of A&W rootbeer. They brought it out to the car on a tray that hooked on to the window and we ate in the car. What a treat!
Another fantastic string quilt! The yellow center strips are great.
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the last time I had a root beer float! The drive-in we went to when I was a kid was similar to A&W, but it was called "Dogs N Suds." I googled it, and there are a few locations still around.
When I was young, we would go to the A&W store in Texarkana and receive a root beer in a cold frosty mug. Delicious. My dad had a root beer float almost every night. The man just did not ever gain weight lol.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful finish, Cathy! One of my favorites of your string quilts with those pretty yellow centers. We don't have an A&W here anymore, but that used to be a favorite date spot for Mike and me - a frosty mug of A&W rootbeer!
ReplyDeleteA&W is my favorite brand of root beer! We rarely went out to eat when I was younger but my mother would occasionally make homemade root beer which was tasty.
ReplyDeleteYummm--root beer floats! In fact, root beer itself. We're going out to the store in a few minutes....
ReplyDeleteI believe I sent you those kitties and I'm pleased that they have made it into a quilt.