What's In The Hoop?

What's in the hoop?

Grandma's Apron Strings

Gosh, this is an oldie! I started making blocks back in 2015 but didn't finish the top until August 2020. And now here it is already 2025. 

So I gathered some threads I thought I mightt use and started stitching. I'll only be using the light yellow perle 12 and the blanc perle 12. I think I bought all the light yellow a few years ago when I was thinking of putting this quilt in the hoop. 

And now here's the block after some stitching last night. 

I still have to stitch in the sashing area on three sides. 

I did the chicken scratch embroidery on the gingham before I made and added the sashings but left a row of gingham on both sides so I could do a running stitch through the white squares. Then I quilted in the white area of the sashing as you can see on the right side sashing. 

All of the fabrics in the blocks are kitchen themed. 

The walls were painted yellow in most kitchens when I was growing up so I chose yellow for the block backgrounds. (Plus I had a lot of it on hand at the time I started making blocks.)

I loved some of the aprons from back in the day that were made of gingham with chicken scratch embroidery so that's why I added the chicken scratch sashing. 

I called it Grandma's Apron Strings and as I stitch I'm reminded of many good times in my paternal grandmother's kitchen. 

And sew on...

Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts