A Set Of String Blocks

I just finished a set of 48 - 10 inch finished string blocks. I don't think I will assemble the top at this time so the set will join a lot of other block sets in the SAR (Some Assembly Required) bin. 

I used a paper foundation and black/white 2 inch center string on all blocks and then added dark strings on one side and light on the other. I used quite a few odd sized pieces set aside for string block corners. On this one quite a few of the darker corners were pieces left over from 2020 mask making that someone gave me. 

And sew on...

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I've finished a lot of books this month. Most reading takes place on my Kindle in the middle of the night when I can't seem to get back to sleep after a visit to the bathroom.

Copper River by William Kent Kruger.  This is book #6 of 22 in the Sheriff Cork O'Connor mystery series. I've enjoyed all the books in the series I've read so far; however, this might be as far as I get into the series. It is the last free one available with my Kindle Unlimited subscription. 

Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow. This is not my usual type of book to read but I really loved it. I guess it is classified as magical realism and a portal fantasy. 

The Sideways Life of Denny Voss by Holly Kennedy. Another book I really enjoyed. Denny's "number" (IQ) is 72. He has a good heart and sets out to do good deeds; however, those deeds are misinterpreted by others and he ends up charged with murder. 

Long Way Gone by Charles Martin. I've read most of Charles Martin's books and some, like this one, brought a few tears to my eyes. This is a story about a prodigal son. “No matter where you go, no matter whether you succeed or fail, stand or fall, no gone is too far gone. You can always come home.”

Glory Over Everything: Beyond the Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom. I actually read The Kitchen House in 2016 and didn't know there was another book that followed. 1830s historical fiction about slavery, the underground railroad and a mixed race man who tries to escape his past in the South to live as a white man in the North.