It's story: I bought a plastic box labeled "feed sack scraps" at a local quilt show for $15. The box sat on a shelf for a WHILE. I had just finished another string quilt when I saw this pattern in a little book of quilt blocks. The perfect project for my scraps! The size of the quilt (38" x 51") was dictated by the amount of scraps. I have a few whole feed sacks stashed away, so that's the border.
The green solid came from my stash and as you can see, I didn't have quite enough. I quilted in big stitch. I had one ball of #8 red pearl cotton and I was afraid that I would run short, so I used pearl cotton on the solids and 3 strands of the same color DMC floss on the prints. In the center of each block, 12 seams come together and it's hard to make the intersection PERFECT, so I added vintage buttons. 30's reproduction fabric on the back.
Fabulous! this is great on so many levels -- the feedsack finds, the make-do with the solids, the big stitching, and best of all, the fact it is a string quilt! congrats!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable! I loved the 'story'.
ReplyDeleteMost excellent!!
ReplyDeleteLove the pattern and the fact they are real vintage fabrics. The red borders and quilting are also special.
ReplyDeleteLovely quilt and delightful story! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the quilting and buttons, too.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thanks for posting it.
ReplyDeleteYou did a lovely job of making an exciting quilt with you 30's scraps. I love your big stitching to finish it off.
ReplyDeleteReally lking the "string" idea and the hand quilting, homey feel.
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