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Friday, December 18, 2015

Heartstrings Quilt finished!


Yesterday I finished a large String Quilt and it is now ready to be taken to New Zealand in January.
It is a gift for our very special friend Liz who has a special birthday coming up on 15th January,
We will be in NZ to celebrate her 70th birthday at a lunch party in a nearby café overlooking the beach.

I made my first Heartstrings Quilt back in April when we were in NZ and Liz admired it so much I decided that I would make one for her birthday.
 
Here is the quilt I made in April
 


 
And close ups of some of the blocks:
 

 
For Liz's Quilt I decided to use a solid centre strip in each block so that when the four blocks are put together to make a whole block the solid strips form a diamond shape:
 



The colours are actually a lot brighter than they appear in these photos.  Taking photos indoors on a dreary December afternoon in the UK doesn't work very well.  I hope to take better ones when we are in NZ!

Here's the finished quilt:

 


I am pleased with it and happy I managed to finish it before Christmas, otherwise I would have been rushing about like a mad thing before we left for NZ in the New Year.
 
I love making String Quilts - I am sure I will make another one next year.
 
This is my last quilt finish for 2015 so may I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
 


 
 
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18 comments:

  1. JulieroseDecember 18, 2015 at 11:31 AM

    I love how your quilt came together with the diamonds, I'll bet she'll just love it!! --I will remember that center strip staying the same--a string thing will be on my list to do in January Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you ....hugs, Julierose

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  2. Mystic QuilterDecember 18, 2015 at 1:07 PM

    I like the diamond setting and love the scrappiness of it - lovely and bright.

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  3. Samplings from Spring CreekDecember 18, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    Amazing quilt

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  4. LindaDecember 18, 2015 at 3:06 PM

    Thank you for your kind comments. The blocks come together quickly and it's fun to use those scrap strings. I use Bonnie Hunter's idea of telephone book sheets for the paper backings to stabilize the blocks.

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  5. BeccaDecember 18, 2015 at 4:28 PM

    Love your string quilt. Such a colorful and cheery quilt.

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  6. LeeDecember 18, 2015 at 9:35 PM

    Amazing!!!! I can only imagine how much work it takes...it looks great!

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  7. Quilt InspirationDecember 18, 2015 at 10:19 PM

    Your quilt is beautiful ! It is so bright and cheerful. Everyone will feel happy just looking at it. We love those wonderful colors. Great work !
    Best wishes, from Marina and Daryl

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  8. UnknownDecember 18, 2015 at 10:30 PM

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  9. BarbDecember 19, 2015 at 6:25 AM

    great finish! I love the name too - heartstrings
    Merry Christmas!

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  10. paront1222@comcast.netDecember 19, 2015 at 10:12 AM

    I LOVE string blocks. I am doing some in 6.5 inch size so to make it a full size quilt i'm going to need a LOT more.
    Yours is soooo nice! Your friend is going to LOVE it.

    Peggy in New Jersey

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  11. Carol E.December 19, 2015 at 10:19 AM

    Your quilt is beautiful, and Liz will love it, I'm sure. What a wonderful gift!

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  12. LindaDecember 19, 2015 at 10:38 AM

    Thank you so much for your lovely comments. I chose the name Heartstrings for the quilt I made back in April which was for a friend who was very ill with cancer and I felt this name summed up how my husband and I felt about our lovely friend. We have been attached to Liz from the first time we met so I felt this was the right name for this quilt too. However, I found out after I had named the first quilt that Heartstrings is a project that Mary Johnson of Making Scrap Quilts from Stash is involved in.

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  13. AnnDecember 19, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    What a lovely idea to make sets with similar center fabrics. It's so lively, colorful and happy. Great special birthday present. Congratulations on a beautiful finish.

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  14. LindaDecember 20, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Thank you, Ann. I appreciate your kind comment.

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  15. Julia GraberDecember 22, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    Lovely quilt with strings and so very fun to make. I like it.

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  16. Carla A Few Of My Favorite ThingsDecember 25, 2015 at 3:03 PM

    Love it and what a wonderful gift. Makes me want to work on mine

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  17. Mary MarcotteJanuary 2, 2016 at 4:54 AM

    String quilts are great for using up scraps, but they also make for a dramatic, pretty quilts. This one is lovely, but because it's for a special friend makes it even more special. Get a photo of her with the quilt, you'll love it, no doubt. Have a wonderful time in NZ and Happy 2016!

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  18. LindaJanuary 3, 2016 at 12:59 PM

    Julia, Carla and Mary, thank you for your lovely comments, so appreciated.

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