Red String Blocks

The Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2019 is working on your Red scraps this month. My reds are in good shape, sorted, many blocks made last year. But I did not get my Red string blocks done till this Saturday. I got 14 half red blocks done. 

I am using white string down the middle of each block. 

You can see my map of my quilt. I am not half done yet. I slowly work on each colour each month. I missed a few months, so hope to get back to the string quilt. 

Strings in Two Sizes

I have resonantly finished the machine quilting on my Aunt Arely's quilt (smiley quilter).  I did an all over pattern of leaves and loops that I do by free motion. She has used second and small size string block on the outside as a boarders. She has done the strings on old phone book pages like Bonnie Hunter does.

I love the nine patch and triple sashing she has used. One viewer saying it make the blocks look rounder. This quilt has a wool batting and will be my aunt and uncles winter quilt.

Here is the all over photo of the quilt on the rails of my long arm machine. I hope you have enjoyed seeing the little bit different string quilt.

You can check out what I am doing at Cathy Tomm Quilts. So, I hope to share a little string project of mine  with you.

Ribbon Candy

This is my first post here at Sting Thing Along. I have my our blog Cathy Tomm Quilts. I am another Canadian here on String Thing Along, we have a few. I thought I would introduce myself. I have been quilting non stop for 16 years or so. I once almost bought my our quilt shop but it fell though, maybe a good thing. I worked in a quilt shop for a few years before I bought a long arm. I have been long arm quilting for customers for 13 years. I like to make art quilts and quilts based on traditional patterns. I have been entering quilt shows and gallery shows for more than 10 years but found many of the dead lines and cost hard to keep up with. I do not enter as many as I did. I have been teaching quilting for years and find I enjoy the art and design classes the best. I have a mother, Betty Manuel, to share my love of quilting with. I get to quilt all of her quilts. Last week I got my son to help get started on his new quilt. I also love riding horses and running my dog in Agility (my newest passion).

I have a few quilts on the go with strings but they were not on the wall to take photos this week. I thought I would show you this Very Pink quilt I made a few years back. Ribbon Candy

I take photos of these on the wall before I sew them together, in case I get lost. This is upside down and then when it was complete I like it better the other way. You may find that pink and green are my favourite colours.