Scraps and strings

Finally, a finish! This is a quilt I started way back in 2003.   Over the years I would haul it out, sew a few more blocks, then put it back into the cupboard.  I was determined to finish it this year.   It took me a few weeks, but this puppy is done.   The lady who finishes my quilt tops did a simple in the ditch finish.  As the fabric covered a total of 8 years in sewing, I could spend hours telling stories of what project I was working on which resulted in each scrap or string.  Some of the fabric are bits left over from my grand-daughters dresses when they were toddlers.  I like a quilt with a story.

The back of the quilt is a deep red sheet.  The center blocks in the denim sashing are called crumbs as they are made with tiny bits of fabric, too small to use in the main block.

Like most quilts I make, once finished, there is always something I would have done differently.  In this case I would have made the center string the same colour for all blocks.   Much like the one here.

If you are interested in sewing a string quilt, check out this tutorial.