Sunday, January 31, 2016

Green Strings meets it's goal

Another First Quarter goal met for FAL. Wow it feels great to check another off the list.  Nothing special about it except it used all stash strings. I started piecing it a year ago at retreat and finished the piecing sometime in the early part of last year.  Think I will name it String Bean!

I see a pattern happening and I know why. January through April I have time to play around and make whatever I want to and I piece like crazy. Then in May I work at little toward my craft show season. Once summer hits, the Hubbs and I like to spend as much time as possible outdoors doing fun activities so the sewing slows down a bit. September puts me into a sewing/quilting/finishing frenzy until November and the craft shows are done. So now I am playing catch up on finishing things that I played with in those first few months of last year.

The pattern for this can be found in Cynthia's Scrap-A-Palooza quilt gallery.

I have a panto very similar to this design, but, since I don't enjoy doing panto's I learned how to do it all freehand. A fun design to stitch out. I used a variegated Signature thread on top and a solid on the bottom with a flannel back. Hobbs 80/20 batting.

Linking up with Cynthia's 'Oh Scrap' and FAL

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  1. Sandra WalkerJanuary 31, 2016 at 7:02 AM

    Trying a panto is on my goals list for this year. Funny, the one I have, I traced with my finger and thought, I can just do this freehand...and here you have! I love string quilts, brought my strips down here with me because another one is just bursting to be born!

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  2. JayneJanuary 31, 2016 at 8:53 AM

    I love the light pieces around your blocks! String Bean is a wonderful way to use those scraps!!

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  3. Alycia~QuiltygirlJanuary 31, 2016 at 9:49 AM

    String bean - that is a great name. I really like that pattern idea too!

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  4. LIttle Penguin QuiltsJanuary 31, 2016 at 1:32 PM

    That is a great string design! I need to try that. I'm hoping to have time to sort out scraps this week, and maybe I will find lots of strings!

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  5. CathyJanuary 31, 2016 at 2:59 PM

    String Bean is a great name for it. Congrats on the finish and using up some strings!

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  6. Cynthia Brunz DesignsJanuary 31, 2016 at 5:41 PM

    I was just thinking about this pattern the other day! I have a bunch of strings I need to use up and this one goes together so quickly. I love how yours turned out!

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  7. JasmineJanuary 31, 2016 at 11:57 PM

    String Bean turned out great. I've been playing on my mom's machine, and I would much rather quilt freehand than with a panto.

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  8. NannFebruary 1, 2016 at 6:13 AM

    What a great string design! It would be a good design for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

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  9. MarleneFebruary 1, 2016 at 11:58 AM

    Love this finish and think String Bean is a great name for it. Wonderful freehand quilting-love that you thought I can do that freehand rather than use the panto. I tend to use the panto!

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