Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Christmas Strings Part II

Part II: In which I do a bit of fussy cutting/piecing


I put together some more string triangles today. I love looking at string quilts, and I am always thrilled to see a little surprise that the quiltmaker put in. In some of my triangles, I include fussy-cut strings to give that surprise to anyone looking at the quilt.


Here are four triangles--they won't be put together into one block in the quilt, I will spread them out.








Here are some closeup photos of what these blocks contain:


Napping Santa and Cat




Cat Playing a Bass Fiddle



Poinsettia, Cat, and Santa




Santa and His Reindeer






Of course, a string quilt would be beautiful without this added element, but I find it fun to do--I'm just a kid at heart.

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4 comments:

  1. I, too, look for opportunities to fussy cut. I think it really draws people in to look more closely. Your strings are charming. Sally

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  2. Thanks, Sally. As a kid, I loved looking for things like this.
    Thanks for visiting my blog!

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  3. I love you string blocks! Surprises like that in a quilt always make me smile.

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