Happy Strings

This is my quilt named Happy Strings.

It was originally conceived as a scrappy pink and orange quilt

but the color blocks and linear design also relate to

the challenge quilt Sujata shared HERE . . . 

I used pieces of leftover backing fabrics 

to create a deliriously scrappy back.

You can read about the process 

by following the links in 

Happy String's reveal post

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Update

My top is sewn together and I'm happy with it!

There are a few changes from the last post.

Let the quilting begin!

Thank you for the comments last time.

I did audition several borders but in the end decided

not to add another element ...and 

even pared down what I thought would be included.

Progress Report

I'm pretty sure this will be the final layout

so I'll start sewing the blocks together soon.

But what I'm really excited to share today is the start

of a new quilt based on Sujata's Toran quilt ...

the one reminiscent of streamers.

It's made up of crazy quilt & string blocks.

There is some fabric in the background blocks

(made from stash) that I'm not happy with 

but I will continue & see how it develops.

This is really fun! 

A New Direction

While patiently waiting for an email saying that Sujata's book on pre-order was being shipped, I was experimenting with two different ideas on one of my design walls.  One was to use mostly solid string blocks.  Each one had the same diagonal strip and one corner that would be identical in each block.  The other idea was to make improv b/w pinwheel blocks that I had seen demonstrated by Malka Dubrawsky.  Then I got the idea to combine both of these and this is where I am at the moment:

After combining the two ideas, I not only changed the original layout of the string blocks but also all the diagonals to b/w prints and all the matching corners to random strips.  I'm not sure if it will remain this way or maybe I will separate & scatter those pinwheels ... just not sure about the divide down the middle.  For now it will just sit while I think about what I feel it needs.  If there is anything you really like about how it's looking, I'd love to know.

Also, I recently finished a quilt that was a combination from what I thought was going to be two different quilts; and I'm working on another that is a combination.  Have you done this too?  For me it's a whole new direction!