A Finish, and a Giveaway!

The lovely Tara gifted me with a string quilt kit a while back – I used her strips, plus some of my own, and made this! We both used the now-famous filminthefridge tutorial . I used 5-inch squares for mine, for a final size of about 52 x 65. Wow, what fun it was to sew right over the paper!  I found a mess of pre-cut squares from some former craft project so I used those; I'd probably go a little larger next time, LOL!  I offset the white by one rather than using it as a center strip and I do like the effect. I must say, I’m not generally a “sweet” kinda gal, but this piece really grew on me and by the end I loved it. I sent it to a friend who lives in a farmhouse even older (and possibly even more crumbly) than mine; it felt like it wanted to live with her. The USPS says it has arrived so I can share it with you now!

And since I had so much fun with it, I thought I’d start a little “String It Forward!” Leave me a comment telling me whether you’re a Sweetie Pie (think spring brights and pastels) or a Brazen Bi*ch Beauty (saturated colors, batiks, etc.), and I will make you up a strip set based on your choice so you can make your own top. Hopefully the winner will have as much fun as Tara and I did and will keep it moving forward so someone else can make one of these fun quilts. I’ll draw a name on the 28th!