mhollifiel

I solved this string thing to a degree. I have used a bunch of men's shirts for scrap quilts so I saved all the labels. I cut them into little blocks with enough edge to stitch down but leave the edge unfinished. I took a oversized dark sweatshirt and cut off the arm and waist bands. Then I randomly stitched the shirt labels all over the sweatshirt and added a row of leftover squares from the shirts (4.5") stitched around the bottom edge on the diagonal overlapping all the way around because it seemed short without the band. That fixed it. This is my go to winter quilt-in top in winter over a stretchy thin long sleeved turtleneck and comfy OLD corduroy pants. (That is my usual uniform except when I don't quite make it out of my long flannel nightgown.) As you can imagine with the unfinished edges, my quilting strings hardly stand out on this top, it's an original and reflects my quilting-green side. Summertime finds me in cotton knit 3/4 sleeves with cotton capris and feet go into my slip on burkies.