Chelalis and Sandra-P, thanks for the kind words. I only hope I have enough contrast between the purples and the turquoises I am using. I really wanted to go all jewel tones, and I didn't know what kind of orange would work with them.
AmyBible, your quilt is going to be very striking. This was the first time I had made string blocks, and I enjoyed it. I didn't have many strings of the right color, so I had to cut most of them. I found out that I wasn't a very good judge of spacing and ended up with a few blocks with too-skinny strips on the end. I decided to make extras so I have some options.
Leslie