here is a little string quilt i just finished. i got the idea from an old book i checked out of the library. i love the traditional look of a scrappy quilt.
it is 40 x 40 inches. it is a baby quilt for the great grand baby of a friend.

love it. it'll be spring all year long. :P

Very nice nanobirdmo...I like how you have left the strips 'squiffy' and weren't tempted to straighten them all off :D

That is cute. So brite for a baby.

Very Pretty, great job!

thanks izy, i love your word, "squiffy". that's one of the things i love about string quilts. i use every string of every size, and crooked is good.
i also don't separate my scraps into colors or values or genre. i just reach into the scrap box and pull something out. it is very freeing.

Very nice!!!!!

What a great way to use up some scraps. It's beautiful!

I love it. That's a great idea for scraps. Looks like you can use up so many. Very pretty quilt and the baby will LOVE IT, if not, the mom will, lol. If not, here's my address, lol

Love it!!! Very pretty!!

So pretty! The quilting is gorgeous! You did a great job!

That baby is one lucky baby and your friend is too. I love it.

I think scrap quilts are especially beautiful when you have a lot of white in the quilt. This one is just lovely! Great job!

I love the quilt and you did a great job quilting it too.

FABULOUS!!!

I LOVE Scrappy!

Riley

Absolutely wonderful. I bet it was great fun to use up those scraps and have it turn out so cute.

Anne

Beautifull as all your work :!:

I really like it! Great work.

Kyia

It's wonderful! I love scrap quilts. :D

[quote=nanabirdmo]here is a little string quilt i just finished. i got the idea from an old book i checked out of the library. i love the traditional look of a scrappy quilt.
it is 40 x 40 inches. it is a baby quilt for the great grand baby of a friend.[/quote

I love the quilt can you send me the name of the quilt and the book it came out of? My email is
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Clara

I really love that quilt! Did you cut the squares to size after the scrappy rectangles were made? It looks like a quilt you'd find on a bed in a quaint cottage by the ocean. :D

Love the colors with the white, striking.

hi barn, thanks for the kind words. this quilt was called PATHS TO PIECE in the book where i found the pattern. isn't that a great name?


to answer your question, yes i string pieced the rectangles and trimmed to 5 x 3 3/8. then i sewed scrap triangles on both ends. then sew larger background triangles to either side and square it up. it takes 4 of these to make 1 block. it was great fun. i too love the scrappy look very much. you all have seen several of my scrap busters and plan to make many more :wink:

Thanks for letting me know about the book I will be sending for it soon.

Clara

It's positively adorable!!!!

Love it.

Very nice love it

Saw that the quilt name was Paths to Piece but did I miss the name of the book? The quilt is so lovely. It is a scrappy but it is elegant too!!

I love it nana - such a wonderfully clean look to it - "squiffy" and all (I love that term too).

Nanabird: I love your string, scrappy quilt. Wow, how cute and how bright and cheerful. Thanks for sharing.

really cool! I like it!

this is really adorable!! LOve the colors set with the white!

Beautiful! You did a great job.

The quilt is beautiful! And I love the quilting :-)

I really like that idea. What a great way to use up material. I love the scrappy look. Looks like another idea for....someday :lol:

thanks so much for all your kind words. especially about the machine quilting. i am still pretty tentative at it. it helps to get positive feedback. i thought i'd never get the hang. now if i can just get a table to set my machine down into, maybe i can tackle a larger quilt.

i have recently had several asking about this one so i thought i would bring it back to the first page. here you go esther.
thank you all for your inspiration.

It has a fresh clean air feeling to it. I like it very much and the quilting is lovely.

thanks for the kind words, susan. i am getting ready to make a full size one of these. i gave this one as a baby gift and now i have to have one for myself :D