I finished the scrappy string quilt I have been working on for my granddaughter! My inspiration was the monthly color of the month blocks that are hosted by the SOSCRAPPY BLOG HERE. I wanted 5 colors and so I made 4 pink blocks in January, 4 yellow blocks in February, 4 green blocks in March, 4 blue blocks in April and 4 purple blocks in June. I didn't do any in May.
I've still been following my plan of not buying any fabric in 2021. This quilt is completely made from fabric I already had on hand. Many scraps were used, but hardly a dent can be noticed! I love to keep lots of 2 1/2 inch strips on hand, sorted by color, which makes these blocks so easy to make. If I didn't have enough of the color I needed, I then moved to larger pieces of scraps and fat quarters. I love doing this!
I used my trusty clothesline for this picture. I hardly ever hang out actual clothes, but I don't ever want it taken down.
More picture taken around the yard.
I pieced the back with yellow and purple/lavender pieces.
I tried a different way of binding this quilt, trying to save time. I sewed the binding on by machine to the back of the quilt, folded it over to the front and used a decorative stitch to finish it. I was much quicker and I think cute, but in my opinion, you just can't beat a traditional binding.
The pros of this type of binding:
> It's fast and easy
> It's cute
> It's very sturdy
The cons:
> Choose the decorative stitch carefully! The one I chose has very tiny stitches and are nearly impossible to remove if there is a mistake. Ask me how I know this!
> Its a little fiddly go across the corners.
> I don't feel like the edges are as straight and are a tad "wavy".
I will definitely be using this type of binding in the future, especially on baby quilts. I plan to use ric rac under the edge on the front which I think will be adorable.
