{"id":1029,"date":"2015-09-04T18:43:44","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T01:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mkreative.org\/babe\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2016-01-14T16:47:12","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T23:47:12","slug":"so-many-strings-so-little-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mkreative.org\/babe\/so-many-strings-so-little-time\/","title":{"rendered":"So many Strings, so little time!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the past couple months, my Quilty Improv Group has really delved into Ms Sherry Lynn Wood<\/a>‘s second Score: Strings. Yes, we liked it so much that we decided an ‘encore’ was in order! Our quilt studies include strips of strings, negative space strings, gem-shaped string petals and yes, string triangles. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

With Score for Strings, I started with the solids from a baby quilt I made last year and curated fabrics in analogous color schemes: purple\/orange, sky blue\/yellow and green\/brown\/navy.\"2015SoManyStrings1\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Since my projects are narrow (ie: 65″ x 16″ finished quilts for use on my table or buffet), I kept the widths between 1″- 4″ strings. I assembled my string sheets using slightly different limits, but generally I sewed in batches of 3. Sometimes, I’d sew similar prints on either side of a solid.\"2015SoManyStrings2\"<\/a>Sometimes, I’d cut the solid in 1″ strips and border each print.
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By the time I got to the blues, I was thinking wider strips. And I like watching my seams pressed open, though I’m told I don’t need to care which way they press.
\n\"2015SoManyStrings6\"<\/a>Now that I’ve created my three distinctive sheets, it’s time to evaluate. \"2015SoManyStrings7\"<\/a>Sewing those super-long purple stripes was my least favorite thing to do, but my cutting was surprisingly straight. (bonus!) The color combos are different enough and I’m honestly amazed by how much I like that navy\/green combo. I also like the curious bear & wolf prints sandwiching the brown tree-like strings. Hope they show up!
\n\"2015SoManyStrings8\"<\/a>Strangely, the more I look at them, the more I like my color sheets as is! Ah, if only I could just sew them up like this! We all know that’s not where this story ends. The question is, where do I go from here? Wanting to try out my ideas physically, I print up some paper maquettes and start slicing and pasting into my journal. C. B. A.
\n\"2015SoManyStrings9\"<\/a>So, here’s what I know…<\/p>\n