oddities

String blocks for do. Good Stitches

Isn't that good enough to eat?  Today I'm loving these bright, scrappy string blocks, made for the Love circle of do. Good Stitches.  Why haven't I made a scrappy string quilt yet?  I've got the strings for it, that's certain.  Thinking that's my next string quilt (not my next quilt, mind you). 

Oh, and good thing I made an extra, cause one block had a fatal encounter with the rotary cutter.  Oops.  I'll send it to Jacey anyways, just in case she wants to put it on the quilt back or whatever.  I favor including the oddities whenever possible. 

foundation pieced!

This morning I wanted  a quick, mindless sew.  Foundation piecing always does the trick.  Using the paper as the guide makes it easy to select long-enough strips without measuring.  These are 8.5" square unfinished blocks, easily cut from printer paper.  You add the strips one at a time, sewing right through the paper with a short stitch length.  The needle perforates the paper so that it can be removed when the quilt top is assembled and before backing/quilting.  For more string block tips, see Jacey's post

Hmm... what's next?