I’m calling this “Tumbling Strings” & it was an RSC2020 project. I saw Cathy working on a quilt like this in a previous year using selvages for the strings. I loved the look of it, & decided it was going to be a project for last year. So I added a row each month using my strings & pillaging my I Spy stash. I got all my RSC tops done last year but am slowly getting them quilted & binding on as there have been so many gift quilts to do. But it’s kind of fun to have these RSC projects sneak in.
I got Week 5 done for the Clear Sky Quilt Along with Andy Knowlton of A Bright Corner. I’m so proud of myself for keeping up with a QAL! First time ever. Maybe another one in my future? LOL. Three more weeks to go & I’ll have a top done. Wow! So I’m looking at my scrappy fabric choices & it’s amazing how that one on the left looks like a completely different block with the star in less contrast to the background. Since it’s a sampler quilt I guess it will look fine.
I added 8 more blocks to Rockabilly Swing by Bonnie Hunter. Only 140 more to go. How long will I work on this? Look for me to finish this time next year. Ha!
Also done this week is the cutting for my new L&E project. This is actually Jelly Belly Bars from FQShop (free pattern), but Patty at elm street quilts was asked to participate with FQS for their release & she personalized it by adding flying geese to the plain centers. I love FG, so immediately printed her tutorial & set aside some fabric. That was at the beginning of 2020 & lately it’s been calling my name from the pile of “ready to go” boxes or kits stored under my cutting table. So now it’s cut up & ready for some L&E action.
My virtual quilting partner & I are closing in on the end of Walk in the Park by Vanessa Christenson. We’ve been working on these blocks off & on for a couple of years using V & Co. confetti ombre & woven gray background. We sewed the blocks into rows this week & in a couple weeks when we get together via FaceTime, we’ll sew the rows & have a top. I got the new V & Co. confetti wide backing in gray & made the teal binding yesterday, so I’m ready to be done & get it quilted!
I picked up three quilts from quilter this week. One is a charity auction quilt, one is a Christmas gift, & the last is the pumpkin quilt I want to use for me this fall. I just started sewing binding on king-size rainbow Irish Chain that’s a Christmas gift also, so I feel like I need to spend all day watching TV & sewing binding for a while! A couple hours in the evening isn’t going to cut it. We’ll see how that goes. Lots to do!
That Walk in the Park pattern is so pretty! You’ve got lots of fun things going on!
“Tumbling Strings” is beautiful and is a perfect quilt for RSC. Well done, Sue!
Oh my – so much fun! I absolutely LOVE the Tumbling Strings in that rainbow of colors, and the idea of using selvages is exciting because I have a big bin full of selvages so maybe you’ve inspired a new project.
I’ve been making Quilts of Valor with that Jelly Belly Bars block, but after seeing the idea of adding flying geese in the middle has sure gotten me to thinking about the possibilities. Thanks!!
Sew many fun projects and a slew of binding means you are oh so close to some finishes! Love the tumbling strings quilt at the top.
What a great bunch of projects in the works, Sue. LOVE your scrappy Rainbow quilt finish!!
You are really “rocking your projects”! So many pretty ones! Good luck on your binding marathon!
Your tumblers and strings quilt looks great! And you have so much more waiting in the wings, I rather like the pretty walk in the park with the grey background.