WiP #3: Linda's string it along quilt

This week I've also been tackling #3 on my list of WiPs.

 

This project stalled when I ran out of the peach fabric I was featuring across the center of each block. The new fabric did eventually arrive but by then I was onto something else! 

Here's a few progress pics of my bright & bold string quilt ...

I’m super happy with this peach centre strip 

– it’s giving the most delicious lattice effect and pulling the whole quilt together beautifully!

... Over summer I find it's nice to have an easy project to work on, sometimes you just don’t want to think too hard. So, I've been taking a dive back into the vibrant world of these string quilt blocks. I managed to locate 20 9" blocks, and I've made some major progress this week, finishing at 36 blocks✅.

For those curious, here's a few details of my colour story ...

I went for a mixed palette in peach/caramel/purples/blue, repeating many fabrics.
I decided to use a peach print as my center strip in each block, it works well connecting everything up and gives the eye a place to rest on my busy blocks.
My strips were all inconsistent widths throughout, to give that organic look.
And I was aiming for wonky diamond centers in soft mauves (luckily, I had put aside a little bundle of them, so I was able to continue with this idea).
I also added a few 'lighter' blocks into the mix, and it's all looking so good.

I cut into some larger coordinating fabric pieces from my stash as well as bits & pieces from my scrappy strips & strings basket. I wanted it to feel scrappy but to also have an obvious colour theme running through.  

until next time

Linda