A String Fling

For the past couple of days

Running Man and I have been off

to our favorite mountain retreat.

The YMCA of the Rockies

It's nothing fancy, but

the scenery is beautiful,

it's totally relaxing,

and the perfect place to get

a natural  "Rocky Mountain High."

It's also a great place for a quilt photo shoot.

String Fling

80" x 96"

I'm loving how all those

strips and strings from a multitude of

different fabrics came together.

I started this project only in January.

You can see the beginning HERE.

I was determined not to let this one

get bogged down.

Sewing 6 blocks at a time,

and keeping it random,

it didn't take long to make

120 blocks and get them sewn together.

The blocks were sewn with a muslin foundation

which kept the blocks square

after they were trimmed
and no paper removal.

You might have noticed that the

middle white strip varies in width.

Well, that was not done initially, on purpose,

but I liked how it worked out.

I didn't have to worry about matching up seams

and it added to the randomness, 

part of the whole charm.

My friend and machine quilter, Kathy,

kept the quilting simple for 2 reasons.

1. You're not really going to see it on the top

except for a little texture.

2.  The top is pretty heavy just with the fabric,

muslin foundation, backing and batting.  I didn't 

want any extra weight from being heavily quilted.

When trying to decide on a binding

I discovered a bunch of hidden leftover binding remnants.

Perfect.

Use 'em up!

Having this quilt with us

up in the mountains in March

kept us warm and snuggly while we stayed at the .....

 Y                 M                 C                  A

Until Next Time-

Kyle