binding question & WINNER

Well, to my surprise,

 there ARE folks out there in blog land

that expressed interest in my leftover strips from my table topper!

So I chose a winner by random draw.

But before I get to the winner -

there was a question/comment about the binding on my finish:

 

I cut binding at 2 1/4 inches for a double-fold, not the usual 2 1/2". 

When attaching binding (by machine) onto the quilt top, 

I move my needle over (away from the raw edge) 

to make the binding itself

just a little more than a quarter inch wide.

 

Just that 1/4 inch cutting difference &

a few threads over in needle-moving

makes a binding that I really like -

reminds me of the thin binding on antique quilts!

Hopes that answers that question.

Now,

on to the WINNER!

 

The winner of my

strip-y string-y leftover

thingies

GIVE AWAY

is

Karen -

the first comment left!

Congratulations, Karen.

Karen, get me your snail mail address,
and I'll get the string-y thingies in the mail asap!

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Now, on to my English paper piecing project -
somehow I've not posted my finished blocks for the last handful of months! Oops!
Don't know why, but haven't shared since May! 
So I'll be back soon with my

"I'm still lovin' my Lucy blocks!"...

more Lucy Boston- Patchwork of the Crosses blocks to share!

Hope your weekend was a great one!
Debra

Stripping. And strip give away.

Last week or so I shared with you the stripy quilt table-topper
that I made with some of my left-over stripy-strings of fabric:

I think it might be my favorite quilt ever!!!

(But I guess I say that after every finish, don't I? :)

And I heard back from quite a few of you that you also
STRIP
do the Strip-y String quilt thing too.
There are some really GREAT quilts and quilters out in blogland!

At first, I thought I'd make another quilt with the left-overs. 
If you can imagine, 
I didn't use all of my Autumn colored strings. :)

(see that nice pile of Strips below my finished quilt?)

After more thought

 ("who am I trying to kid- A.D.D kicking in here!"),

I decided I'd rather move on 

had already moved on to another project.

I've had so many comments and compliments

(thank you very much!)

about my little quilt,
that I thought that there might be someone who'd like
to have my left-over stripy-strings.
They are random width & length strings -
predominately browns, with some blues, golds and brick reds thrown in. 
Most of the fabrics are reproduction fabrics, but a couple are not. 

If you are interested
in adding these STRINGS to your collection,
just leave me a comment on this post
before MIDNIGHT, Saturday, October 19th.
If there are multiple folks that would like them,
I'll do a random draw  on Sunday, the 20th.

Make sure I have a way

to contact you in your comment;

as I'll send you an email

to get your snail mail address.

 

Happy stripping Stitching!



I String Thing... Do you?

String piecing with foundation, that is.

A friend got me started on these stringy things...

Don't know if she is

more of an inspirational instigator

or trouble-maker, :)

but, I do thank you, friend - you know who you are.

Like most quilters, I have plenty of scraps to use...

 String Things sure make for great use of scraps.

And use scraps I did!
I used some of the great colors of Autumn for my strings -

browns of all shades:  

from warm golden browns to deep, almost blackish-browns.

Throw in a little Autumnal accent:

brick-y red, some mossy-greenish-teal and dark, stormy blues.

I made four- 20" string squares and put them together for
a very nice table-topper size.
Since the strips on top were random in size and spacing,
I quilted using randomly spaced squares also:

Perfect for my Autumn table!

Thanks again, friend, for getting me started with a new addiction.
Just what I needed - another fabric addiction!
Albeit an addiction that's totally worth it!!!

If you do the String Thing, let me know...
I may just have some Autumnal Strings to share!

Happy early October Stitching!