Thursday, May 5, 2022

String X Blocks

Another project that made progress at retreat were the String X blocks. I sewed the dark red triangles onto the scrappy rectangles.


Each individual blocks measures 7.25" because I messed up and cut the red triangles 5" instead of 5.5". It really does make a difference! 

I'll add red borders when the center is sewn together. Two red fabrics were used from my mom's stash. All of the darker red is gone, a different darker red was used for the rest of the blocks. 

Now I need to sew the individual blocks into larger blocks using 4 blocks.

String X is a free Bonnie Hunter pattern. I did not use paper to piece the string rectangles, I used old thin muslin.

Linking to Stitch Sew & Show, Put Your Foot Down,  Needle & Thread Thursday

3 comments:

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

great use of scraps!! next year I need to buckle down and get the scrap bins out and press fabric, cut and sew

Chookyblue...... said...

Those blocks look good......

For the love of geese said...

Wow that looks like a lot of work. So frustrating when you cut the wrong size and love that you made it work. This will be a very interesting quilt when its finished. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.