Thursday, December 9, 2010

Hmmm....

...now I just don't know. It looked great in my head, but my idea for my string blocks now might be too busy. Ha..who'da thunk I would think anything could be too busy? I really love the Road to California block and I thought I would mix it up a bit by putting my string blocks where there normally would be solid blocks. I only made the pieces for 6 blocks so far. I don't have the units sewn together yet as I am not sure where I am going with this yet. I will keep making more blocks and then see what I think. Since they are not sewn together, I can always make something else out of them! lol

Here are 2 versions:




The only difference is one version has the strings making x's in the centers and the other has o's being made.

Okay..I lied. Seeing them on the computer here is sooooo much different than eyeing them up on the ground. Seeing them here...I LOVE them! lol So, change my hmmmm..I don't know to hmmmmm...I LOVE these! lol

Now, tell me what YOU think..HONESTLY. My feelings won't be hurt. Some nice solid borders around it all..mebbe..that is the plan, anywho. Who knows what it will be when I get there?? lol

13 comments:

  1. I like them!!! it's fun, funky, warm, wild, and awesome! Go for it!

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  2. I really like it, either way ya arrange them.

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  3. Well, maybe if the string blocks were in a more contained color group...like all light beige, cream, light brown...then the flying geese would tie it all together. Maybe the string blocks aren't busy because they are strings....but maybe it is because there are too many different colors in the strings?? I'd save the string blocks for another quilt, and make some new strings in a lighter colorway. But I like where you are going with it and I think it will all come together...one way or another! ;-D I really love the scrappy flying geese...

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  4. Speaking as someone who doesn't usually like scrap quilts, I LOVE what you have done. I would be tempted to put a narrow stop border, then a flying geese border, then a plain one to hold all those colours in.

    I'll be really interested to see what you finally decide.

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  5. Wow I love it!! Patrice

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  6. Oh Reenie, I love them both. I like the combination of lights and darks. It can't get too colorful or scrappy for me though. That is a wonderful way to use up all those strings.

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  7. I think they are awful and you should send them to me immeadiatly!

    just kidding, they look great and I am adding this to my too do!
    funny thing is I have been putting of doing strings all year. now I am seeing possibilities everywhere.
    I have 20 blocks done in neutrals.
    can't wait to see your finished quilt!- cheryl

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  8. You are so creative. I love it. You got those flying geese you wanted to make too in there...lol

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  9. I like them both, but really love the second one. Great idea on the string blocks!

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  10. They look great! I like the second variation better than the first, and they are busy, but that's what a good scrap quilt is supposed to look like!

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  11. wow all good ideas and lots of options to play with them. When I made blocks similar to these I put the 4 blocks together and then sashed them so they were each seperate from each othe.Make sense?

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  12. Love how you keep tweeking your blog. Love the picture at the top. So pretty. Have you done more on these string blocks??? I am drawn to layout 1.

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