The String Quilt is Complete!
I’m so excited to share these photos of my first string quilt. And maybe last. LOL No, I won’t say I’ll never make another string quilt, but it was a labor of love. I used a selection of Anna Maria Horner’s Good Folks line and am already plotting another purchase of her fabulous fabrics. I used left over fabric strips for the back, along with Bella Solids white and my first Kona Solid purchase – turquoise. Such a great punch of color and I loved the quality of the fabric, I’ll definitely be using Kona Solids again. Just as a refresher, I used the string quilt tutorial from Ashely of Film in the Fridge. I created 48, 9.5″ blocks.
I quilted diagonally – down both sides of the white fabric and then also one diagonal line through each block. I’m still not totally pleased with the straightness of my lines (which is why I tend to quilt free motion). Does anyone have any tips on getting those perfect straight lines? I think my straight-quilting-line idol is Red Pepper Quilts. In any case, it isn’t perfect, but it’s perfectly mine and I can’t wait to use it. The final quilt measures 54″ x 72″, making it my largest quilt yet.
ETA: Thanks for helping my photo make Flickr Explore for September 24th, 2009!
Tagged as: Anna Maria Horner · Bella Solids · Kona Solids · Modern Quilts · Stitch in the Ditch · String Quilt
Love your quilt — front and back! Do you have any idea how much fabric you used making your blocks? I’ve done a few string blocks here and there, but never an entire quilt.
Thank you! Besides the white and turquoise, I used 9 different fabrics, and about 3/4 yard of each. I had *some* left over, but not a ton. I bought 3 yards of turquoise and probably used a yard or so of the white. I hope that helps – It’s so hard to know what to buy!
Your straight lines look pretty straight to me! I adore this quilt and that backing fabric is just gorgeous, reminds me of the sea. Well done!!
It’s gorgeous! You’ve inspired me to pick up my own string quilt blocks again.
I’ve been waiting to see this finished project, it turned out so great! I’ve played around with string piecing, but this makes me almost *almost* want to make a whole quilt and I just love those fabrics! Great job!
It looks fabulous! And I really like the way your pieced back turned out. A perfect compliment to the string front!
Beautiful! I’ve been following your progress and your sting quilt turned out great. Good Folks never looked so good. I really like how the white is a uniform width and ties everything together. The back looks good too! Yahooie. Good job.
It’s beautiful! Your quilting looks just great! Don’t worry too much
The quilt turned out beautiful! I’d think you’d been doing this for years! I particularly like the nice, bold color choices.
Great job! I love it!
LOVE THIS QUILT! So beautiful! Do you have any idea how much fabric you used per print, and how many prints? (approximate?)
wow. that’s just beautiful!!!!
[...] I’m including my Good Folks String Quilt. It’s by far my favorite quilt to date. I love the design, I love the hard work I put into it, I love the Anna Maria Horner Good Folks fabric. Pictures just don’t do it justice. I keep in on my couch where the colors just make me so happy as the days get a bit drearier. My kids love playing on it and staring at the design. Overall, it’s just a very happy quilt. You can read more about it here. [...]
it is beautiful!!
[...] start simple, but someday I want to make quilts like this, and this, and this, and, most definitely, [...]
I think this is the most beautiful string quilt that I have ever seen. I have put together 2 but, they are UFO’s. Someday they will make it to the machine or hands to be quilted.
[...] I’m including my Good Folks String Quilt. It’s by far my favorite quilt to date. I love the design, I love the hard work I put into it, I love the Anna Maria Horner Good Folks fabric. Pictures just don’t do it justice. I keep in on my couch where the colors just make me so happy as the days get a bit drearier. My kids love playing on it and staring at the design. Overall, it’s just a very happy quilt. You can read more about it here. [...]
Have been wanting to make a string quilt for some time. Your colours are gorgeous!