Another String Quilt

 

Yet another string quilt.  I am getting tired of making them, need to find something different to do with my 1 1/2 inch strips.  This one I did a little different - used white as the center strip.  This seems to tie the blocks together better.  Also did a variety of backings, so the quilt is reversible.  Used the QAYG technique again.  The blocks are 9 inches, so the size of the quilt is 6 x 8 blocks, or 54 x 72 inches.  A good size for a single bed.  I have no plans for this quilt yet.  So it will go in the pile of my other quilts that I don't know what to do with.

Baskets

 

Well, I thought I would give making baskets a try.  Was getting tired of doing quilts, so thought a change would be good.  Not only that, it would use up some of my older napkins.  Unfortunately, they didn't turn out like the pictures on Pinterest.  Not pleased at all with the results.  I thought maybe it was just because I used regular batting instead of a firmer one that was recommended in the pattern.  So I tried a second one using a firmer stabilizer.  Didn't turn out any better :(  So I guess my days of making baskets are over.  Will have to come up with some other suggestions for using up the old napkins.  Was thinking of making bags as my next project - hopefully they turn out better and look more like the pics on Pinterest!

One thing I did figure out was how big to make the squares at the bottom of the bags.  For every inch of the sides, use 1/4 inch corner.  So for an 18 inch square, you would make the corners 4 1/2 inches.  But that is only if you want to make a square basket.  You could do whatever size corner you want - LOL.