Thursday, August 25, 2011

Valentine String Quilt: Work in Progress

I started this string diamond quilt a long time ago (January), and had about half of the blocks pieced.  With my time off, I finally finished the remaining 26 this week.  I'm so in love with it!  The pattern is called "Valentine" from Elizabeth Hartman's The Practical Guide to Patchwork: New Basics for the Modern Quiltmaker - I reviewed the book on Episode 40 of the podcast.

I'm thinking about turning it into a duvet cover, rather than a quilt.  Any thoughts?  Should I worry about not quilting down all those bias strips?   I'll need to wash this regularly, so any input would be helpful.
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8 comments:

free indeed said...

That is looking great! I love string quilts!

Jane said...

Very pretty! I don't know about the bias stretchiness. Seems reasonable that it might be a problem. I vote for making this a regular quilt. You did want my vote, didn't you? :)

drMolly, the BeanQueen said...

I really like those colors. I've never done a string quilt - looks like one may be in my future.

Kristin said...

Very cute! I have that book as well- I think I might have to make that one!

Connecticut Chronichols said...

I think I'd at least quilt it with a light weight flannel (if you want the crinkly look) or 100% cotton quilting fabric or muslin as the backing with no batting. I'd be afraid that it would fall apart with regular washing.
Sue

Lynn said...

I agree with Sue - quilt it with no batting.

Quilted Cupcake said...

I'm loving the idea of quilting it with flannel back. I knew you all would come through with a great idea!

LisaAnn said...

Nice work!