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String Piecing (Pick-Up Sticks/Acid Trip)

4/27/2021

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My newest foray into quilting is to try a technique called string piecing*.  String piecing is a way to use up small scraps, which can be cut or sewn into long-ish skinny strips.  The simplest method is to start with a base: a sheet of tissue paper, piece of cheap muslin, or interfacing.  You sew the strips onto the base, pull the base away if it's paper, or leave it if it's fabric, and trim the finished piece to a neat size and shape to use it as an element in the quilt. 

For this project, earmarked for my brother, I am repurposing used dryer sheets as my base. 
* String piecing is not to be confused with strip piecing, which is what my Organized Chaos quilt was.  String piecing uses strips of variable sizes, for a "stringy" look, while strip piecing uses carefully cut strips of uniform sizes, in prescribed patterns. 

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Organized "Organized Chaos" Quilt

4/20/2021

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Some people get bitten by the quilting bug; I came down with a quilting virus, which lay dormant in my system for years, flaring up occasionally, but never overcoming my garment-sewing resistance.  I had enough quilting projects to justify a tag, but I didn't call myself a quilter. 

No more!  Just as viruses awaken when resistance is low, so my quilting virus awoke as I lost motivation to sew other things.  Since June 2020, I have been happily working at a job which requires me to wear boring clothes.  What's the fun in spending my days-off sewing a silk dress or pair of jodpurs, only to deck myself in polyester matte jersey pants and a tee shirt for my work week?  If I never get to wear the fun stuff, why sew it?  But quilts are useful always, and make great gifts...

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