And just for the Thrill of It...the funky sound Robert Randolph gets out of a pedal steel guitar is incredible. Have yourself a happy dance!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Flimsy Whimsy
The black and white, etc. string thingy is officially a flimsy — and I want to squeal like a little girl!
Seriously, it makes me happy-happy-happy.
Save those old phone books, string thingers. They come in handy. Yes, you could string piece without a foundation just as well, but I like the stability and size/position guide that string piecing on paper provides. Phone book paper is lightweight and not difficult to remove; it's like tearing out a check.
For more details on the process, skip back one post.
This ended up to be about 45 x 53 inches. I added a one-inch stop border and a five-inch outer border (cut 1.5 and 5.5).
On my trip to JoAnn for batting yesterday, I happened to "spot" a perfect backing fabric.
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And just for the Thrill of It...the funky sound Robert Randolph gets out of a pedal steel guitar is incredible. Have yourself a happy dance!
And just for the Thrill of It...the funky sound Robert Randolph gets out of a pedal steel guitar is incredible. Have yourself a happy dance!
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20 comments:
Love it .... also love that you had an idea and acted on it. Sometimes we never get beyond thinking about it! I don't have to tell yo how much I love piecing on phone book pages too!!!
Awesome flimsy -- I'd be squealing, too!
Love how it turned out. I worked on a showbox of scraps and it made me happy happy to get that done.
Way to go - this one went together fast ! I turn my back for a week and here you are starting and finishing a top.
Love the red border too- it adds a real pop of lovely colour .
Way to go Ms. Smarty Pants.
BEAUTIFUL!
Fabulous flimsy! And great find for the backing! Love the whole thing!
I share in your love! This is perfect with that red border!!
I like the multi coloured print you added in the strings, it makes it really special.
I love this so much!
Who knew a steel guitar could sound like that?!
And I love that pretty red outer border. I think it is just the right touch to really set off the checkered pieces. This is a really fun quilt! It is awesome when a plan comes together so well!
xo -E
P for PERFECT! It really looks great, and that backing fabric couldn't be better. I love it when an idea comes to fruition!
How could you not have a little squee time? Beautiful!
Love your quilt. I looked back to see the original black and white, very awesome. Love the quilting.
Love!!!!!
Awesome!!! And those little multi-colored pieces were genius!
I can hear your squeals of delight all the way down here at the bottom of the world!! Beautiful quilt!! I will have to look into this piecing on the pages of a telephone book caper...sounds intriguing!!
great flimsy! And LOVE LOVE LOVE the backing fabric!
I see why you love it! Great backing fabric, too.
Phone book pages....I'd forgotten about that!
Spot?!
This flimsy is fab! Definitely worthy of a squeal or two :)
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