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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.
Linking to:

WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced



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:

  1. Lori R.September 4, 2013 at 2:25 PM

    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!!!

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  2. QuiltdivajulieSeptember 4, 2013 at 3:00 PM

    Awesome flimsy -- I'd be squealing, too!

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  3. http://thankfullga447September 4, 2013 at 3:38 PM

    Love how it turned out. I worked on a showbox of scraps and it made me happy happy to get that done.

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  4. ShaySeptember 4, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    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.

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  5. JulianneSeptember 4, 2013 at 4:22 PM

    BEAUTIFUL!

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  6. Lorna McMahonSeptember 4, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    Fabulous flimsy! And great find for the backing! Love the whole thing!

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  7. KarenSeptember 4, 2013 at 5:08 PM

    I share in your love! This is perfect with that red border!!

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  8. Frances MeredithSeptember 4, 2013 at 5:50 PM

    I like the multi coloured print you added in the strings, it makes it really special.

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  9. MaggieSeptember 4, 2013 at 6:39 PM

    I love this so much!

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  10. ElizabethSeptember 4, 2013 at 8:17 PM

    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

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  11. Kevin the QuilterSeptember 4, 2013 at 9:31 PM

    P for PERFECT! It really looks great, and that backing fabric couldn't be better. I love it when an idea comes to fruition!

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  12. DinaSeptember 4, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    How could you not have a little squee time? Beautiful!

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  13. Pam @ Quilting FunSeptember 4, 2013 at 11:25 PM

    Love your quilt. I looked back to see the original black and white, very awesome. Love the quilting.

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  14. TessaSeptember 5, 2013 at 3:50 AM

    Love!!!!!

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  15. Sarah CraigSeptember 5, 2013 at 9:03 AM

    Awesome!!! And those little multi-colored pieces were genius!

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  16. KimSeptember 6, 2013 at 4:31 PM

    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!!

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  17. Sue DaurioSeptember 6, 2013 at 4:59 PM

    great flimsy! And LOVE LOVE LOVE the backing fabric!

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  18. Vicki @ DottyJaneSeptember 7, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    I see why you love it! Great backing fabric, too.

    Phone book pages....I'd forgotten about that!

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  19. MomWaldsPlaceSeptember 7, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    Spot?!

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  20. Janine @ Rainbow HareSeptember 9, 2013 at 1:11 PM

    This flimsy is fab! Definitely worthy of a squeal or two :)

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