Sunday, January 18, 2015

Design Floor Monday

Yup, more strings! I am foundation piecing on top of newspaper this time. The big advantage to newspaper is that it is thin and much larger than phone book pages, for example.


I read somewhere on the internet that it works well and doesn't leave any black smudges on the fabric. So far so good!


These blocks will be black on one side and white/low volume on the other with a red stripe down the middle.


I almost have all the blocks done with the white and red strings. 8 more, then I'll start applying the black strings.

Happy Monday! I hope many of you are off work for the holiday. I am linking to Judy's Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times and Oh Scrap at Quilting is More Fun Than Housework.
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11 comments:

  1. Kevin the QuilterJanuary 18, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    What a GREAT quilt this is going to be Kat! I can't wait to see how it turns out! I have always wondered about newspaper for foundation piecing as well,........I was always warned against it. But, looks like you are proving that wrong!

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  2. ClaireJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:12 PM

    I like black-white-red designs and can't wait to see the finished product. I wonder if newspaper got a bad rap from sitting too long as backing? claire aka knitnkwilt

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  3. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:12 PM

    I like the color scheme you described, and I am intrigued by using newspaper!

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  4. Cynthia Brunz DesignsJanuary 18, 2015 at 3:34 PM

    I haven't tried newspaper for foundations so I am looking forward to seeing what you think. I think these are going to be great blocks. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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  5. Linda @ kokaquiltsJanuary 18, 2015 at 4:24 PM

    Your blocks are looking great... keen to see how you progress! Linda

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  6. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2015 at 8:01 PM

    I like black and red together, and I like red and white together, so I am interested to see how this turns out. It sounds good.

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  7. Christine SJanuary 18, 2015 at 9:32 PM

    This is going to be awesome!

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  8. wish2stitchJanuary 19, 2015 at 3:20 AM

    Thanks for the tip for foundation piecing. Looking good.

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  9. SamanthaJanuary 19, 2015 at 11:09 AM

    I've always been worried the newsprint would run- glad to hear you're having no problems!

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  10. MartiDIYJanuary 19, 2015 at 1:35 PM

    I haven't heard about the newspaper for foundation. Glad to know it works. Does it smudge your hands though?

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  11. Michelle @ From Bolt to BeautyJanuary 19, 2015 at 4:07 PM

    I can't wait to see the finished quilt top, Kat! Whenever I've paper-pieced, I have printed lines (or lines that I've drawn on the paper) that show me where to sew. Are you using the paper as backing here to prevent your fabric from bowing?

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