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Friday, January 9, 2009

Small String Study


In an on going effort to use up my leftover scraps, I have begun making little quilts such as the one shown here.

I always have left over strips, and small pieces of batting laying around, and they lend themselves wonderfully for making little "string" pieced quilts, which give me a fun and safe place to explore line, color interaction and various stitching ideas.

Plus I love to work on a small scale!


Expect to see more of these sprinkled here and there on my blog and in my shop, as they are a bit like eating potato chips, you can't just stop at one, (truth be told, when it comes to potato chips, I could easily eat a whole bag without even blinking!)

This Small String Study Art Quilt measures 8 1/4" x 15 3/4". Perfect size for a small space that needs a little something!

Note: This quilt has been sold.
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14 comments:

  1. piccioloJanuary 9, 2009 at 5:29 AM

    I love this one, the shapes and colours are lovely
    : )

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  2. JanisJanuary 9, 2009 at 8:01 AM

    Gorgeous, as always! I see you work with blues and greens so often I was surprised that you chose pink/orange for the improv. Can't wait to see what comes next. :)

    Wondering how sweet Mo is doing. Well, I hope.

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  3. High Desert DivaJanuary 9, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    Very moody...love it!

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  4. jacquieJanuary 9, 2009 at 1:45 PM

    are these hand dyed fabrics? they have such a richness.

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  5. VictoriaJanuary 9, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    Jacquie, the fabrics are by Kaffe Fasset. I really like them as the color is woven in, not printed. Plus the solids use one color for the weft, and another color for the warp, giving a really rich luminosity to the fabric and changing the color slightly as the fabric is shifted or turned. Very similar to certain dupioni silks, but in cotton.

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  6. Hey HarrietJanuary 10, 2009 at 5:23 AM

    Oh this is another gorgeous quilt! I was going to call it a 'scrappy quilt' but that seems terribly wrong somehow. I'm also lovin' the names you are giving these adorable pieces.

    Hey I eat whole bags of chips (jumbo size) in one go. Nothing wrong with that! Is there? Hope you have a good chippy supply for your weekend of snow. While on the subject of chips, isn't it amazing the range of flavours on offer these days? When I was a kid we had maybe 3 or 4 flavours from memory. Now it's a whole supermarket aisle to choose from! I'm blown away by the progress of the humble potato chip :)

    And like not being able to stop at a few chips. I seem to over indulge in words in your comment box too!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2009 at 6:09 AM

    Wow...your blog is really interesting to me! Love to see all your works :) Especially about improvisation.. I wanna try and learn soon, cos I join Jacquie's project.

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  8. KarenJanuary 10, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    lovely work Victoria, I want to run my hands over it, feel the texture.

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  9. littlebyrdJanuary 11, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    I also save all my little scraps - this is a wonderful way to turn them into something great. Your quilting is amazing!

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  10. Michelle Engel BencskoJanuary 11, 2009 at 7:51 PM

    I love the gentle wave of the rows. The tones, the movement, the stitching... beautiful.

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  11. corineJanuary 11, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    Did you make this? I love it.

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  12. Victoria Bennett BeyerJanuary 12, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    What a wonderful piece. It seems so delicate and detailed. It makes for an interesting texture.

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  13. Amanda JeanJanuary 12, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    your work is wonderful! i really really LOVE this piece. i wish i liked to work on a smaller scale. i'm a lap size or larger quilter....i may need to change my ways with all the ideas racing through my head. :)

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  14. JackieJanuary 13, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    This is a beautiful little piece.
    (I am glad by the way that you liked Northern exposure. )

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