my sajee finally has her own quilt, and she has our friend lili to thank for it. lili posted a photo of a cushion she was making using string blocks, and i thought it looked kind of great, so i had a go at it myself. it got kind of addictive, and this was the result:

i used heaps of scraps, and some carefully selected fat quarters, and i think it came together pretty well:

the backing is quite simple, to contrast with the super busy top:

and the blue contrasts nicely with the oranges and yellows:

but most importantly, it gets the tiny dog’s tick of approval:

i’m working on a pink and green one for myself now!
essie xoxox

p.s. if you want to have a try at a string quilt yourself, here are a couple of tutorials:
1. the sometimes crafter
2. p.s. i quilt

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