Today is the day to tame this pile. These have been waiting for a trim for almost 6 months now!
This blocked is based on Bonnie Hunter's String X free pattern. A little modification by adding the gold around the string section. Gold measures 1 1/2". I did some cutting for the gold. The gold is slightly longer with the ends cut on the diagonal flipping a 45 degree ruler back and forth across the length of the strip.
This is the second quilt of this style.....check this one out from a couple years back. This was presented as a Quilt of Valor in 2019.
The colors are reversed and is missing the gold bars. It is so fun to just sew scraps together, here red or above in blue....those sets get cut down to the 4 1/2” x 10 1/2” chunks as Bonnie’s pattern instructs. Then......drum roll.......I use the Block Loc ruler to cut the points on ends. No template to tape to a ruler.
Fold the scrap section in half lengthwise, slide the Block Loc ruler to the end and trim, slide it to the other end and trim. Presto.....the unit needed, now to just add the corner triangles.
This is a great way to decrease those scrap bins!
Happy Quilting,
Just Another Quilter
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