Weekly Finish #13 Patriotic Roman Stripes String Challenge

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I signed up for two string challenges, and this is my second string quilt.  I thought Memorial Day weekend was a good time to finish this one up. I’ll be donating this quilt to the Quilts of Valor program.


I started it way back in March and posted about it here.  It all began with this pile of strings in patriotic fabrics that I’ve had for years.  I still have a bunch left so I’ll be making another string quilt to use them all up … finally!

I’m linking up again to Amy's Sew and Tell Fridays … and also posting this on Stacie’s It’s a String Thing Challenge and Stephanie’s No Strings Attached challenge.



Comments

  1. LeslieJune 4, 2010 at 12:02 PM

    what a great quilt to donate. it looks awesome

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  2. Abby and StephanieJune 4, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    What a beautiful quilt. Congratulations on your finish and it's awesome you're donating it.

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  3. Nina Lise@Mrs MoenJune 4, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    They look great and will surely be highly appreciated. They also remind me that I signed up for a string challenge and have no idea where my string blocks in progress are...
    Have a lovely weekend!

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  4. KarenJune 4, 2010 at 3:19 PM

    Great string quilt!

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  5. DianeJune 4, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    That turned out beautiful! Congrats on getting it done this week and for picking such a wonderful use for it!

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  6. pinksuedeshoeJune 4, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    That is great! I love it and it WAS a perfect weekend to finish it up, nice work.

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  7. MiriJune 5, 2010 at 3:21 AM

    Great string quilt!

    LOL! I also made what I call a Half-string quilt! You can still see it on my blog.

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  8. DaynaJune 6, 2010 at 2:11 AM

    Ooooo! I love this! What a fun idea!

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  9. CarlaJune 6, 2010 at 8:15 AM

    What a wonderful gift! It's going to be very appreciated and loved.

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  10. Vicki @ DottyJaneJune 6, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    What a perfect quilt for your donation! It finished up beautifully. I signed up for Stephanie's challenge and need to work on some more string blocks:)

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  11. UllaJuly 1, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    Great quilt for a great cause.

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