Wonky Scrapbusting String Quilt :: WIP, Top Pieced

**** [ I want to get the back pieced and binding cut for Pat Sloan's Ketchup Weekend: June 19-21 ] **** Didn't happen. :(

 

(I worked as fast as I could, trying to beat the sun before it set so I could get a good picture of the top pieced. The sun won the race. So, my picture is in dark -- I'll get a better one in a day or so.) (No clouds in the sky... a little too sunny for the picture, but better than the nighttime version!)

 

–> Inspired by filminthefridge's colorful *Kaleidoscope* string quilt (she even created a tutorial here) – thank you!

 

As I placed the finished blocks on the design wall to figure out placement, I wanted to make sure same fabrics/colors were scattered *randomly* (like seen here). Then instead, looking for a challenge, I tried to see if I could get the biggest "squares" inside of the brown grid to match up to create colored squares (Does that make sense? See photo's notes if not.). Somehow I was able to get the layout right and it didn't take me too long to get it all to line up. Strangely enough I only had to recreate one block to get everything to work out.

 

I think the additional *constant* of the colored squares in this crazy/chaotic wonky quilt helps bring some order to it.

 

Next up, piecing the back. It will be made with as many scraps as I can fit.

 

Oh! And, what are your thoughts on a BORDER (skip it?) and BINDING? I'd like to use scraps only, so I'm kinda limited. I have a decent amount of red that I could use for either. I also have some orange or that multi-colored stripe that I could use for the binding. Other ideas? Thoughts?

 

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More photos of this quilt's progress here.

Done