Project Quilting String Creation in Progress

Overnight, I came up with some more ideas, so I cut more fabric strips this morning and added in a few more yellow prints.

At lunchtime, I stitched them together.  I had drawn out a sketch and I was thinking I would make the blocks into leaves.

I made a plastic template and cut the squares into a big leaf shape. 

I ironed light Heat 'n Bond on the back of the blocks.

And I traced around the template and cut them out.

They are kind of chunkie big leaves.

When I was done quilting, late this afternoon, I stitched some more and started cutting and laying out the pieces.

I changed the plan again.  I stitched so many strips sets at and I am not liking the leaves. I decided to make a plastic template and cut out some sections for a Dresden Plate Block.

I wanted the sections to look really scrappy so I moved the template around on the strip set to get different variations.

I needed 21 sections.
Here is how I stitched the sections.

This is not really a tutorial on the Dresden Plate Blocks --- just showing you what I did.

I pressed the points and then I stitched them together and pressed both sides of the Dresden Plate Block.

I love it!

I had decided to place the Dresden Plate Block in the center and scatter the leaves around it.
 

They look too big!  Then I laid it out on a yellow print fabric.

I still don't like it. Then I split them in half.

I tried a couple different layouts.

  
I still did not like it.  They were too free form with the Dresden Plate Block in the center.

 I really wanted something to scatter around the block.  I already had put all the work into the strips for the leaves.  How can I use them?  I decided to cut them into small sections of the Dresden Plate.

I laid them out around the center block.  I like it.  But I don't love it.  I want it to look unique, but not traditional.

I guess I will have to sleep on it!

I thought I would like the plain muslin behind the blocks but I am thinking I might like a yellow print fabric or maybe strips of yellow fabrics.  (More stitching on my lunch break tomorrow).

 Any ideas or suggestions?

I know my completed quilt will be a 29" square, because I am making it for daughter's square table.  I want it to fit perfectly on the top.

I hope you are enjoying following along. I made several of changes all in one day. I need to quilt it soon. Hopefully, Friday night. On Saturday, I will stitch the binding and take photos and upload them to flicker for Project Quilting.

Enjoy!
Marcia