Roman Stripes

One classic pattern for using up left over stripes is the Roman Stripes pattern.
Sewing on a foundation (in my case left over batting I pieced together from the cuttings of various quilts) the blocks go together fast and easy.
Next step is to decide on the layout.
One option would be some kind of zig-zag (not a big fan)

 Or turning all the stripe sections to the center to make diamonds (also not super excited about that)

 In the end I decided the classic layout of all stripes sections pointing in the same direction and having the different solid triangles layed out in diagonal rows.

I joined the blocked with narrow dark blue stripes, then quilted the top diagonally with wavy lines.
This was a fast, easy quilt with the added bonus of using scrap batting and scrap fabric (in this batics I had left from my City Sampler I made in 2017)

Laurelie

Hi there. I'm still here.
Sorry for being so quite lately, but on one hand there has been some not so funny life stuff going on, on the other hand I was away for four weeks in the US on a business trip.
I haven't done much knitting lately, just wasn't in the mood. But then I bought two skeins of Tosh Merino Light in the US and found the perfect pattern for it.

 The pattern is called Laurelie and I knitted it in the colors Wash House and Antler. After a nice bath and a bit of blocking the shawl is nice and soft and cuddly, and it's a shame it's summer because I want to wrap myself in it and never let go.

I totally love the pattern mix and really enjoyed knitting the shawl. Once you get tired of the garder stitch, you move to the mosaic section and then you transition to the lace section. Very much fun.