Rectangles are not squares

 The title of this post might seem like stating the obvious, but it came as a surprise to me!  I saw this string quilt somewhere on the web, and thought it would be an interesting one to do. 

It has rectangles instead of squares, which gives the quilt more of a calming waves feeling, as opposed to the zig zag feeling of squares.  So, I made a few rectangles, and started to lay them out. 

But no matter how I turned them, they all sloped the same way!  Squares can be alternated, but it seems that rectangles, though still four sided, can’t.  What a surprise! So I had to make some blocks sloping in the opposite direction, and it’s beginning to take shape. 

I’m doing it over papers, which is quick and easy, until I have to remove the papers.  I used to have a foundation paper remover on tap, but she rudely moved away when she got married.  I’ll just have to get on with the job myself!  Tough times!