carolynjo

I like them all! I have made 1 string quilt and have almost enough to make another.

Crispy_Frog

Thanks to everyone for your input! I have gotten so many good ideas! I just love all the gorgeous quilt pictures that were posted. Now I am inspired to clean up the mess.

dottie dodge

I roll my strips, like the jelly rolls that you can buy. Then they are ready to sew, no pressing out wrinkles!

wildyard

I separate my scrap strips by color into gallon size zipper bags which fit nicely onto one shelf side by side in the standing upright position. I don't seal the tops, so after each project, it's quick and easy to pop the scraps into each color appropriate bag. And they look pretty too!

This way if I want to make one color in a block, that is easily done by using just one bag, but if I want scrappy, I can just grab a handful from each bag and mix them up in a pile to pull from.

I only do strips less than 2.5" this way, as anything 2.5" and larger goes into my strip containers; plastic see thru bins that I go to for actual quilt piecing, as opposed to string piecing.

misseva

This is what I do too and separate them by color.

kwajgirl

If you find you won't use your scraps and belong to a guild, put them in zip lock bags and save them for the next guild meeting or show. I've been to several shows where the member's boutique sold bags of scraps for a dollar or two and they were always snapped up.

IrishgalfromNJ

I love making string quilt tops. I use full size paper towels for my foundation, I put a white strip in the center to make a diamond design with the blocks. I keep my scraps in two big bins in no particular color order. I just like to make sure I get as much color in a block as I can. Once it is sewed I cut the block down to a 10" and use 49 of these to make a top, then I put a row of string blocks in the center of the back for interest. I like to buy fun fabric for the back, I made one with a zebra print backing last year that I love. Have fun making string quilts.

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railroad

Here is another pic of a color combination we like to use in our charity quilts.

rural01

Jeanne, that is gorgeous. The yellow really sets off those gorgeous black and white blocks.

rural01

Railroad, I love, love, love your black and white and red string quilt.