Grace MooreLinker

Most string /scrap quilts aren't what I call from the scrap basket.

nstitches4u

Thanks for the link. Great tutorial.

earthwalker

I have just finished a string quilt top....(need to get off here and piece the backing and baste!). I used scraps, new fabric, remnant bin finds, cut up clothing, odd fat quarters of the "what was I thinking variety"...anyway, you get the idea. I had all my strings on a portable clothes airer which made mixing up the colours a bit easier. It is for my newest DIL....and so far she loves it (it's her clothing remnants which are incorporated).

oldtisme

Yep this is right up my beginners alley, thank you for the instructions!

stchenfool

I love this idea! Thank you so much for sharing!

AlienQuilter

You can also do a quilt as you go. I'm thinking of doing one where I can take a bunch of 10" blocks of pretty floral fabrics - maybe from a couple of layer cakes. Use it for the back, place batting square on top, then strip piece on top of the batting. Trim to 9 1/2 inches then use one of the methods for attaching the blocks together. There's a tutorial here and also at quilterscache for putting together the blocks. You would have wind up with a two sided quilt.

BTW, love the pics of the strip quilts here. Will use the idea of have the same fabric in the center of each block. Hmm, use the same fabric for joining the blocks. So many ideas so little time.

mariolkapolka

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I make mine by sewing strips onto flannel squares - quilt as you go method, than when I have enough blocks I back it with whatever fabric I have in stash and make a rag quilt. I do not have a lot of scraps as I cut my fabric everything is evaluated to be either squares or strips, so I have it seperated right away. If you do fair amount of quilting you should have a lot of scraps. Finish with binding and you are ready to go here are the pictures of my string quilt. To make a pillow sham I have sewn strips on used drier sheets - than just squared them off, pieced and quuilted.

piepatch

I basically made mine the way LuvTooQuilt did, but I didn't use a foundation piece, and I didn't use a common color down the center as she did the red in her quilt. I just picked up a strip each time and sewed, not planning ahead. While mine worked out just fine, If I make another one, I will definitely use a muslin foundation square.

toriabelle

We make these at church by using those phone books you do not want. Sew across paper as in pix above. They are thin but strong. Works great and if you use a tight close stitch they tear out easy. Good job for Mommie's little helper.

Donna 66

I've been working on a couple of string quilts to use up scraps. When I get sick of looking at those particular colors, I just put it away (along with the scraps) until I'm ready to work on it again.