ghquilter53

You can use musling as foundation for the strip piecing.

lswan

I have a new iPad and screwed up the typing- I meant I WOULD try your hints in making strip blocks!
Linda

carolynjo

I concur with using phone book pages. I am 1/3 of the way through piecing with uniform 1 1/2" strips sewn to phone book paper. It really comes off easily and my squares look good.

linhawk

I thought of dryer sheets and saved a bunch of them. I use Kirkland.
When I pressed them they melted.
Test before use, some might be different.
Or my iron was too hot??? Just a thought.

Pat M.

I have made many strip quilts without foundation. Just remember there will be some bias in some scraps. After I make a big piece I cut out what I need, square, etc. add the scraps from that to another piece of material and do it again.

pollyjvan9

I love string quilts and appliques cut from string quilt strips or blocks. I have made some without a foundation of any kind, heavy starch and careful pressing, however I like to use a very thin fabric foundation which controls stretching and makes the strings more stable. I go to thrift stores and look for curtains made from very fine cotton, or the discount store for these fabrics. They are so thin you can hardly tell you have a foundation, but no tearing paper away (ugg), and I go ahead and use whatever batting and backing I wish.

Rose Bagwell

I have actually done two that way. One I had 2 1/2 inch strips sewn into a long strip. I then measured , cut and sew again, sort of like the Jelly Roll method. I then cut into 4 huge squares and sew them crisscross of one another. ( Strips going vertical and another block going horizontal L. Hope you know what I mean.

The other I made strips , sewed them and cut into 10 inch blocks. I then joined same as above. Both of these I quilted.

I honestly prefer to sew on thin material and or muslin.

quiltmom04

That's the way I used to do it before paper piecing became do popular -it will work just fine!

salemrabbits

I have made several string quilts also. The first one on fabric- left it on as a backing, that quilt (king sized) was quilted with poly batting and still was heavy. Second one was just strings, no fabric backing-no problems. The one I am working on now- I put on paper to try it. I don't particularly like doing the blocks on paper- but they do come off easy. tight stitches.......my strings are mostly 1" finished, so lots of stitching on a block. One thing I did notice- the paper rolled a bit and I pressed then from the paper side also. Not a big deal, just another step to remove the paper I'd guess.

mckwilter

Be sure to "wash" these before you use them, because there is residual chemical left in the dryer sheets. I just fill my sink with hot soapy water and swish them around, then put them in the washer to spin dry and press them. Another option for non-woven foundations is the wrapping around sanitary napkins / Depends pads. These are clean and have no chemicals in them.