Pat M.

Strips or string, I am making one right now that is a diamond shape when put together.

madamekelly

Is this the type of quilt you are asking about?

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crzypatcher

If you are wanting light on one side and dark on the other, I would allow the seam between the two to be corner to corner.

zozee

Here's one that has a combo of light/dark, all darks and all lights to make the design that looks sort of log-cabin-ish on first glance. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C...oLVjRx2yDeaTM:

Mkotch

I generally start by putting a strip down the middle. You can make this consistent throughout your blocks (light or dark) or you can make them all different. Just depends on the final look you want. Give it a try! I usually make my papers 8.5" square because that's how wide the paper is and I want squares. But you can make them smaller or larger, or even rectangular. It's fun!

laurilli

Congrats on becoming a Grandma! I am in the process of making a string quilt on muslin right now.It has a tone on tone star in the center of what I will call a 9-patch, 5 inch string block in the corners and a chevron in the 4 position, all of which causes bulky seams. I am pressing them open, but am now wondering how I will quilt it. So you might want to think about that as you decide which route to go. I don't know if this will help you or not.

bkay

If you use a consistent color on the center diagonal, it ends up almost looking like it's sashed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZ02NM9-USw

bkay