Thread: String Quilt Block: A Foundation Piecing Tutorial using Elmer's Washable School Glue

http://www.sewmuchlikemom.com/2012/1...n-piecing.html


great blog!!!

I have used Elmer's school glue in applying machine sew bindings and for applique. I appreciate you posting the link for this. So much easier to keep the strips straight.

I watched the tutorial but I don't get it.........why glue a strip and then sew over it???? Isn't that redundant?

Originally Posted by joym

I watched the tutorial but I don't get it.........why glue a strip and then sew over it???? Isn't that redundant?

to keep the strips straight.

I agree with joym, I don't get it either.

I appreciate your posting the link, but I also don't see any need to glue the strips. I've made dozens of string quilts and it seems to me she is just complicating what should be an easy process. I do not use pins to make string blocks, and I make them on muslin. I just flip and sew, aligning the raw edges as I go. If I had to stop and glue and heat set between every strip, it would take twice as long, thus defeating the goal of a quick quilt.

Thanks for the link!