Originally Posted by marymm
I don't have a photo, but I recently made some string place mats---a good way to use strips and an easy way to make neat place mats. If you layer you backing and batting and then do a stitch-and-flip pattern with your strips, you'll have it pre-quilted and reversible--just have to add binding. You can make your strips vertical, horizontal or -- as I did--on a diagonal. I Your strips can all be one size or the width can vary... have a round table and wanted to squeeze a couple of extra people around it. I make square mats.---oops just saw someone had added a picture of pretty string mats.
I imagine that you start with a foundation of the size plus a little more, that you want the finished mat to be, is that true? Also, do you begin stitching on the strings in the middle of the foundation the way you normally would with any other string pieced block?
8-)