Originally Posted by Joanie2
Ok, so the question I have is did you use any foundation with your strips? You can use paper (I started out with newspaper as I was taught by an 80 yr old who learned from her mother). You can use magazine pages cut to size. I now use old white cotton sheets. The foundation keeps the blocks stable to prevent stretching as all the edges are bias. If you are happy with your first string quilt, don't let anyone discourage you. It's all a learning process and each time you will get better and better. My theory is if you don't make a mistake how can you learn the right way.
My Mom taught me to paper piece with Mongery Wards catalog pages :lol: that's the way she did scrap quilting. when I say scrap, it was any peace of fabric big enough to have the seam allowance and still show a strip of fabric in the block. I started sewing those strips together for her on a singer treddle machine. when not in use my sister and I rocked our dolls with the treddle. fond memories.. Keep quilting it's one of the Threads of life