Originally Posted by
oldquilter
Hi, everyone. I am cleaning cupboards and such this week, and everyone knows that is great thinking time. What am I thinking about??-Well, of course which quilt to make next! I think I understand the usual concept of a string quilt. Some of the ones I've seen are built on muslin blocks for a base. My question is, after you do your string work and assemble the quilt, aren't the squares awfully heavy to quilt through? Or is there something I am missing?
I make my string quilts with doodle pads from the dollar store (remember when we called these the 5 & dime?) Anyway, I cut my pads to blocks size, sew my fabric on and when finished it rips off easily and there's your block. I square up with the paper on, btw.
Love these blocks.