Advantage to Paper Piecing String Qs?
Most of the tutorials I see on making string quilts use the paper piecing method. I've tried it and it works.
I've also recently skipped the paper and just started sewing strips that are about an inch or two longer than the block width. I sew them to my center color strip (white, for example), and not necessarily all the ones on the left first before doing all the ones on the right.
Does that make sense? When I have enough strips to make the block, I turn the block "on point" , lay the square ruler (6.5 is my current size) over it, center the ruler over the white strip, and then trim off the excess.
The results seem to be the same. But I do wonder if I'm missing something in the rationale behind using foundation paper ? What is the advantage?