Originally Posted by
Austinite
I've never made a string quilt, it's on my to-do list and I plan on using cheapo muslin since I have a bolt that I use for garment mock-ups, I know how to build the blocks but when you're putting the blocks together to make a flimsy
1: are you still using the standard 1/4" seam allowance
2: are you pressing seams to the side or open
3: is it possible to use selvages in a string block, I have tons of selvage edges
Austinite, check out Bonnie Hunter's tutorial on string piecing. She is the queen of string blocks!
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...ng-primer.html
Maryquilts has a tutorial too:
http://www.maryquilts.com/wp-content...tringsred1.pdf
to answer your questions: yes 1/4 seam, but with a foundation no one will see them. Good starter project if you are teaching someone to sew. Press to the side. Selveges are great. Google them for tons of ideas
Don't forget to come back here and show us what you made!