Originally Posted by
bkay
I want to make a string quilt. I have a lot of scraps. I have solids left over from bindings, scraps left over from I Spy squares, estate sales - you name it, I have it. However, a lot of it is really bright (I spy quilts). Do you sort them by color? By that do you do put all warm or cool colors? Or do you just put them in a bag and go with what comes out? ...bkay
Bonnie Hunter's books on string quilting are really helpful and wonderful eye candy--she covers all the basics which help put your Q&A--abt warm, cool, bright, etc.--into a working framework for creating string quilts. Her books each feature about 12 patterns ranging from structured or controlled (3-5 colors in a repeating pattern or block) to wild and totally scrappy, all beautifully illustrated and documented. The ideas and possibilities just keep coming.