I'd iron them. And cut a few narrower than 2 1/2, just to vary the width of the strips. And yes, I ironed after sewing each strip or string. It's easier if you have an iron by your side but I not only had to get up, I went to another room! But it's okay; I always need the exercise, lol.
I also started with a white strip/string, always the same width. But string quilts without a central strip are striking, I think. I used Carol Doaks paper left over from paper piecing a Union Jack quilt about 2 years ago.
There are a lot of photos of string or strip quilts both on QB and available thru Google. Is there a difference between string quilts and strip quilts? I'm using the terms as though they were the same.
Last edited by Friday1961; 03-30-2019 at 08:49 AM.