Originally Posted by
Darcyshannon
If you are doing strings in a diagonal pattern for squares, what are your favorite methods? Do you sew straight strips and then cut squares on point? Do you prefer to sew them to a foundation fabric. I do like the idea of using a central solid to provide cohesiveness.
I've never had many problems with bias edges, I do pin and press a lot, so I will often "sew straight", straight seam and straight grain of fabric. Not a strip quilt exactly, but I recently made a "wonky 9-patch" from a bright bag of scraps I got from the Goodwill. In that, much like doing a strip quilt I sewed large and cut down, here's a picture from that project. That book, String Quilt Revival, part of what I liked was them showing the rough cut pieces before trimming.
I don't want to derail this thread, if you are interested in the Wonky journey, I've been detailing it in the Fabric Moratorium Thread in the Challenges section. Discussion of the friend that inspired me begins back around page 36... The picture of the stash and project details go starting at post 1021 on page 41.
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