I am astonished!
03-14-2011, 07:51 AM
#81
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 701
Originally Posted by jodimarie
i too am a STRING BLOCK LOVER!!! instead of muslin, I use the ''why did I ever buy that fabric'' fabric for the foundation layer. The only thing is that you have to watch those very light fabrics letting the foundation fabric show through but if I'm a bit concerned, I just grab 2 light strings and layer them....no problem!! String blocks do have a way of multipuling overnight but the quilts are just so cool!!
jodi
jodi
03-14-2011, 08:27 AM
#82
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Muscatine, Iowa by way of West Virginia, Washington State, and Montana
Posts: 1,130
Like Quilterguy, I don't have many scraps, but what I do have, I couldn't bring myself to toss since I only buy fabric that I love. Sometimes, by the time I get some time to sew, I can't decide on what to do so end up straightening up by sewing area or just looking at my fabrics, but this is something I can do during those times and still feel like I accomplished something. I actually did a few of these blocks with my batik scraps, not knowing it was a string block. I think I used dryer sheets that had gone through the dryer, washed, and dried again. Thank you all for all the wonderful ideas and support. I'm always finding useful information here and it's like having hundreds of favorite teachers. You all are the BEST! Thank you so much for taking the time to share ideas, information, solutions, and support. Big HUGS!!!
03-14-2011, 11:10 AM
#84
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Posts: 341
Originally Posted by Granny Coy
Originally Posted by RV Quilter
Can't wait to try one. I'm getting quite a few scraps and this would be a great way to use one. Such a fun idea! Each one will be different.
03-14-2011, 03:55 PM
#85
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Woodstock, GA USA
Posts: 1,250
Originally Posted by texpat45
I love making string blocks! It's surprising how fabrics that don't normally play well together look great in string blocks! On another board they had an Ugly Fabric Swap that one person made into string blocks and it was really eyecatching!
03-15-2011, 04:05 AM
#88
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,428
Originally Posted by kriscraft99
Carol W - do you have any pictures you can share??
Kris
If you haven't seen some of the ideas for string blocks, my favorite is to cut them across from corner to corner (against the strings) and take four of these and join them for a larger block - you get so much movement. Try them on two of yours. See how gorgeous they are. Quiltville just finished a mystery quilt using this method - if you join there are tons of pictures to see - the quilt is called Roll, Roll, cotton boll. I, also use doodle pads to sew on. Tried phone book pages, but doodle pads snap right off.
Very nice blocks!!
Kris
Originally Posted by Carol W
If you haven't seen some of the ideas for string blocks, my favorite is to cut them across from corner to corner (against the strings) and take four of these and join them for a larger block - you get so much movement. Try them on two of yours. See how gorgeous they are. Quiltville just finished a mystery quilt using this method - if you join there are tons of pictures to see - the quilt is called Roll, Roll, cotton boll. I, also use doodle pads to sew on. Tried phone book pages, but doodle pads snap right off.
I was the one who said "Very nice blocks!!!" I wish that I did have some pictures to share. But I have only made one block. And that was a long time ago. My MIL makes these quilts all the time. She calls them crazy quilts. They are beautiful!!
03-15-2011, 04:26 AM
#89
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: GA Small town in Southeast Ga
Posts: 1,056
Originally Posted by laalaaquilter
Originally Posted by texpat45
I love making string blocks! It's surprising how fabrics that don't normally play well together look great in string blocks! On another board they had an Ugly Fabric Swap that one person made into string blocks and it was really eyecatching!
03-15-2011, 05:24 AM
#90
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Victorian Sweatshop
Posts: 863
I love string quilts. And if you make several hundred blocks it will reduce your scraps to the point they can't multiply while you are not looking.
Just moved to a small town in SE Georgia so had to get rid of scraps, made them into string quilts, sold the tops on ebay. Still have several queen size quilts left.
Just moved to a small town in SE Georgia so had to get rid of scraps, made them into string quilts, sold the tops on ebay. Still have several queen size quilts left.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Ditter43
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
16
04-29-2014 06:08 PM
