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Originally Posted by Grandma Peg

String quilts are fun to make but you said the scraps really don't go down, in fact I think they multiply when we aren't looking.

Trick is to keep the males and females in seperate piles! lol

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Originally Posted by craftiladi

Penni love the end results, very nice.
Ok silly question....I always looked at these sort of designs and thought to myself.."Oh patch work" what makes them "String Quilts" ?
signed...still learning...through all of you, thank-you.

Ok after seeing Bonni Hunts site I understand "string quilt"

Will have to give this a try. Added to list. LOL

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Originally Posted by Judi in Ohio

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Originally Posted by quilter1

I decided to make a few string blocks just to see how they looked. Now I have 80 done and I like them all. The fabrics are all colors and patterns, but for some reason they look good all put together. I am surprised at how nice they look, I picked the scraps totally at random and sewed them onto a 7 inch muslin backing. So I will have 61/2 " finished blocks which I am putting together with 11/2 " black sashing. The bad part about this is that it doesn't even scratch the surface of my scrap box! Bet I could make 20 string quilts, better get busy!

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.

Judi I keep coming back to your quilt pic...I love it! I just might have to try this w/ some of those " Oh What Was I Thinking ..when i bought this? "

That is a fantastic idea. How much did you sell the tops for? If you don't mind me asking.

Fun and a good adiction lol. Yours are very nice!

can't wait to see a picture of the finished quilt

I agree with you, I love to make string blocks and wonky crumb blocks. They are totally addicting and besides being a stashbuster they are stress busters too.