No...you leave dryer sheets in!! Just make a good foundation to sew on!!!!

When we did charity quilts some of the local hotels donated sheets they could not longer use for us to cut up and use as the foundation. That way you don't have to tear off all the paper it just becomes part of the quilt. However I do like the idea of using the receipts for a foundation, puts them to good use other than reminding you of what the groceries cost these days. Some of the ones I get are two feet long with all the extras they put on them.

A really good source for adding machine rolls is your local Goodwill or other thrift store. Most people aren't using adding machines any more, so they wind up at thrift stores. Just found a six-pack at my local Goodwill a couple of weeks ago.

I use mostly cotton, and often thin cotton or old sheets, as foundations in string quilts, of which I make many for homeless families. I use strings that have not always been cut on the straight of grain, cross grain, or bias. They are just leftover fabric, small pieces of fabric. The foundation provides the stability.

I, too, love your quilts. What a cool way to use up little scraps. Thanks for sharing.

I love the idea of the cash register tapes...do you remove the paper before you use the strip of strings?

Thank you so much....i`m always working on one.....I just use up small strips left over and sew them on the roll....when I have a full roll, i make it into a quilt....

That`s exactly where I got the idea to do mine......

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Oh my goodness! Please don't use your grocery receipts for foundations. Have you ever left one lay on the counter and it got wet? That ink is very hard to get off the counter. Just think what it would do to your quilt when it is washed. You don't want ink in your quilt.

I use either used dryer sheets or fabric that is too thin to use for the face as a base for both string and crumb quilts. Using a fabric base stabilizes the scraps that are being sewed together. Sometimes I use very small pieces for crumb quilts. For the string quilts, I use whatever strings that I have. They may be wider on one end than the other. This means that one side of the strip is on the bias. The foundation stabilizes it. I just use a strip cut in the opposite direction for the next string.This method does not result in as pretty quilt as one where uniform width strips that match with the previous block, but it uses up more scraps and makes a perfectly good utility quilt. It is easy, mindless, relaxing sewing, and some people especially like the effect.