I'm "thinking" about making a scrap string quilt using a muslin foundation. Question: Do you always use a batting for these quilts? Has anyone every quilted one without using batting, or would it just be toooo flat?

You don't have to use a batting! It would make a nice summer quilt!

I did one and used fleece on the back, no batting. I didn't use muslin for the foundation though, just paper that was removed. Gave it to DH. she says that is one warm quilt!

I have done a couple on muslin and then use very thin batting. Worked out well.

fun2quilt....your string quilt is so pretty!!

My DGM made me one yrs ago and there was no batting in it. She used heavy fabric's in it so it's a good winter quilt. Unfortunatly it is falling apart due to the fact that some of the fabric's were polyester.

I think it would be a great summer quilt with no batting. I am making one for my son like that.

I just finished two w/only muslin for 'batting'. LOVE THEM!! As several have said they make perfect summer quilts. Currently making one this way by request for a take along quilt in the car for a young child. Want to make one for myself for summer someday.

Fun2Quilt, that is really pretty!

I made a string bed quilt without the muslin foundation, and used an 80/20 batting. It does not feel too heavy to me, but I think it would be fine to make it without batting, especially if you use the muslin for foundation........sounds like a nice summer quilt to me.

You don't actually need a foundation to do a string quilt. Either way, I prefer them with a batting, because it makes the quilting much prettier.

One I did for my grandson.

Very pretty! And thanks to everyone for their input.

Very pretty! And thanks to everyone for their input.

No batting or flannel would work too to keep it lighter :D:D:D

When I made my string quilt I quilted the block as I sewed on my strips. I used a thin polyester batting with muslin as the foundation. Plus a backing fabric.

I just stitched my strips together, cut apart into triangles, then stitched into blocks and added sashing and corners. Now I'm hand quilting SID to fleece as batting/backing combo. Really like how it's coming out.

Wow,Beautiful!
Thank you for sharing.
Christina (chrissy)

Flannel makes a nice batting, especially with the muslin foundation, and your backing fabric. I think that this would still be a warm quilt, although it would still be light! Enjoy your strings!

Your string quilts are very nice Question--is there a pattern for this?? How do you start?? Mom 6 says she sewed strips together then cut in triangles then what? As you can tell I am no quilter want to learn tho. Also what size are the strips & how big a piece do you make before cutting into triangles. I guess you then sew 4 to make a block--How big is the block?? Boy do I have a lot of ?? Oh and Kathy your quilt is really nice with the dark blue strips going thro all the blocks. Thanks
Fran

I have made several string quilts this way and have not put batting in either one, they make nice summer quilts. Mine seemed to be quite heavy when I finished them, but they turned out great, :thumbup: