String Quilts- Ill show you mine, will you show me yours?
04-27-2012, 01:38 PM
#61
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Here's mine. I did this as a "leader-ender" quilt. It took a couple of years that way, but it is king-size. I love doing quilts as leader enders! You are making two quilts at a time. The picture doesn't show it quilted, but I'm about 3/4 of the way done handquilting in the center lavender squares.
Right now I'm working on a spider web string quilt. I found this pattern, and there are lots more, at Bonnie Hunter's website: http://quiltville.com/ You can check out her free scrap and string quilt patterns in column on left of page. She also has a great scrap savers system that I use. If you look in her post, you'll see the words Scrap Savers System highlighted in blue. Click on it and it will take you there!
Right now I'm working on a spider web string quilt. I found this pattern, and there are lots more, at Bonnie Hunter's website: http://quiltville.com/ You can check out her free scrap and string quilt patterns in column on left of page. She also has a great scrap savers system that I use. If you look in her post, you'll see the words Scrap Savers System highlighted in blue. Click on it and it will take you there!
04-28-2012, 01:17 AM
#65
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Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Such terrific quilts...and all so creatively put together. I've got one "in the works" for my future daughter-in-law...using my scraps and some scraps from clothing she parted with when they moved house. Hope mine turns out as pretty as these.
04-28-2012, 03:58 AM
#66
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Location: Maryland
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Beautiful quilts - I love string quilts. I've posted this one before - it is the bottom photo - the only string I've ever made all on my own all though I've participated in "group" string quilts. Here's the link to mine:http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...k-t178438.html
04-28-2012, 04:11 AM
#68
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Location: Central NY
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No. I have done many many this way. In a class on Craftsy I learned that some folks press the seams open when sewing the blocks together. I am trying one that way right now.
Originally Posted by sewmom
I started making string blocks on muslin squares. If i sew them together and then use regular batting and backing, is this going to be too heavy and the seams too bulky?
04-28-2012, 04:28 AM
#69
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: East Tennessee
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So beautiful!!!
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I made two of these. I don't remember exactly when I made them but it was at least 5 years ago. I pieced on newspaper squares and made half of the blocks all dark and half all white and then cut them on the diagonal and put them back together.
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