Go to quiltville.com it has a great tutorial on making a string quilt. There are several others out there but this one calls for a square of muslin or plain material. Take a look. I made one too and they are fun.

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I love it. What size did you cut your strips?

The background square was 10 1/2" I think and the strips were not all the same size. the widest was 2 1/2. It depended what the scrap was, and I like the variety of them not be all the same width. Just make sure the ones that are on the ends aren't less than 2" or they get lost in the seams.
the disadvantage of the muslin is you have another layer to quilt through.The advantage is the stability of size. I did the muslin but want to try the paper to reduce the bulk as I am a hand quilter.
I'm curious what kind of paper do people use. I've used the paper designed for that, for other projects, and it works really well but it is pricey. I've heard of using newsprint but doesn't that get the material dirty. And using typing paper but doesn't that dull your needles?

Beautiful job. did you sew on paper or a foundation square love the bold & bright colors. I love scrap quilts have also made a string quilt several years ago in lite colors I like yours better!!

that is so pretty i like the scrappy quilts my self :)

I used newspaper before it was printed. You can get them at newspaper office for free.

Yes, the black is awesome. It seems that the blacks (or darks) were strategically placed, or was it pure random? Love the black border.

Hi Tiffany... A little late.. I love your quilt... it's beautiful! Thanks for sharing..

I LOVE this quilt! Scrappy is my favorite. You did an awesome job.