String quilt conundrum!
02-25-2019, 04:21 AM
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Your quilt is beautiful. You did a great job of distributing fabrics!
I've made several large string quilts using Bonnie Hunter's patterns and love them all. Layout was always something of an issue, but I found if I made a couple of extra blocks, I always had one I could sub in for another to add diversity. Also found that the more fabrics I use, the happier I am with the finished product.
If you're not familiar with her work, Bonnie has a website w/blog (quiltville.com), many free patterns, and has published several books...String Fling and her latest, String Frenzy, are just string quilts...so many ways to put strings together
. You said you're going to make more string quilts...you might enjoy this page of hers <http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/string-quilting-primer.html> with lots of tips and examples.
Again, I think your quilt is lovely...know you will love looking at it when it's finished and on your bed.
Margaret
I've made several large string quilts using Bonnie Hunter's patterns and love them all. Layout was always something of an issue, but I found if I made a couple of extra blocks, I always had one I could sub in for another to add diversity. Also found that the more fabrics I use, the happier I am with the finished product.
If you're not familiar with her work, Bonnie has a website w/blog (quiltville.com), many free patterns, and has published several books...String Fling and her latest, String Frenzy, are just string quilts...so many ways to put strings together
. You said you're going to make more string quilts...you might enjoy this page of hers <http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/string-quilting-primer.html> with lots of tips and examples.Again, I think your quilt is lovely...know you will love looking at it when it's finished and on your bed.
Margaret
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