![]() Add another strip, press open…etc… Then do the same for the other side. Then I sewed each strip one at a time on one side. I started by centering the white strip on the diagonal of a foundation square. You can view all of the stories and reels here. I shared the entire process of making this quilt over on Instagram. ![]() Strip sizes: White strip: 1.25″ x 12.5″ (white strip finished at 3/4″)Īll other strips varied in width from about 1/2″ – 2″ finished ( I do wish I had added another row making it 8×10 and 80 blocks total) Or maybe you want to add a design element to the quilt like I added the white strip in each block.īlock size: 8.5″ foundation square – 8″ finished blockīlocks: 8×9 layout for a total of 72 blocks.Will you just make a variety of scrappy string blocks?.If you don’t have a lot of longer strips then you might stick with a smaller block size like 6 inches. What size? This could depend on the size of your string scraps.You can make a square block or a rectangle block.Will you skip the foundation piece all together and just sew strips together?.Search “deli papers” on Amazon and tons of sizes will come up. Will you use a paper foundation square that gets removed?.Most quilters recommend using muslin as the foundation.Will you use a fabric foundation square?.I’ll share my process in this blog post but know there are tons of different ways to make a string quilt. Read a few tutorials and determine which method you want to use to make your own scrappy string quilt. If you want to make a string quilt then I would recommend googling “string quilt” and tons of different tutorials will come up. ![]() There are so many different variations you can make and so many different ways to make one! Normally I don’t keep scraps less than 2.5″ but I will add them to my string scrap stash if they are less than 2.5″ wide and a little longer.Ī string quilt uses all of these long narrow scraps to make the quilt top. For me, a string scrap is any scrap that is narrower than 2.5″. I started separating out my long and narrow scraps a few years back to make a string quilt. Or they might be leftover binding pieces. These might be that little leftover strip after you cut up a fat quarter. What is a string scrap? Most quilters consider a string scrap a long and narrow strip of fabric. What is a string quilt?Ī string quilt is a scrappy quilt made with “string” scraps. I loved working on this string quilt and I love how it turned out so I’m already thinking of other variations I can make. Lately I have found scrap quilts to be some of the most fun and most satisfying types of quilts to sew up. String quilt blocks are super addicting (at least to me!) to sew up and I just couldn’t stop making them. I haven’t had this much fun making a quilt in a while. Today I’m excited to be sharing my finished String Quilt! This scrappy quilt turned out so fun and cheery and it was a blast to sew up.
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