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I love making these rectangle block string quilts for veterans quilts. The veterans quilts are 48" x 60" and if I make blocks that are 8" x 10" then the setting is 6 blocks by 6 blocks and it makes a wonderful symmetrical pattern. We have our quilt club meeting in our new meeting space tonight and I volunteered to do the program. Since I just finished one of these quilts I decided that I'd do the program on how I make them. To prepare for that I started 3 more of them!
I already had kits made for these 2 quilts so I sewed together 4 blocks of each to show how they would look. Both are hand dyed fabrics but they look really different.  Then I acquired a great collection of batik strings and decided to start another. This one doesn't have a center strip. Instead I and doing half the block in green and half in multi-color. I think I'm going to keep working on this one in my sewing room since I already have the fabrics spread all over my sewing table. I'm also making a few postcards with them and I'll have those finished to share tomorrow.
We had a friend visiting last night so I stayed out of the sewing room and was social for the evening.
marcyg
6/11/2024 01:36:38 pm
I can hardly wait to see how you do these! What a great stashbuster!
Kristin F
6/11/2024 02:31:06 pm
Love your string quilts. Do you use a foundation to sew the strips to?
Rose
6/11/2024 06:38:09 pm
The string quilts above are very pretty. I really like the look of string quilts and they are a great use of our fabric scraps. I hope you share your method of making these. When I try to make one, they always seem to come out wonky! 6/11/2024 09:14:20 pm
Love all the colors you used. Did you use foundation to piece on? What block size is it? The rectangles are very attractive as opposed to squares as they make wonderful diamonds.
Gene Black
6/12/2024 07:11:55 am
I have made a couple of string block quilts. But I didn’t put a center strip. If I make another one, I want to do that.
patty
6/12/2024 08:21:13 am
Your string blocks are so pretty! I do like the blue one with the orange. I have a whole bin of strings that are begging to be turned into a quilt. Add that to the list!
Mary Anne
6/12/2024 06:07:22 pm
These look like such fun. I'm partial to the one with the black 'background'. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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