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I don't cut strings.  If I cut a strip off of yardage I call that piece a strip, not a string. My strings come from trimming quilt backs or from the very end of a piece of fabric that is less than 1.5 inches. Or it may be the leftover end of a strip.    I consider selvages a type of string. 

Here's some quilts I have made from strings. I have not included quilts made from strips. In other words I don't usually cut anything from yardage to make the string part of these quilts. I just use the string scraps as they are. 

Feather Bed

String Star


Rocky Road to Kansas


 Strings and HSTs

Crossed
(Tutorial)





Let's Party
Skinny bright strings around a 6.5 inch center square. 




Pneuma
Low Volume Strings
74 x 87

Eclectic Flower Garden
short skinny strings
54 x 72


String Stars
68 x 68


kaleidoscope of strings
60 x 80

Tutorial from Crazy Mom Quilts





String Quilts With a Consistent Center Strip or Heartstring Quilts.
Most of these were foundation pieced on muslin. 
 (Note: the center strip is the one piece of these quilts that is actually cut from yardage as well as borders if they were added).












Without a Consistent Center Strip
Blocks pieced by color





Wonky Logs



















Spider Web


Selvages







6 comments:

  1. LindaJanuary 18, 2019 at 12:13 PM

    What a variety of delightful String Quilts. Such gorgeous colours too.

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  2. Toni MacombJanuary 18, 2019 at 2:18 PM

    Thank you for sharing your string quilts. What a lovely little show! I too love string quilts. Cheers!

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  3. mangozzJanuary 18, 2019 at 6:43 PM

    Yowzers! What a great variety of string quilts! I especially like the feathers and the stars with the dark background. Was there ever a time in your life when you weren't quilting?

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  4. Daryl @ Patchouli Moon StudioJuly 26, 2019 at 8:34 AM

    Love your string quilts!!!!

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  5. Beth FrenchAugust 8, 2021 at 7:17 AM

    These string quilts are inspiring! I particularly like the polka dot consistent strip quilts. I made a spiderweb quilt that was inspired by your blog. Thank you!

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  6. Pamela ArbourFebruary 11, 2024 at 6:39 AM

    You might realize from seeing my different posts that I just found your headings on your blog. I have fallen into a deep rabbit hole. I love everything you make. I think most of these string quilts are my favorite! LOL I really, really want to make a feather one. I love your color pallete in that one too.

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Thank you for your vist and your time. I enjoy your comments and try to respond to them all although sometimes it might take me awhile!