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Pole Twist - String Block Style!

Yes, I'm still playing around and tinkering with string blocks - if you haven't seen it - check out my other string block post here: String Blocks and More! One of the quilt layouts I had drawn up was to arrange the string blocks in a pole twist (twisted ribbon) style quilt. This quilt is essentially made with 90 String Block Half Square Triangles. With a 9 HST across x 10 HST down, three borders: the quilt measures about 84" x 91". UPDATE: Don't forget to go to the bottom of this post to…

Got Scraps? Make These Blocks!

I taught a series of classes in Atlanta that used Kaffe Fassett fabrics. As you can imagine, we had leftovers! After about 5 workshops I dev...

Hands2Help - A Great Tutorial From Guest Blogger Anja!

Hi, all! May! The lovely month of May has arrived, with beautiful springtime weather to enjoy and the end of this year's Hands2Help Challenge in sight. Today we have another guest blogger joining us - Anja from Nova Scotia, who blogs at Anja Quilts! Anja is always creating something beautiful, it seems, and she has a wonderful tutorial for us today. So now I will turn the blog over to her! *&*&*&*&*&*&* Thanks to Sarah for hosting another year of Hands2Help and for the opportunity to guest…

Jaceycraft: String blocks - a few tips

Is it really April 1 tomorrow? That seems impossible, but it's true. April means lots of good things. Tomorrow, my grandmother turns 89, and later in the month, we celebrate my brother-in-law's birthday. And a wedding anniversary. And the second annual Stash Bash. It's also my month to plan the Love circle quilt for do.Good Stitches! It's been awhile since I've made string blocks. I don't know about you, but I always seem to have a pile of string scraps lying around. Last week, I divided…

How to sew a string quilt tutorial I was so surprised at how simple it was to sew….and with the foundation piece you can keep control of all the pieces.

In my local quilt last month we learned a little bit about how to sew a string quilt. I was so surprised at how simple it was to sew....and with the foundation piece you can keep control of all the pieces.

This is a repost from a year ago. I am making MORE of these rectangular string pieced blocks. And I still can't use up my scraps! I taught...

This is a repost from a year ago. I am making MORE of these rectangular string pieced blocks. And I still can't use up my scraps! I ta...

Show Me Sewing: Scrap Quilt While You Sew Other Projects - Tutorial

I'm all about saving time and money. When I first heard of chain-piecing, I really latched onto it. I discovered that not only did it p...

Last of the 2021 Strings (and Friends)

Happy Friday once again, quilt-y friends! At long last I have photos of that last quilts from the 2021 block drive. If you remember, the 2021 drive was the one where you all made string blocks that were foundation pieced directly onto the batting. With another block drive wrap up comes another map: At the same time, I wanted to do a round-up of some more string quilts that have been completed. Top by Pam C, quilted by Linda These two tops were sent in by Pam C. some time ago and finally…

Because I can't bear to throw away even the smallest of my scraps, I've been saving odd strips and strings for years. I've also been occ...

Top US Quilting Blog, A Quilting Life, features their String Quilt Blocks Tutorial that makes stunning scrap quilts. Click here now for the tutorial!!

Kat & Cat Quilts: Skinny Strings Scraps {Tutorial}

(Edited to add: see the finished quilts HERE) Back in January I cut my string scraps that were less than 2.5" down to a uniform width of 1.5". Since then they've been aging in a couple of large ziploc bags. This weekend I decided the time had come to do something with those scraps! As many scrap quilts have made I remain amazed by how many quilts can hide in a scrap bin. Scraps are irresistible to me. Much more so than yardage. I had an idea in my head for what I wanted to do with these…

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