Tutorial – String Piecing Without a Foundation

Molli Sparkles

Quilt maker to the stars. Spiller of truth tea.

25 Responses

  1. Paula says:

    Congrats on the 100th post. Great tutorial, thanks. I seem to be generating a little collection of string scraps atm so I'll defintiely be giving this a try.

  2. vexa says:

    That's pretty cool! I really like your diagrams! So easy to visualize it. BTW I love the solid inspiration Rachel put up in her last post.

  3. Mrs.Pickles says:

    great tut thanks for sharing

  4. Katy Cameron says:

    I think I went a wee bit cross-eyed following that (and I haven't had a drink, err, weeks) but the end effect is cool

  5. Patricia says:

    That's a great tutorial. I've done it like that. You can make the bias a little more stable by adding some spray starch in the pressing stage. Only takes another minute.

  6. Trudie says:

    That was quite fantastic! I am going to Pin it for a later project.

  7. Thank you so much for the tutorial. I am going to give it a try this week.

  8. MsMidge says:

    Great Tutorial! But you lost me on all that mathematical talk! Perpen-what?!?! lol

  9. Sooli says:

    Great tutorial there! I haven't made a string block yet but its on the scrap reduction to do list for a retreat later in the year. I think sometimes the whole foundation thing is used to get (a) a universal strip of colour in the centre of each block or (b) so you know when to stop, size wise! No reason why you can't do it differently – as with most things quilty there's more than one way to skin a cat (so to speak!) despite what some people will tell you! Good work!

  10. Aoife says:

    Love this tutorial. I collect strings but hate foundation piecing (so far, anyway) and ironing. I will definitely be trying this one out soon – thanks!

  11. Jeneta says:

    This is the best tutorial I've ever seen! I love the mocked up diagrams to show the potential panel sizes. Now I just need to pull out my grey, blue and orange fabrics. I'm thinking king size bed quilt…

  12. Jeneta says:

    Hey! I just noticed that you mentioned me in your tutorial. Awwww…I feel all warm inside. Now I'm definitely making a string quilt in these colours.

  13. Thanks for the tute sugar lips! I need to try this. Congrats on number 100!

  14. Kelsey says:

    Genius! This is an awesome tutorial, thank you do much for sharing. I'm gonna have to hit my stash soon and test this out!

  15. I'm obsessssssed with this! Not only is this gorgeous, but anything that lets me iron at the end is a winner in my book. Look the colors, love the layout, love it. I want to make this into a pillow yesterday! So glad to have found your blog on the hop – new follower ASAP on bloglovin'. Ashley

  16. Superb! I love this tutorial! I am in the Let's get acquainted blog hop group. Nice to found your blog and this tutorial – definitely to try soon! Thanks for sharing!

    Keep up the good work blogging!
    Will be following via bloglovin'
    XOXO
    Amira @http://litllemushroomcap.blogspot.com

  17. RobotMomSews says:

    Nice!! I just checked this out – seems pretty ingenious to me! 😉

  18. Julie Crooks says:

    This is my favorite tutorial since I've started quilting two years ago! I cannot wait to try this! I love string quilts, but the foundations and the non-stop pressing drives me nuts (especially since I have to get up from the machine every two minutes…okay, I probably need that exercise!). THANK YOU!

  19. Julie says:

    Now how would you quilt it by machine?

    • Julie – You're a no-reply blogger, so I can't respond to you directly… but in this case I did some abstract, straight line quilting and turned this into a mini quilt. It's on my Finished Quilts page called Tender Heart. 🙂

  20. Pam says:

    Great strip tutorial without a foundation!

  21. sb says:

    what did you do with the triangles left over?

  22. Sue Kaiser says:

    You're brilliant! I have always wanted to make a string quilt but didn't because of the foundation. Thanks! I love your blog.

  23. Tootie says:

    Love this and can’t wait to try it! Great explanations!

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