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Free String Quilt Patterns from FaveQuilts: Super String Quilts: 13 Paper Piecing and Scrap Quilt Patterns eBook

You've never seen scrap quilt designs like this before! Super String Quilts: 13 Paper Piecing and Scrap Quilt Patterns has all the string quilting tutorials you need to use up your skinniest scraps and make a gorgeous paper pieced quilt.

Whether you're an experienced string quilter or you've never even heard of the technique before, you are sure to enjoy the tutorials and patterns in this eBook. If you are a beginner, you can start with the string quilting primer in our very first chapter and then move on to the beautiful string quilts in the rest of the eBook. If you've already made your share of simple string quilt blocks and diamond string quilts, then you'll find quite a few creative, unusual string quilt patterns to give new life to your scrap quilt patterns. We have easy patterns like string quilt table toppers and advanced patterns like a star quilt made up of string-quilted diamonds. Stick with something simple for a quick scrap quilt, or challenge yourself with a more intricate pattern.

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What is a String Quilt?

String Quilting Primer  

If you've never heard of string quilting before, prepare yourself for the best scrap quilt designs you can find in Super String Quilts: 13 paper Piecing and Scrap Quilt Patterns! String quilting is a method of making scrap quilts using skinny strips of fabric. Quilters often slice their fabric scraps into strips, sort them by color, and save them until they are ready to make their next string quilt. This makes string quilting one of the best ways to use up scraps, since it accommodates strips of fabric as small as 1" wide.

Strings are often sewn onto the foundation block on the diagonal. This makes it easy to create intriguing layouts with the string quilt blocks. A finished string quilt has a scrappy feel, but the pattern created by the stripes of fabric in each block unifies the whole piece. Diagonal string quilt blocks can be used to create scrap quilts with diamond, chevron, zigzag and other geometrical patterns. For an example of the basics of making string quilts, the first tutorial in our eBook, the "String Quilt Primer" (pg. 5), shows you a standard paper piecing pattern start with.
 

String Quilt Block Patterns

String Star Quilt Block   

The basic unit of a string quilt is the string quilt block. You can use paper piecing patterns or foundation piecing techniques to make a string quilt block, or you can even piece the block without a foundation if you feel confident doing so. The most common string quilt blocks are made by sewing strings onto the block diagonally, from corner to corner, and working outwards from the middle strip. The block patterns in the Super String Quilts eBook give you just a few ideas for how you can use string piecing in a quilt block.

To make abstract geometric string quilt blocks like the "String Star Quilt Block" (pg. 12), you can simply sew your strips onto your foundation fabric at different angles. You can also change the way the block looks by varying the widths of the strings you use. Combining the blocks in different ways creates different patterns and shapes, much like turning a kaleidoscope. The possibilities for string quilt blocks are endless with just a few tweaks in string width and position.
 

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String Quilting Projects for the Home

Rainbow All-Sort String Pillow 

While making a throw or bed-sized string quilt can be a great way to use up a ton of scraps, a project of that size can be a little daunting. Whether you're short on time or scraps, you'll enjoy the smaller string quilting patterns included in the Super String Quilts: 13 Paper Piecing and Scrap Quilt Patterns eBook. This chapter includes string quilts and paper piecing patterns for two table quilts, a pillow, and a set of potholders. You can make each of these projects with a smaller collection of strings and just a few hours. If you choose attractive scraps and coordinate the colors of your strings, these projects can become gorgeous decorations for your home. For example, the popular "Rainbow All-Sort String Pillow," made with an assortment of solid, bright-colored strips, is a bright accessory for any room in your house.


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Foundation Piecing String Quilts

Out on a String Quilt   

These foundation pieced string quilt tutorials are a treasure chest of patterns for scrap quilters. Fabric hoarders will love all the ideas for using up their stash in beautiful string quilts. These quilts are large enough to be lap quilts, throw quilts, or even bed quilts. All that extra fabric you have lying around will turn into a comfy, cozy blanket to snuggle under.

The patterns in this chapter of Super String Quilts: 13 Paper Piecing and Scrap Quilt Patterns depart from the basic string quilt pattern into more intricate patterns that you won't see on every quilt rack. One of our favorites is the challenging "Out on a String Quilt" (pg. 41), which combines string quilted stars with bold sashing in a truly unique design. It's a great project for more experienced quilters to try when they get bored of plainer quilts.

 

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This eBook is available to FaveQuilts readers at no cost, so you won't have to spend a cent on the pattern for your next string quilt! Each pattern includes a materials list to make shopping a cinch and step-by-step instructions with full-color photos and diagrams so the pattern is easy to follow. Once you have downloaded the eBook and subscribed to our Piecing It Together newsletter, you will receive new free quilt patterns in your e-mail inbox every week! Join the FaveQuilts.com quilting community and gain access to hundreds of free quilt patterns and connect with quilters all over the country. Download this free eBook and check out FaveQuilts.com for tons of quilting inspiration!
 

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Awesome. These patterns are great scrapbusters, which I love!

Tried this craft? What did you think?

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I love your work and displaying the matter

very inspiring - thank you very much <3

Try trading scraps with a friend as well. I've made bunches of string quilts and am excited to try so new layouts. Sometimes I get bored with my scraps so I swap some and get things I'd never ever buy but are so much fun.

Great idea!

Awesome - very inspiring - gonna have fun using up my tub of scraps!! Thanks

So inspiring and interesting, beginners can also enjoy. Thanks

Can't wait to use my abundance of scraps for one of these!!!

so wonderful, can't wait to start one, one and one.....

Just one??? Oh, you may surprise yourself and keep paper triangles and squares handy so when you are working on another project, the scraps from that can just be added. Oh, if I were only that organized!!!!!

Awesome, can't wait to do some of the patterns.

wonderful, can't wait to start one

I love it. Thank you so much!!

Looks great, thanks.

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The perfect way to use up scraps to make the quilts at church! I am going to print up the booklet and bring it to them, I'm sure they will like it.

amazing!!!!! makes me want to start using up my 6 bags of scraps now! also know what i am making for my neice. thanks so much.

its great, hopefully I will learn something. This is my first quilt!!!

love this book hope the download works

I love them do u have patterns of differnt aminals suh as deers dos cats,some like these.

a friend of mine got me started into quilting and I am totally so interested.We make quilts to send to the needy all over the world

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