string quilt Archives - New Quilters Quilt patterns, tutorials, and inspiration Fri, 07 Sep 2018 02:01:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://newquilters.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-New-Quilters-Four-Patch-Favicon-65x65.png string quilt Archives - New Quilters 32 32 Enlarge Your Quilt Backing with String Quilting https://newquilters.com/string-quilting-to-enlarge-quilt-backing/ https://newquilters.com/string-quilting-to-enlarge-quilt-backing/#respond Sat, 05 Nov 2016 06:50:48 +0000 http://quiltersdiary.com/?p=5957 Do you ever have a piece of fabric you’d love to use for a quilt backing, but it isn’t quite big enough to cover the whole area of the quilt? That’s the problem I ran into with this little baby quilt (38″ x 38″). I had a large scrap piece of flannel that would be...

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]]> https://newquilters.com/roman-stripes-string-quilt/feed/ 0 Choosing Fabrics for My Roman Stripes Quilt https://newquilters.com/choosing-fabrics-for-my-roman-stripes-quilt/ https://newquilters.com/choosing-fabrics-for-my-roman-stripes-quilt/#respond Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:34:55 +0000 http://quiltersdiary.com/?p=1587 Now that I’ve finished piecing the string parts of the blocks for my Roman Stripes quilt, it’s time to choose the fabric for the other half of the blocks. I wanted to pay homage to the Roman Stripe pattern’s Amish heritage  (as much as a quilter from non-traditional Northern California can!) by observing the following...

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