String Quilts: Sustainable Patchwork Projects Using Fabric Scraps

18 scrap-busting quilts & accessories to make that won't hurt the planet. Fabric 'strings' are fabric strips that are longer than they are wider, and often thinner at one end than the other. These are often off-cuts from clothes making or when trimming yardage in preparation for patchwork. Strings of fabric can be sewn together to make a new fabric, or turned into blocks for a quilt. In her brand-new book, best-selling author, quilter and teacher Carolyn Forster will show you how to combine string fabrics and string blocks with old clothes and fabrics to make 10 beautiful string patchwork quilts. These types of quilts have a wonderful jauntiness about them, owing to the many angles the fabric strings create and the amount of different fabrics used. Due to the scrap nature of string quilts, they are good for using a wide range and eclectic mix of fabrics that, otherwise, would have gathered dust in the corner of a room. All the quilts feature traditional blocks, so you can see how easy it is to create your favourite designs with an array of scraps. In addition, Carolyn has included 8 little gifts and accessories to make with the leftovers from your quilt-making (!), so that nothing goes to waste – from a needle case and a quilt-notions pouch to a table runner and duffel bag. Along with a small section on all the materials and notions to get started, plus an invaluable techniques chapter, quilters will have everything they need to create planet-conscious quilts, and in the process celebrate old quilt and patchwork methods from quilters of yore. Sustainable quilts made from your well loved items with the design inspiration of Carolyn Forster. Many quilters are rediscovering a range of traditional patchwork and quilting techniques that, at their heart, are based on recycling and reusing materials. A style of patchwork that is true to this ethos, and which has been around for centuries, is string patchwork with its use of sewn fabric strips. Due to the scrap nature of string quilts, they are good for using a wide range and eclectic mix of fabrics that, otherwise, would have gathered dust in the corner of a room. Best-selling author, teacher and quilter Carolyn Forster will show you how to: Transform old clothes and bedding, off-cuts and once-loved furnishing fabrics into 10 beautiful string patchwork quilts To create easily your favourite designs with an array of scraps featuring traditional blocks Ensure nothing goes to waste - included here are 8 little gifts and accessories to make with the leftovers from your quilt-making including a needle case, a quilt-notions pouch, a table runner and duffel bag. A small section on all the materials and notions to get started, plus an invaluable techniques chapter, is included. Quilters will have everything they need to create planet-conscious quilts, and in the process celebrate old quilt and patchwork methods from quilters of yore.