Friday, July 2, 2010

String Quilts

Happy Independence Day weekend!

I thought it would be fun to celebrate with some good old fashioned string quilts.

My favorite part of making quilts is the pile of scraps at the end. I love to sit at the machine with a mess of scraps and sew them all together, design-as-you-go style. The results are always a fun surprise!



This quilt was inspired by one on the cover of the book, Georgia Quilts, by Anita Zaleski Weinraub. The original quilt was made by Annie Parham Howard in Morgan County in 1960.


This is your basic Spider Web design.



This one is great for using those little pieces. This sashing is 2" wide.
I plan to quilt both of these this summer, so stay tuned!



One of my all-time favorite quilting books is Liberated String Quilts by Gwen Marston. It includes many photos of old string quilts that are truly amazing!
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12 comments:

  1. Sujata ShahJuly 2, 2010 at 2:32 AM

    What a great collection of most beautiful string quilts! Wow! I love your flowers and the spider quilt looks amazing!

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  2. Tonya RicucciJuly 2, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    woohoo, beautiful quilts. I am with you - love love love the Liberated String Quilts - so much inspiration in there.

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  3. bethJuly 2, 2010 at 7:34 AM

    Lovely quilts and you ended with one of MY favorite books too!!!

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  4. AngieJuly 2, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    My favorite is sooooo the tulip quilt. LOVE IT! That is just awesome!

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  5. AnonymousJuly 6, 2010 at 3:47 AM

    they look fabulous! welcome to the world of blogging. :o)

    tracey

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  6. shellysquiltsJuly 6, 2010 at 11:47 AM

    I love your red string pieced tulips quilt!!! It is GORGEOUS! Your use of that red polka-dot is sassy! Well done! I hope to make a string pieced tulip quilt myself sometime in the near future. Yours is very inspiring! Have a great week and happy quilting!

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  7. KarenJuly 9, 2010 at 6:17 AM

    Your string quilt flowers is certainly a perky quilt. A vintage look with a modern flair.

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  8. JanetJuly 9, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    I love your tulip quilt, the red background looks sensational. The other string quilts are gorgeous too and that's one book I love as well. Welcome to blogland.

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  9. Mary KeaslerJuly 9, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    great inspirations! thanks for sharing and look forward to much more from you

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  10. Victoria Findlay WolfeJuly 10, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    love love love the RED!!! beautiful strings too!

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  11. Bonnie HullJuly 16, 2010 at 11:20 PM

    another comment...love this quilt...COMMENT!!!!

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  12. VesuviusmamaAugust 11, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    That first quilt really speaks to me. I love it!

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