String piecing is a lot of fun….. you will find that it has a lot of options with placement. This baby quilt is a great one to give string piecing a try with. It’s not too big– finishes at 46″ X 46″ .
The fabric I used for this baby quilt is from Andover Fabrics. Called of course– FLAMINGOS!
As you can see from the pictures that I didn’t try to line up the seams at all. I had a variety of sizes of strips ranging from 3″ wide to 1 1/2″ wide. They will not line up when you are done. The only thing that will kind of line up is the center strip. This will be the constant and tame the business of the other strips down.
String piecing is perfect for crazy and scrappy fabric just because that one fabric can pull everything in the quilt together.
Materials Needed:
various strips
strip piece muslin backing: 16– 9″ X 9″
one constant color (mine being the white strip down the center) 2 1/2″ X 16″ — you will need 16 strips for this size of a quilt. Want a larger quilt? Add more blocks!
borders-
pink: 2– 1 1/2″ X 34″ and 2– 1 1/2″ 36″
grey flamingo print: 2– 5″ x 46″ and 2– 5″ X 36″
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Flamingo Legs a String Piece Strip Quilt~
1) String piece the quilt blocks — here is a quick reminder on the process of sewing the quilt block.
2) Play around with the placement of the quilt blocks. There are a few options and with the layout of the block you will find some fun options.
Learn the process of string quilting here.
I went with the last layout.
3) Sew your blocks together in 4 rows of 4 blocks each
4) Sew your rows together to make the center of the quilt
5) Sew your smaller red border to the quilt center
6) Sew your larger 5″ border to the quilt center
7) Iron well and layer your backing and batting and quilt as desired
Finishing the Quilt
1. Cut or piece together your batting and a piece of quilt backing fabric.
2. Make a quilt sandwich with the backing, batting, and top.
3. Baste together with fusible batting, pins or basting spray.
3. Quilt as desired. A few of my favorite ways to quilt are Straight line quilting or cross hatch quilting. Use a walking foot on your sewing machine. Trim away the extra batting and backing.
4. Cut strips of fabric for the binding. Cut 2 1/2” tall (sometimes I use 2 1/4″) binding strips. Sew the binding strips together and bind using your favorite technique.
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Becky Jorgensen is the creative quilter behind Patchwork Posse, the Patchwork Planner and her online quilt group Patchworkers Plus. You can find her patterns in books, magazines, and her quilt membership. Gather your quilting supplies, organize your sewing space, explore the process of disappearing quilt blocks, or finish a free quilt pattern. I'll help you use what you have, finish what you start and make your quilting journey fun!
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I really love this pattern why can’t i download or print it it’s supposed to be a free pattern
You’ll have to follow along on the blog. For printing, you’ll have to use the copy / paste method. Not the best, but that is how it works with most blogs. I don’t have it currently as a pdf file.
Dear Becky: Lovely string pieced quilt, and thanks for the tutorial! Roxy in Hudson, WI