Short & Fast: String Piecing Made Easy

String piecing is a fun, free-form style of creating unique quilt blocks with simple strips of irregular widths. It's similar to paper piecing, but simpler! Take a peek at this short & fast quilting tutorial. Looking for the longer, slower version of this video? Check out our Sew Easy Lessons playlist: goo.gl/PkRW5e!
Quilting notions, patterns, and other items you might like:
Sulky Soft'n Sheer Stabilizer: goo.gl/5nMCwh
Fons & Porter Quilters' Scissors (6½"): goo.gl/6ewXqL
String Me Along quilt pattern: goo.gl/r37nNa
Kin Coterie quilt pattern: goo.gl/M6RRN1
Rock Island Campfires quilt pattern: goo.gl/Q66sYZ

[@irmasimental5575]

Very easy and nice, thanks

[@lifeisbeautifulvil7038]

Superb👏😍thanks for sharing

[@lesleygilbert1945]

LOVE THE STRING BLOCKS :)

[@6quilter4]

They are really fun to make - freedom to sew and trim later:)

[@cristinaparra9575]

Muy bien explicado gracias ❤️❤️

[@denisek5208]

Strings are a great way to use up scraps. Love this idea, thanks for sharing!

[@rosereyna8059]

I Love it thank you!

[@sandibatten1930]

Maybe it so easy! Thanks 🎉

[@heyBrownBerry]

Excellent!

[@lalynsprojects7320]

Very nice thanks!

[@leslietodd571]

Awesome!!

[@laurindafontaine1968]

W O W !!!

[@RenataDutraredutreaux]

Geniussss

[@vanessagonzalezcarpintero4191]

Fantastico.......👍

[@winniejocelinrumayquito3769]

Excelente

[@corrinebrackney7679]

Beautifully simple- love it!

[@6quilter4]

thank you

[@1949chefjojo]

It looks like a new fabric Design. That is what I enjoy about quilting. Fabric is like a Kaleidoscope and a myriad of spectacular hues and geometric possibilities.

[@denihand9739]

Use leftover dryer sheets as base l.

[@us98now]

Thanks.

[@elmyra.jackson]

I must have missed it. Please tell me what the backing for the strings is ...

[@amandawilliams2266]

You can use printer paper and tear it off when you are done ,use a small stitch !

[@elmyra.jackson]

@@amandawilliams2266 Thank you.

[@susanjohal6850]

I use to us telephone book pages, but thats not an option now days.

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[@beneditafrancisca1753]

Qual e a máquina que você está fazendo este trabalho preciso muito de saber a marca dela quero compra uma

[@susanahbrodin7373]

What is she using for the backing???

[@nicolejackson1781]

I'm not 100% sure what she's using in the tutorial, but you can use scrap printer paper, tea bag paper, and plain newsprint paper (my personal favorite!) the same way you would with foundation paper piecing. (I've even used tear-away stabilizer that I had laying around) Just use a smaller stitch length so it's easier to remove after you trim your blocks....I hope this helps!!! 😁 Happy sewing!!!

[@chainamarie03]

@@nicolejackson1781 What's the purpose of putting these together?

[@CAPOSTOLIK]

@@chainamarie03i think its a way to stabilize the fabric since it would be at a bias this way it stays nice and square/ use small stitch when using paper as backing, easier to remove

[@debfkeljenkins5495]

What size are your strips

[@rachelprovencher6313]

Okay, this is a great block. Thank you for the instructions. However, I'm trying to wrap my brain around a larger quilt. Not blocks to make a quilt, but single strips running diagonally, Not very big, perhaps just a throw size, maybe 50" X 65"? Do you have a tip? I have the 10" foundation papers for the block, but how do you do it for quilt, without pieced blocks? Thanks so much.

[@beccalee8174]

Rachel Provencher, just use muslin for the foundation and you won’t have to remove it. Paper foundation is too much work.

[@lydiabrace996]

Nice looking idea..for small left overs.

[@grangranb4]

Nice

[@casualcrafter2340]

Please give me narration, not music

[@joydalton4987]

❤️

[@pamrowland9448]

I don’t understand the need for the backing. Just sew the strips together.

[@karenlancaster1461]

Love this, thanks for sharing.

[@sumitradevi5877]

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[@janinenankervis3290]

I can’t be bothered with such fine strips which fray and get all thready - I am also a person who likes controlled scrappiness ... my scraps are generally offcuts of squares and triangles so I have hardly any skinny strips. I would be more inclined to make tiny half square triangles (1.5”)and use those, or, use them for tiny house blocks unfinished size 3.5” or 4.5” square.

[@renaracorreia470]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@mauriceiasousaveras8798]

Muito bom👏🏻👏🏻

[@rebeccaramos3246]

🥳🤯💯👌👏

[@joynyassy972]

I need those tools to make a perfect block as yours

[@afshanyunus5447]

Use a cardboard and make your own.its easier.

[@ceciliaschleicher278]

I tried to do this today. I only did one block so I failed because I don't have enough scraps - LOL 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@beccalee8174]

Cecilia Schleicher, who doesn’t have enough scraps? 😂

[@ceciliaschleicher278]

@@beccalee8174 I am trying to collect them 🤣🤣🤣, they just won't accumulate- HAHAHAHA

[@carololson4903]

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