Faith, Folklore, and Friends

I make more string quilts than anything else, and everyone asks how to do it.  Here goes: If you are a quilter or seamstress, you already have a tub of scraps.  If not, buy several quarter-yards of different fabrics and cut them in strips.  We called them strings; they were usually fabric scraps that were not big enough to use any other way. Cut squares of desired size from newspapers.  These are 6.5" squares, and I use 9.5" sometimes. Take a piece of fabric that is long enough to cover the center of the square diagonally.  Add another string, place right sides together, and sew.   Flip it around, and sew another piece of fabric on the other side of the center piece. Press.  Don't worry about trimming right now. Add two more pieces, one on each side.  Press.  As you can see, the paper square is covered on one side already. Add another piece, making sure it covers all the paper.  Press.  It...