String Quilts

This is a great book and guide. Carolyn explains everything clearly and with pictures to help you follow it well. There are some very lovely pieces to make in this book and I will enjoy making things for many weeks to come.

I already have a couple of books by Carolyn Forster and was very happy to get my hands on this one!

With a sustainability theme throughout, the book covers a great selection of patchwork projects to use up leftover fabrics and scraps, from larger quilt projects down to a little pin cushion. I’m looking forward to making the quilted pillow – the technique for the pillow back is one I hadn’t seen before.

It also goes into detail about fabrics and foundation materials as well as on techniques like appliqué and stitch and flip methods. Each section and project has clear pictures or diagrams to illustrate the steps involved. The colour scheme throughout and the fantastic photographs make it a great book visually too!

What a beautiful book.

I’ve enjoyed looking at this new book my Carolyn Foster. There are some beautiful photos of stunning quilts. The instructions seem nicely presented and easy to follow. It may be a bit challenging for a total beginner but anyone with basic sewing/quilting knowledge should find this book inspiring. Like most people that sew, I have a mountain of scraps and this book will encourage me to make something beautiful out of them.

I am absolutely in awe of this incredible book. It is one that will be an absolute winner as a gift for yourself, for the stitcher in your life, for anyone wanting to sew more economically, for anyone wanting to learn a new method, and basically for anyone with an interest in sewing, textiles, or quilts! It is so beautifully presented, it is easy-to-follow, it is inspirational, and it is absolutely jam-packed with ideas, methods, knowledge, history, and projects!

Discover traditional patchwork and quilting techniques. Using sewn fabric strips, string patchwork has been around for centuries. String quilts are ideal for using a wide range and mix of recycled and reused fabrics that would otherwise gather dust.

In String Quilts, Carolyn explores how you can use scraps from your stash to create sustainable quilts you’ll treasure forever! So dig out your precious prints and the leftover fabrics in your collection that you just can’t part with and learn how to turn them into utilitarian string quilts!

Carolyn also touches on the history of this much-loved, scrap-happy style of quilt and highlights the fantastic improvisational techniques that are great not just for your quilts, but for the planet too!

An essential title for readers interested in the sustainable crafting movement and quilting.

Carolyn Forster is a best-selling author on quilting. She started making quilts when she was a teenager and went on to study Textiles at the University of Bath. Since graduating, Carolyn has taught patchwork and quilting both in the UK and the USA and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Fabrications, Popular Patchwork and Patchwork and Quilting. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and son.