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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 377065, member: 111&quot;]What you describe is a &#039;tied quilt&#039; - as I said, string quilts were/are made from random small scraps.&nbsp; Basically, small fabric scraps are sewn onto a foundation of fabric or paper - starting with a scrap at one end, you&#039;d place another scrap face down along the edge of the first scrap, sew it down, fold it open, then do the same with more scraps until your foundation piece was covered, sort of making a new piece of fabric, then the pattern pieces would be put together just like regular fabric patches.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a short article on string quilts:&nbsp; &nbsp; <a href="http://www.antiquequiltdating.com/String_Quilts_Match_the_Economic_Times,_Past_and_Present.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquequiltdating.com/String_Quilts_Match_the_Economic_Times,_Past_and_Present.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiquequiltdating.com/String_Quilts_Match_the_Economic_Times,_Past_and_Present.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And another:&nbsp; <a href="http://thequilter.blogspot.com/2007/01/string-quilts.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thequilter.blogspot.com/2007/01/string-quilts.html" rel="nofollow">http://thequilter.blogspot.com/2007/01/string-quilts.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Tutorial:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/make-a-string-quilt-2821858" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/make-a-string-quilt-2821858" rel="nofollow">https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/make-a-string-quilt-2821858</a></p><p><br /></p><p>From what I can make out of those dizzying plaids, your pattern appears to be &#039;Kaleidoscope&#039; - here is the pattern for a single block: <a href="http://www.quilterbydesign.com/lessons/kaleidoscope/6kaleidoscope_pp.gif" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.quilterbydesign.com/lessons/kaleidoscope/6kaleidoscope_pp.gif" rel="nofollow">http://www.quilterbydesign.com/lessons/kaleidoscope/6kaleidoscope_pp.gif</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A modern Kaleidoscope string quilt:&nbsp; <a href="http://passionatelysewn.blogspot.com/2012/07/kaffe-fassett-fabrics-i-love-them.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://passionatelysewn.blogspot.com/2012/07/kaffe-fassett-fabrics-i-love-them.html" rel="nofollow">http://passionatelysewn.blogspot.com/2012/07/kaffe-fassett-fabrics-i-love-them.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Images of old string quilts:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1536&amp;bih=759&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;ei=R6E1W4qKAsei-QaxgYK4Bg&amp;q=antique+string+quilt&amp;oq=antique+string+quilt&amp;gs_l=img.3..0i24k1.12457.19080.0.19454.9.9.0.0.0.0.250.1880.2-8.8.0....0...1c.1.64.img..1.2.489....0.9NN673R3i_g#imgrc=_" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.com/search?biw=1536&amp;bih=759&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;ei=R6E1W4qKAsei-QaxgYK4Bg&amp;q=antique+string+quilt&amp;oq=antique+string+quilt&amp;gs_l=img.3..0i24k1.12457.19080.0.19454.9.9.0.0.0.0.250.1880.2-8.8.0....0...1c.1.64.img..1.2.489....0.9NN673R3i_g#imgrc=_" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?biw=1536&amp;bih=759&amp;tbm=isch&amp;sa=1&amp;ei=R6E1W4qKAsei-QaxgYK4Bg&amp;q=antique+string+quilt&amp;oq=antique+string+quilt&amp;gs_l=img.3..0i24k1.12457.19080.0.19454.9.9.0.0.0.0.250.1880.2-8.8.0....0...1c.1.64.img..1.2.489....0.9NN673R3i_g#imgrc=_</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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