String Quilts by Carolyn Forster

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String Quilts ~ Sustainable patchwork projects using fabric scraps by Carolyn Forster

Sustainable quilts made from your well loved items with the design inspiration of Carolyn Forster.

Many quilters are rediscovering a range of traditional patchwork and quilting techniques that, at their heart, are based on recycling and reusing materials. A style of patchwork that is true to this ethos, and which has been around for centuries, is string patchwork with its use of sewn fabric strips. Due to the scrap nature of string quilts, they are good for using a wide range and eclectic mix of fabrics that, otherwise, would have gathered dust in the corner of a room.

Best-selling author, teacher and quilter Carolyn Forster will show you how to:

Transform your old clothes and bedding, using off-cuts and once-loved furnishing fabrics into 10 lovely string patchwork quilts

You will be able to create your favourite designs easily with an array of scraps featuring traditional blocks.

To ensure that nothing goes to waste - in this book are 8 little gifts included and accessories to make from your leftovers from your quilt-making including a needle case, a quilt-notions pouch, a table runner and duffel bag.

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