I’ve just finished a top for a string quilt and I was thrilled when I logged in to my Craftsy Block of the Month and saw that I would be making a couple of blocks using different string techniques. My string bin was full so I had lots of fabric to choose from.

The first block was done in the same manner as I did my quilt top except that we left a one-inch strip of the foundation block showing in the middle of the block. I used a very flimsy fabric for my foundation block but because it is such a narrow strip it didn’t seem to matter. I love the look of the solid color frame around this block. I used a blue and red combination for the block because those were the first colors that came out of my string bin.

I love this Broken Spider Web. I used a different technique for this string block. After doing some cutting, measuring and marking for the foundation block the first two strips on each side were stitched to the foundation as usual. For the second and remainder of the strips you pull the foundation fabric back and stitch the strips together. At the end, you use the foundation fabric as a template to trim the block and then trim off the foundation fabric (much like you do in paper piecing). In keeping with the spider web (garden) theme I used floral fabrics for this block.

I see more string quilts in my future and I’ll definitely be using these patterns again.