String Pieced Applique EQ8 Tutorial

I cut a lot of strips when piecing my quilts.  Trust me -- a lot!  And somehow at the end of the project I always seem to have leftover pieces.  Now I know that some of you may throw those pieces away -- but I have a special cabinet (and a few storage containers) that stores those strips for future projects.  They are even somewhat stored by width.  With the key word being somewhat.

My storage drawers are full and I really need to do something with those strips.  I have been toying with a string quilt -- but I wanted something a little different.

So I decided to try string pieced circles. ​

In my Electric Quilt 8 tutorial today, I will share an applique string piece design.

Feel free to share pictures of your blocks -- and an idea for a quilt in the Learning EQ Facebook post.

String Pieced Applique Facebook Post

I decided on three different sizes 12", 8" and 6".  Each circle would focus on a particular color family.  In the video I share drafting the 8" applique motif.  After I finished recording, I also drafted a 12" and 6" motif in EQ8.  The last two went much faster.

Because pieced blocks can be hard to applique, I decided to add a 1/2" coping circle around each strip circular strip set.  I will add fusible to circle band.  Then I won't have to worry about turning under the strip pieced section of the block.  

Here are three of my pieced blocks -- all ready for the quilt.

6" Circle

8" Circle

12" Circle

Next week I will share the quilt I designed for the string pieced circle blocks.

Four Patch Quilts EQ8 Show

During December, the subject for Tech Know Quilter Masters members was Four Patch Quilts.  I was inspired by an article in the July/August 2001 Quilters newsletter magazine.  Patty Kennedy share a number of quilts she made using four patches collected from students at her quilt shop.  

I always love seeing with the Masters members do with the lessons -- they often use the designs as the springboard for their own creativity.  Here are a few of their submitted projects for the class.

Bridget Lee - Tilted Four Patch

Julie Pedersen Tilted Four Patch

Mary Groesbeck Tilted Four Patch

Linda Carlson Disappearing Four Patch

Curryanne Hostetler Disappearing Four Patch

Zdenka Nemethova Disappearing Four Patch

Wanda Hizer Jacobs Ladder Four Patch

Edith Craig Jacobs Ladder Four Patch

Lynne Maramieri Jacobs Ladder Four Patch

Kristy Goodin Soard Jacobs Ladder Four Patch

Fran Heisey Jacobs Ladder Four Patch

Gloria Jacobs Jacobs Ladder Four Patch

Helen Hicks Jacobs Ladder Four Patch

Julie Pedersen Jacobs Ladder

Pat Harkins Jacobs Ladder Four Patch

Merle Rawson Antique Four Patch

Helen Hicks Antique Four Patch

Curryanne Hostetler Antique Four Patch

Wanda Hizer Four Patch Medallion

Edith Craig Four Patch Medallion

Roxanna Khoury Four Patch Medallion

Lisa Walker Wallace Four Patch Double Star

Brigitte Lee Four Patch Double Star

Pat Harkins

Tech Know Quilters members are eligible for the Masters program after completing 12 months of Tech Know Quilter classes.  Masters members receive fewer lessons each month, with more time to devote to their own projects and challenges.

Drop me a note if you have completed over 12 months of Tech Know Quilters and are interested in learning more about the Masters program.
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You can learn more about the regular Tech Know Quilters membership program and sign up for the wait list for the next open enrollment period here.

Happy quilting.

​Kari

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