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Do any of you put borders on your string quilts? and, if you do, do you also put a foundation on them too so the weight is the same as the blocks? Anyone have any pics to share? Thanks

i put borders on all my string quilts and nope... i don't put a foundation under the border.. and my quilter has no problem quilting them.. and i can't tell that it's different at all..

this is my "ocean" string quilt from one of the CYOC string swaps.. it's my favorite.. .. i have also done a couple of Christmas ones.. and blue one.. a black and white one.. guess you can say i like string quilts.. lol

I've done the same as Shey with no foundations under the borders. No problems quilting it. Have fun with your strings.

gorgeous quilts. I love string quilts.

Yes, these are gorgeous! I do love string quilts, too.

that is such a pretty quilt. i've made 3 string quilts and i only put binding. no border.

patsy

I've strung on paper & torn it off. I pick a day when I'm mad at the world for removing the paper.

Every quilt is done as a matter of taste, but I like to add borders.

Since the string blocks are so busy, you really do need a place for the eye to rest, so all my string quilts have a solid or TOT 2" unfinished inner border and a 5" unfinished outer border.

Like I said, it's a matter of preference!

I put borders on as well...no problems without anything extra. Here's a couple of samples from a couple of the swaps

This was my first...

This is the last one...it has string blocks in the pieced border as well

WOW!!!! What beautiful string quilts.

Wow - those are so cool. I need to try one of those!

Thanks ladies! Love those quilts. I have a UFO Christmas string quilt all put together but did not know what to do next. I am going to put two borders on it. I will show it when I am done.

This is a "Fun & Done" type quilt... Chris

girls...thanks SO much for posting the pix...I just LOVE string quilts. Lindaboomer...that yellow and black one is always a stunner...I may have to do one like this in the next swap if you don't mind that I copy...

Regarding borders or not, I do it both ways...just depends on the quilt. Typically I do like borders though, to contain all of the motion and activity within the quilt.

...a couple more...

The little quilt on the left is now finished with a simple, narrow yellow binding and both quilts have embroidery floss tied in the centers of the blocks.

Love that black, white and yellow one, Linda. I have always thought it was so striking. When I first saw it, I found that print from the border and bought a good amount of it for my stash .

That quilt resides in CA with my friend that was just diagnosed with cancer. Both of the ones shown are my favorites. I wish I would have purchased more of the line of fabric used on the border...I should go looking and see if I can find some. Axel - have fun with it - it certainly is happy.

I remember when royalboomer was making the black/white/yellow quilt and all the discussion here about borders on the quilt. I've never made a string quilt but this one is in my vast inspiration folder for the day when I finally do.
Now I have a few more to add.

This is from a fall string block swap here several years ago.
I used the trimmings from my own blocks for the outer borders, plus some black I had left over.

String blocks are so nice. Why do I not make one?

Very pretty work, Ladies.

..this is my Christmas strings from a swap several years ago ... I used this one before the binding was done so you can see the pretty work my quilter did in the border.