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String Quilts - Carolyn Forster
Regular price £15.99Sustainable 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 old clothes and bedding, off-cuts and once-loved furnishing fabrics into 10 beautiful string patchwork quilts
- To create easily your favourite designs with an array of scraps featuring traditional blocks
- Ensure nothing goes to waste - included here are 8 little gifts and accessories to make with the leftovers from your quilt-making including a needle case, a quilt-notions pouch, a table runner and duffel bag.
A small section on all the materials and notions to get started, plus an invaluable techniques chapter, is included.
Quilters will have everything they need to create planet-conscious quilts, and in the process celebrate old quilt and patchwork methods from quilters of yore.
Pages: 176
Format: Printed Book
Once we received your order and cleared payment, we aim to ship your order within 2-3 working days. We are currently shipping on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays ONLY. If you have a very time sensitive order please contact us prior to placing order.
UK Shipping
Royal Mail 48 Tracked £3.00
Royal Mail 24 Tracked £5.00
Next working day delivery £9.00, cut off time 10am on Shipping day (currently Monday, Wednesday & Friday); Order ship on Friday with next working day delivery will be delivered on Monday.
Free standard shipping for all orders over £50.
International shipping:
You are responsible for paying the import tax and duty for your own country and it will be collected by your custom officials / postal services directly from you at delivery (we DO NOT collect any tax or duty on their behalf.)
1) European Shipping
By Royal Mail International Tracked service:
Up to 250g: £7.00
250g to 1kg: £10.00
1kg to 2kg: £15
Over 2 kg, please contact us for a quote
Express delivery with courier is available, please contact us for a quote.
2) Rest of World
By Royal Mail International Tracked service:
Up to 250g: £9.00
250g to 500g: £12.00
500g to 1kg: £15
1kg to 2kg: £20
Over 2 kg, please contact us for a quote
Express delivery with courier is available, please contact us for a quote.
How are our fabrics sold?
You can choose your length required.
For quilting cotton, quarter metre can be cut as Fat Quarter or Long Quarter.
For dressmaking fabric, quarter metre will be cut as Long Quarter
ONE Quarter metre in FAT quarter piece measures approximately 50cm x 55cm.
ONE Quarter metre in LONG quarter piece measures approximately 25cm x width of fabric.
ONE Half metre piece measures approximately 50cm x width of fabric.
ONE 0.75 metre piece measures approximately 75cm x width of fabric.
ONE 1 metre piece measures approximately 100cm x width of fabric.
If more than ONE is ordered, you will receive a CONTINUOUS LENGTH.
Can we supply fabrics in continuous lengths?
Yes, unless otherwise stated, all multiples quantity purchased will be sent in one continuous piece.
What is a 'fat' quarter?
A fat quarter is a quarter metre of fabrics, cut to about 50cm x width of fabric. Please see the diagram below.
