[quote=Bev]
Originally Posted by cumberlandquiltchick
http://quiltville.com
Bonnie Hunter
Scraps and Shirtails
Great book!
I'm curious about the book you mention. But when I went to the site, I couldn't find a review or any information on it other than how to order it.
I don't like to buy a book before I know I'm really going to be able to use it, so could you tell me a little more about it?
Thanks.
If you click around on her site and look at her various works, you'll see she pretty much ONLY uses jeans, flannel shirts,goodwill finds or "UGLY"sale fabrics nobody wants,etc. It's a very frugal method of quilting and she has made some beautiful quilts. The book in the front has her formula for cutting as you go basic size blocks and making your stash. Kind of like how to rip apart stuff and get certain size blocks stockpiled and create your stash and then there's patterns of course and showing what her quilts.
I only suggest it because as far as I've found it's the only book out there like this. I have absolutely no connection to her, I just felt that it fit the question.
It shows you how to make utilitarian quilts like in the old days step by step, but also in an organized way if you're really into doing it. Sort of cut up as you go and then you can go right to your cut pieces and work from those.
She's going to be at Jacksonville Quiltfest teaching this year. It's the whole "GOING GREEN" thing.
You can probably get it at your library.
Also on her site are MANY FREE patterns using her method.