scrap quilt question
#1
Power Poster
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Long Island
Posts: 24,820
scrap quilt question
I've made over 300 quilts and only about 4 scrappy. I LOVE scrappy and you must guess I have ALOT of scraps.
what's the easiest, and nice looking pattern.
what's your favorite pattern.
what sizes do you use most (cut up that is)
thanks for all your help
what's the easiest, and nice looking pattern.
what's your favorite pattern.
what sizes do you use most (cut up that is)
thanks for all your help
#2
Bonnie Hunter is the "queen" of scrappy quilts. This is a link to her scrap users system....check it out~ http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/...rs-system.html
#3
Power Poster
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 41,463
For a really easy Bonnie Hunter pattern, I like Basket Weave. I think that is the name but it is squares of scrap strings but set on point for a really cute quilt. I did one and alternated cream strips with coloured strips for a signature lap quilt.
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 947
I like 9 patches, 2.5 " squares. I feel like 9 patch blocks have so much potential for variety in the layouts, or with the addition of some hst in strategic places of the 9 patch.
I also like using scraps in log cabins, and I use fairly thin logs, under 2" there. I've been known to piece my logs in a log cabin, making it even more scrappy.
Snow balls can use up some small scraps too. I just used the 2"off cuts from another project to snowball a bunch of 4 inch solid squares, and alternated them with traditional 9 patches, for a real scrap buster.
I also like using scraps in log cabins, and I use fairly thin logs, under 2" there. I've been known to piece my logs in a log cabin, making it even more scrappy.
Snow balls can use up some small scraps too. I just used the 2"off cuts from another project to snowball a bunch of 4 inch solid squares, and alternated them with traditional 9 patches, for a real scrap buster.
#6
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Quebec, Canada
Posts: 1,861
I really like the Boxy stars pattern. Have a look here http://quiltville.blogspot.ca/2005/06/boxy-stars.html
#10
The first Bonnie Hunter quilt I did was Bricks and Stepping Stones. I love that pattern. I just realized that the first 3 patterns listed on Bonnie's website are the three mentioned here. :-)
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/bricks-stepping-stones.html
http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/bricks-stepping-stones.html
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post