tallchick

I know her patterns are scrappy, which I love, but lean towards scrappy prints. Has anyone done any of her patterns in a scrappy solid no prints? I have a ton of solids and would love to do a few more of her patterns using assorted solids in various shades tones etc... . I have searched online but I have come up empty, show me your scrappy solid Bonnie Hunter quilt.

joe'smom

I don't think I've ever seen one, but I don't see why it wouldn't work as long as you stick to a similar range of hue and value that she uses with prints.

dunster

I believe that any of them could be done in solids. This is one I did. They aren't solids, but most of the prints read as solids.

Iceblossom

I'm doing something very close this year, Tallchick, I bought a big bag of hand dye fabric at the thrift store I'm using for this year's Frolic mystery. I always admire the people who go off course with their fabric selections and this year it was me. Project started at a time when I needed a new project and I had a big bag of available fabric that I felt worked with her colors. Did you decide against going with the batiks you pulled earlier (or do I have you confused)? I was looking forward to seeing those put together.

By the time the pieces are small enough for Bonnie's designs, a lot of them look very very solid. And as I'm struggling with this step of flying geese units made from fabric that has no right side but that I'm trying to keep balanced in colors, I sort of wish I had gone with straight solids or basic prints. The hand dyes (like batik) also like to tease me by showing their dark or light parts or go completely to another family for a block or two... I'm just reassuring myself that the mottled look and the merging of color families is going to be ok in the end. Because you don't have to deal with those issues, I think using scattered solids in the color families would work fine.

I'm slightly behind, still on Clue 6 and not yet on 7, but not far behind. I've been taking pictures as I go along and will when I do the layout.

KalamaQuilts

tallchick I googled "bonnie hunter quilts in solids" and lots came up in images.
scrappy solids would be very cool!
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=...w=1366&bih=625

QuiltnNan

I think =13pxbecause many of Bonnie's quilts have small pieces, solids work just fine.

Jingle

Dunster, that quilt is gorgeous.

pennycandy

Bonnie's patterns are so visual busy that I see no problem with using only solids or yardage for each color. I've only tried her En Provence pattern. Though I do like the pattern, I find it a bit busy even with using several prints that do read as solids. I've learned that I should wait until the reveal before attempting another and stick with yardage for each color.

Dunster your quilt is beautiful!

sewingsuz

Dunster, Your quilt is Awesome. I don't see any problem of doing the quilt is solids. If you do please show Us you finished project.

tallchick

Dunster, I loveeeeeee your quilt! Thank you everyone for your links and your help, always so kind, thank you!