I have always thought Bonnie Hunter is a genius. She can make more quilts with scraps than anybody else I know.
So what do you do when you find a stack of cut triangles?
You sew them of course.
Now I know I am not as creative as Bonnie, but I am going to figure out a pattern to use these 40 half square triangles. Here is a YouTube featuring seven different blocks to use bonus half square triangles.
2 comments:
Also a big Bonnie fan so I know how you feel! I have one of those 12 square inch storage boxes stuffed with bonus triangles and HST squares. My ultimate dream is to make the "All Together Now" quilt (originally in a Fons and Porter magazine but available as a pattern from Quilting Daily). It is made up of oodles of HSTs of all sizes.
However for a quicker donation quilt, I also have a note about a favorite scrappy quilter I follow at the Sane, Crazy and Crumbly blog who made a quilt called "Confetti" with bonus triangles "sprinkled" across a solid background.
Those HSTs also make great scrappy borders in quilts. Added to the ideas in the video you shared, there are so many ways to use them!
I too am a Bonnie "fan!" I look forward to seeing what you do with your 40HSTs. . .will you add more HSTs? . . .will you sprinkle them about?. . .will you turn them into pinwheels?. . .what will they become? That is the fun of playing with scraps!
Post a Comment