Ever since Mom introduced me to Bonnie Hunter and her wonderful style of quilting, I have been hooked. When I first started quilting, I refused to use anything but pre-cuts as I absolutely despised cutting. I was only interested in the sewing of quilts and anything that involved too much cutting was just got in my way. Once Mom introduced me to Bonnie’s “scrap using” system, I was hooked. I eventually went on to cut all of my fabric according to the system. I found that by cutting my fabric into the pre-determined strip sizes, I was removing a lot of the time that I would have had to spend cutting the fabric before starting a new project.
But when Mom first introduced me to string piecing, I was a bit skeptical. It seemed quite tedious for my liking, however I then realized that I wouldn’t need to cut at all. When squaring up my fat quarters, which I was accumulating at a rapid rate, I would be able to just cut a little bit wider strip and would have lots of strings that I could get started with. I was then hooked!
Since then, I have completed (finished the middle of the top, no borders) many string quilts. Below is my latest…
It was a bit windy when trying to take pictures, but I was able to get a nice view of the whole quilt.
I always like to take close up views to try to see the quilt from a different perspective.
I even got Puppycat to sit still for a picture with the quilt! She doesn’t really do well with sitting still, but it’s a good thing that I snapped this picture when I did, because 2 seconds later, she was up and running around again!
That’s the first quilt top I have finished from Bonnie’s book String Fling: Scrappy, Happy and Loving It!
Great job Kelli! You’re an inspiration to the rest of us!
It’s beautiful! Love your fabric choices!
Beautiful work! And I know Puppykat was a big help to you! ;-)
Love this quilt! It came out great and Puppykat looks great on it.
That is an awesome quilt! Great fabrics!
I think a favorite of mine. I love the colors!
I’m a Bonnie Hunter fan too and this is on my list – yours looks wonderful! I’m collecting strips! :) I just finished one of her Many Trips quilts and I’m working on her hexagon Medallion – her 4th of July is up next.
Love it, nothing better than a red/cream quilt…..very yummy.
Love those reds!
I can’t believe you’ve got it done already!
Nice post Kelli. Talkin’ Turkey is one I want to make some day. I hope Gracie is okay. Sandi
Beautiful Kelli! I am going to be starting that one with a group of friends in a few weeks. I can’t wait! And yours makes me even more anxious to start :*)
Ah, Gracie’s quilt…so beautiful, just like her.
Your quilt is beautiful! Isn’t it fun to use all those different fabrics and it turns out so well? I never thought of the scrap savers system in that way before, even though I use it, thanks!