With my new favorite Bible verse in mind - Finished is better than starting (Ecclesiastes 6:8) - I'm delighted to call Bonnie Lass a finished quilt.
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| Bonnie Lass, 61" X 71" |
Bonnie Lass is another Jen Kingwell pattern from her book Quilt Lovely. I chose this one because it's a great way to use scraps. I first began working on it earlier this year, in May when I went on a quilt retreat with Central Florida MQG, so it hasn't languished unfinished for too long.
Continuing to focus on using stash, I picked up my favorite pieced backing book Perfectly Pieced Quilt Backs by Kelly Young, and selected the design "Cool Columns."
For my 61" X 71" finished quilt, this backing used 3.19 yards of fabric.
To use-up batting scraps, I even pieced those! Overlapping two batting pieces, I rotary cut wavy curves and then hand-stitched to join them together.
For a quilt design, I turned again to Esther Frenzel's IPatchandQuilt blog.
Scrolling through numerous free motion quilting designs, I settled on Fluff Ball. This is Esther's lovely sample.
Admittedly, the design took a while to master, and even then, I didn't execute it perfectly.
But I'm happy with the overall look. Thread is YLI 40-weight in orange to yellow variegated colors.
The 2¼"-wide binding is nearly all of what remained of a piece that's in the back. This is truly a scrap quilt!
Bonnie Lass is quilt finish number 12 for 2024, and I'm very satisfied with that total.
All my quilt finishes can be viewed by clicking tabs at the top of my blog Home Page.
Linda
Very nice. This is a good idea for my own scrap project this year.
ReplyDeleteOh how we love scrappy designs! This is very pleasing, and the setting triangle fabric is just right! So is Fluff Ball. Nice finish.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful finish! Also a great way to use a bunch of scraps. . A total winner of a project!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteHi Terry! Thanks for your compliments. I am always on the look-out for a good scrap quilt pattern, and this one came together well, I think. Also, I've responded to you by the email address you provided, and continually receive email messages that my reply was undeliverable. So please know I haven't been ignoring you. Thank you for commenting!
DeleteAhhhh Bonnie Lass is lovely!! that is a great way to use a lot of fun colors !!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so joyful with all the colors in the scraps. Thank you for linking the FMQ design. 😘
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun use of scraps both front and back. I recently made myself use yardage chunks for a backing instead of buying the minky I would have liked. I don't love how I pieced it together but like it's been said...Finished is better than starting (Ecclesiastes 6:8)
ReplyDeleteAnother delightfully scrappy quilt Linda. A great way to use a variety of low volumes too.
ReplyDeleteLove the use of scraps and pieced backing :-) . I have also pieced batting but never hand stitched it...I like that idea, is it very difficult? The fluff ball quilting is very nice. I'll have to check the blog site source. As always, your work is inspirational.
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