Addicted to Scraps: 12 Vibrant Quilt Projects

by Bonnie K. Hunter

Forever change the way you look at scraps! Best-selling author, Quiltmaker columnist, and esteemed teacher Bonnie K. Hunter shares 12 large, multicolored scrap quilt patterns in her signature style. Learn how to sew leftover strips into usable fabric that's readily available for projects with Bonnie's easy-to-use Scrap User's System. This complete guide to scrap quilting includes full-size templates, 2 paper-piecing patterns, and a full chapter on quiltmaking basics for scrap addicts.

Genres: Quilting, Nonfiction, Crafts

96 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2016

Reviews

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Several Scrappy Quilts I’d like to make.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and interesting way to look at scraps. I learned some good techniques and I enjoyed her writing style. I didn’t particularly care for her patterns which were far too busy. I did learn she has a good quilt blog where she has some nice free patterns.

[Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful, Scrappy Quilts

Ah, if only I were younger or had discovered Bonnie Hunter's system for cutting scraps years ago! The ideas she presents are great. I just can't see me being able to live long enough to make these lovelies and finish my current UFOs! If I were even a little younger, I would use her methods AND I would purchase the book rather than read it on my kindle. This isn't really a book for making a quilt, although you could do that. Instead, you would use this book to shape your method of quilting. It seems like it would be an awful lot of fun!

[jocelynn kaiser · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am glad I got this from the library and did not purchase it. The instructions were clear but I did not like any of the patterns enough to want to make ever a single one. I like Bonnie Hunter but all her patterns were also geared to using her specialty rulers, none of which I own. So it was a little disappointing.

[Jenny K · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Bonnie Hunters scrap method. Using it has significantly cut down on waste and increased my productivity. There are several quilts in this book that I’d love to make.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bonnie K. Hunter is known for her scrap-friendly style of quilt design. If you love quilts that use up anything and everything (including "ugly" fabric, out-of-fashion prints, and small leftover bits and pieces), you owe it to yourself to take a closer look at her patterns.

This book has patterns for a dozen quilts in her colorful, playful, scrappy style. I recommend visiting this post on Bonnie's blog to preview the patterns in Addicted to Scraps. There are a lot of small pieces in some of these quilts, and yes, they can be a bit "busy". But "busy" isn't a four-letter word (ha ha) for some of us. So-called busy quilts are usually what I'd call happy, energetic, and fun. If you agree, you'll probably find a lot to love here or in one of the designer's other books.

If you're interested in organizing your jumbled bags or boxes of scraps into more readily usable cuts of fabric, be sure to check out the information on Bonnie's Scrap User's System. I've yet to implement it, but one of these days...

[Cheya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bonnie Hunter is amazing and so is this book. I love the 'At a Glance' section after each quilt's instructions. It gives a picture of each block or section of a block, how to construct it, and how many will be needed for each finished block. I am going to tackle the Wanderlust Quilt with its stars, flying geese, and half-square triangles. I hope it uses up lots of my scraps and looks great when it's finished.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too Busy

I know there are people out there who will disagree with me. We are all entitle to our preferences. But, I find these quilt patterns too busy. I was hoping to find a pattern that I could use up some of my scraps.

[Lorry Chwazik · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vibrant, indeed. If you like your scrap quilts bursting with energy, Bonnie Hunter is your quilter!

[Candy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't do the tiny piece thing, but I enjoyed the pictures.

[Cathlene Burk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect way to use up the scraps

This book seems to be very practical, a system to organize scraps, and ways to use them all up. I sm becoming a fan of scrap quilting.

[Anna]

some good patterns

[Margaret Minton]

Essential Bonnie Hunter style. A lot of quilt with a lot of little pieces.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for quilting and using scrapes.

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Addicted to Scraps by Bonnie K Hunter of the Leaders and Enders series, 2016, C&T Publishing read December 2017. Her quilt site, Quiltville, was the source of the Irish Chain Leaders and Enders pattern that I am using to consume my scraps as 2" squares. Her Scrap Users System of fabric organization is interesting. The book describes how to use her specialty rulers, fast2cut, and the Essential Triangle Tool to make her quilts. I gave this a 3 out of 5 based on how interested I was (or disinterested) to make any of the quilts in the book. My quilt design would have a more defined color scheme.

[Becky Loader · Rating 2 out of 5]

While the author is a skilled quilter, these projects are just too busy for my taste.