Bonnie Hunter Pattern Archives

My first Lupine and Laughter Quilt Block

Posted on January 10, 2026January 10, 2026

Many years ago I dated a fellow from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. I visited his family’s home there in late spring/early summer and just loved the Lupines blooming in the nearby field. So, when Bonnie Hunter announced the Lupine and Laughter Quilt as the 2025-2026 mystery quit I just had to make…

Hightlight your Fabric Quilt Borders Included.

I’m Still Quilting

Posted on January 20, 2023January 20, 2023

I’m still quilting even if I’ve not been blogging about it recently. I’m not quite sure why I stopped updating my blog but regardless of the reasons, I’m planning to be more active blogging this year! Here are some of my recent creations! A table runner made using the Sew Kind of Wonderful Curved Ruler….

steaks of lightening (was leaders and enders)

I wanted to sew a Leaders and Enders Project so I tried again!

Posted on July 10, 2022July 10, 2022

I really would like to be able to sew leaders and enders project. However, I tried again and failed again. I just get too obsessed on sewing a block and imagining how it will look that it takes over! A major internet outage caused me not to be able to work on Friday (so a…

Fun with Bricks in Blues and Pale Gray

Posted on March 2, 2022March 2, 2022

I was looking for a quilt pattern to help address a pile of scrap fabrics in shades of blue. I really had trouble finding a quilt pattern I liked until I came across Viridian’s Blog (click here to see her quilt). Viridian made the Bonnie Hunter “Fun with Bricks” quilt in a more controlled color…

A very colorful bricks and strips quilt

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021

What else to do when you have a pile of bricks (2.5″ x 4.5″ squares) leftover from other projects other than make a colorful bricks and strips quilt? I made a zipper quilt last February as well as a Bonnie Hunter Star Struck quilt during the summer. Both projects used bricks. After making those quilts,…

More Practice Free Motion Quilting

Posted on October 4, 2020October 22, 2020

I have been practicing my free motion quilting on some of my smaller quilt tops. Going from quilting with the walking foot to quilting with a closed toe free motion foot was a big step for me. It’s step that I ready for but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a scary step. I’ve been on…

Floral Fabrics Seem to Work Better in a Group

Posted on September 13, 2020October 22, 2020

Or does floral fabric work better in a group? My alternate title for this post was “Floral Fright or Floral Fantasy?” In sorting through my box of 2 1/2 inch strips at the end of my last project I noticed that the box was muffin topped. There were also a good number of strips of…

Leaders and Enders are not for me.

Posted on September 2, 2020January 8, 2021

I adore the idea of leaders and enders. Make progress on a second scrap quilt while working on your main project – what could be better than that? After all two for the price of one what is better than that? I will happily suggest to anyone who asks, that they should try doing leaders…

Orange and Blue

Posted on August 28, 2020October 23, 2020

I finally found a border fabric for my orange and blue quit. This quilt is a downsized version of Bonnie Hunter’s Fourth of July quilt. I have been looking for either a blue fabric with an orange print or vice versa. I finally found an orange print with blue stars that are close in colour…

Star Struck quilt designed by Bonnie Hunter

Twinkling Stars

Posted on August 9, 2020January 12, 2021

I started another Bonnie Hunter Star Struck quilt last year in black and brights. This one I’m calling Twinkling Stars. Like so many of my projects I never got that far with it last year. So unsurprisingly it ended up on my UFO list this year. I got the top together at some point in…