Bonnie Hunter has been a favorite quilt designer of mine for years now. Every year I try to do one of her designs. They are challenging for me, and it's always interesting to give it my own twist.
For a number of years I've been saving blue and white half-square triangles. I've also been saving selvage edges from fabric. Instead of string piecing the neutral blocks on Jamestown Landing, I used neutral selvages. It certainly gives a similar look, and it was a great way to use up the selvages that I didn't use in my basket weave quilt. That being said, I'm all done saving selvages! Three quilts is enough. I don't think the method of topstitching them together is strong enough to withstand much practical use. But, I did enjoy giving it a try.
Here's a quick snapshot of Jamestown Landing before I started quilting it up. The quilting was finished last weekend, and trimming and binding are up next. I hope to share the finished quilt with you soon.
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