Make the Most of Bonus Blocks with These Great Tips
Creative Ideas You May Not Have Considered!
Are you making bonus blocks while working on your current project? If not, there are several good reasons for doing so.
Bonus blocks are a more intentional way of using leaders. Instead of using two scraps repeatedly when you start sewing patches together and tossing them (leaders), use scraps that can be made into useful blocks.
Not only will you be working through your scraps, but there are many other benefits you may not have considered. Karen Brown from Just Get It Done Quilts has created an excellent video that walks you through the process.
She explains the use of leaders and shows a few of the many different blocks that can be made from the process, including paper-pieced blocks. She also provides ideas for what to do with the resulting blocks.
Quilters who are already making bonus blocks are likely to find several excellent tips to make the most of them. Those who aren’t will learn all they need to know to get started with this great process.
Click here to watch the video at YouTube if it doesn’t play on your device.
These videos contain many simple blocks that work well as bonus blocks:
- From Scraps to Blocks – Ten Fast and Easy Sampler Blocks
- 6 Fast and Easy Jelly Roll Blocks – Sew Up Your Stash
