Bonny Peters lives on Cat Den Mountain in southwestern New Hampshire. She lives with her husband and their menagerie of wild animals. The location of their home in the woods provides them with black bears, white-tailed deer, bobcat, red and gray foxes, porcupines, red, gray and flying squirrels and a myriad of birds to enjoy.
Bonny started her career as a quilt designer shortly after taking up quilting in 2012. Her love of fabric had her buying 1 yard cuts of multiple fabrics from collections. Her search for patterns to use those fabrics was disappointing. Most of the patterns she found were composed of simple squares and rectangles and her aesthetic sense wanted more.
With the acquisition of Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7) in December of that year, Bonny began designing quilts. The first few did not use 1 yard cuts but over time, her skill with EQ7 improved. Now she is working on creating a series of quilts utilizing five 1-yard cuts.
Whether utilizing five 1-yard cuts or not, all of her patterns use innovative piecing techniques for improved accuracy and efficiency. Now she has upgraded to EQ8 and the journey continues.
In 2017 she became a Certified Instructor for Studio 180 Designs. Her love of Deb Tucker's tools led her to take this step. Each tool is created to allow for the piecing of multiple sizes. Using just a little of extra fabric and trimming the units down to the precise size has improved the quality of her piecing. Although none of her patterns to date utilize these awesome tools there are designs in the process so stay tuned for this next part of the adventure.
Bonny started her career as a quilt designer shortly after taking up quilting in 2012. Her love of fabric had her buying 1 yard cuts of multiple fabrics from collections. Her search for patterns to use those fabrics was disappointing. Most of the patterns she found were composed of simple squares and rectangles and her aesthetic sense wanted more.
With the acquisition of Electric Quilt 7 (EQ7) in December of that year, Bonny began designing quilts. The first few did not use 1 yard cuts but over time, her skill with EQ7 improved. Now she is working on creating a series of quilts utilizing five 1-yard cuts.
Whether utilizing five 1-yard cuts or not, all of her patterns use innovative piecing techniques for improved accuracy and efficiency. Now she has upgraded to EQ8 and the journey continues.
In 2017 she became a Certified Instructor for Studio 180 Designs. Her love of Deb Tucker's tools led her to take this step. Each tool is created to allow for the piecing of multiple sizes. Using just a little of extra fabric and trimming the units down to the precise size has improved the quality of her piecing. Although none of her patterns to date utilize these awesome tools there are designs in the process so stay tuned for this next part of the adventure.
Lectures & Workshops
Lectures
Start With the Basics: The Fundamental Units of Design
This 1 hour lecture was built from the foundation of Doreen Speckmann's Pattern Play. After a brief review of the fundamental units, participants will be asked to identify those units in blocks. Then comes an overview on how to start your journey in design. The fun concludes with a short trunk show.
Next Steps in Design: Color and Value
Still under development, this lecture will illustrate the important role that color and value plays in design.
Workshops
Any Studio 180 Design pattern
Any Published Pattern as listed below
Start With the Basics: The Fundamental Units of Design
This 1 hour lecture was built from the foundation of Doreen Speckmann's Pattern Play. After a brief review of the fundamental units, participants will be asked to identify those units in blocks. Then comes an overview on how to start your journey in design. The fun concludes with a short trunk show.
Next Steps in Design: Color and Value
Still under development, this lecture will illustrate the important role that color and value plays in design.
Workshops
Any Studio 180 Design pattern
Any Published Pattern as listed below
Published Patterns
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Alternate Ways - December 2015 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine
Boxed In - March 2016 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Glorious Star - June 2016 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Fancy Fence Mystery - July 2016 through November 2016 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine CDMQ BOM - August 2016 through July 2017 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Cross Purposes - December 2016 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Easy Garden - April 2017 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Modern Parasols - August 2017 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Xmas Stars of Love - November 2017 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Practice Makes Perfect - January 2018 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Union Stars - March 2018 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Intersections Mystery - May 2018 through August 2018 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Star Shine - July 2018 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Over Easy - October 2018 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Nothing But Triangles - January 2019 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Happy Pinwheels - March 2019 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Knock Out - June 2019 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Lucky Stars - September 2019 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Floral Spin Mystery - October 2019 through February 2020 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Rough Seas - December 2019 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Quirky Pinwheels - April 2020 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine Trellis Time - August 2020 - The Quilt Pattern Magazine |
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