I recently bought a new ruler, made by the same company that makes the Tucker Trimmer (Deb Tucker’s Studio 180 Design). I love that ruler, especially for hourglass units. I used it to trim the ones we had back in clue 3, I think it was. The new ruler is the Square Squared, and though… Continue reading Clue 5 finished
Author: Melissa
Painter’s Palette quilt
Since I had completed clue 4 of Bonnie’s mystery quilt, I decided it was time to finish up one of my other scrappy quilts. I chose to make 18 dark blocks and 17 light blocks and add a 3-inch border around to make it the size I wanted for a charity quilt. If you press… Continue reading Painter’s Palette quilt
Clue 4 finished
This week’s clue cemented my original thinking that I’d use tans/light browns instead of Bonnie’s corals/melons. I likely have some corals and melons that would have worked with the color scheme I’m using, but I wanted to mimic Bonnie’s choice of a “lighter shade” of reds (which I subbed in my browns). Here are one… Continue reading Clue 4 finished
Socks and more socks
The official pattern name is Shell Cove, but I am still calling these my watermelon socks. I don’t know why I chose these colors together for this sock, I just wanted something bright compared to what I’ve been knitting for socks. The color names (Knit Picks Stroll) are Candy Pink and Key Lime Heather. I… Continue reading Socks and more socks
Clue 3 finished
We got a bit of a reprieve this week, as we didn’t have quite as many to make of clue 3 as we have of the two previous clues. I again used my browns as a substitution for Bonnie’s reds, and I think they came out pretty nice. I’m glad to have gotten these finished… Continue reading Clue 3 finished