I’ve finally made sure I’ve got all of the pieces I need for parts two and three of the Rhododendron Trail mystery quilt cut. I don’t know why, but it seems like (these days), I always miscount how many I need by about half. Then I have to go back and cut more once I… Continue reading Turtle progress on mystery
Category: Sewing
General sewing
Rhododendron Trail start
Like many others who have done Bonnie’s mysteries before, I pretty much guessed what this clue would be – half square triangles! Bonnie usually starts out easy and small, and this clue was in keeping with her easing us in to the mystery. I decided to pull out my strip bins first and see how… Continue reading Rhododendron Trail start
Chapter one complete
I barely got a start on the next to last set of arcs the other day, but finished that and the last set on Thanksgiving Day before heading over to my parents’ house for dinner. The pattern is broken up into chapters, so this completes chapter one. Chapter two will have to wait until another… Continue reading Chapter one complete
And one more set of arcs
I finished this set, so I now just have two more sets to go. I was hoping to have them all finished before the start of Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilt this year, but I’m not sure if I’ll have time. Or maybe I’ll need to just make time, so they’re all ready before being put… Continue reading And one more set of arcs
Another arcs set
Friday morning, before Mom and I went over to the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, I managed to finish another set of these arcs. Just three sets to go now before the next step! Oh, and those three sets – well, I started counting out my paper pieces into sets for the remaining three –… Continue reading Another arcs set