After having to un-sew and re-sew one side of the border (yes, I had to take all of the blocks apart because I had sewn them together wrong), I finally finished Part 7 of Bonnie Hunter’s Unity mystery quilt from Spring 2020. I really think that it looks finished and I don’t believe that adding… Continue reading I’m calling it done
Tag: mystery quilts
Count and re-count
Just when I thought I had all of my blocks ready to piece together, I counted, then re-counted, and then counted again. I was missing one block. So I gathered up all of my completed blocks to figure out which color was missing a member, and it turned out to be yellow. I dove back… Continue reading Count and re-count
Shhh… don’t tell
But my mind is percolating with a new mystery quilt idea for my quilt group. I’m thinking January 2022, running around 10 months or so. I’ve got too much else going on at the moment to get it designed, tested, and written any sooner. But for those in my quilt group who have been whispering… Continue reading Shhh… don’t tell
Grassy Creek quilted
I wasn’t expecting to hear from my longarm quilter until next weekend, but she surprised me with a message that my quilt was ready to pickup on Sunday! I just love the quilting pattern and thread she used. And the thread blends into the backing fabric so well you can’t even tell it’s quilted from… Continue reading Grassy Creek quilted
Two blocks for Unity
I finally finished piecing all of part 6 for my Unity quilt. I’ve been all over the place in the sewing room, literally. A little quilting, a little piecing of a variety of quilts, and slowly, slowly the little sets of half square triangles were sewn in between everything else. Part 7 is putting them… Continue reading Two blocks for Unity