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Monday, December 2, 2013

And I was not going to do this

Just like some of you, I didn't think I would participate in the 2013 Bonnie Hunter Mystery this year even though I really love all my Mystery quilts and I've done all of them!  I'm so busy this year with work and other obligations, but when I was checking out the Facebook Group, with such wonderful color combination, how could I resist.  Plus, I already have the triangle templates from the Christmas Lights Pattern that I just finish the top, see Christmas tree quilt below. 

First, I found an inspiration fabric that I really liked, shown on the left side of this picture; and selected some really old fabrics from the stash and the scrap bin.  Some of the browns may be 20 years old or older.  I have about three yards of the almost vintage Peachy/Orange fabric, so I am using that as my constant and will use controlled scrappy for the rest of the patches for this quilt. 
My colors are: Light to Med Blue; Pale Gold/Light Yellow; Cream; Peachy Orange; and Med to Dark Brown. 

Wonderful Fall colors and a stretch for me as I tend to use bright and bold color combinations.  I finished cutting the patches and made a couple of blocks to test my contrast and I am sticking with this.  I will try to sew 20+ blocks or so each day. 

This is an older pattern by Alex Anderson of The Quilt Show.  I am making it as a gift for my daughter this year.  When Bonnie's Mystery was revealed, I was surprised that she was using these same triangle template.  I really like this quilt top and was rather easy to sew.  I will, most likely make another one for me, even though I hate making a quilt twice; this just may be an exception. 

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I am a Pastor's wife of 38 years; mother of two grown and married children, quilting for over 40 years, Longarm quilter for 14 years, domestic sewing machine collector (don't ask me how many sewing machines I have!)  I love woodworking (building cabinets and bookcases), I like to read mysteries and watch "chick" flicks.  I love all types of music except Blue Grass, but my favorites are Contemporary Christian and oldies-Rock'n Roll.