Monday, November 26, 2012

Monday Mystery with Poinsettias

The big news this week in quilt land is Bonnie Hunter's newest mystery, "Easy Street."  This is my first year playinig along, and so far I am right on track.  Of course, we're only at Step 1!

I'm quite pleased that I got all my first step completed and still kept up with quilting and binding for 30 Quilts in 60 Days.


Here they are, 192 four-patch units of grey and black-and-white:


Go here to see other mystery quilters progress.

"Easy Street" is not the only mystery chez Aunt Marti.  These past two years I've made a little book of the photos of all 52 quilts I've made that year.  This year when I got my book back from Snapfish, I realize I don't remember to whom I gave several of the quilts.  So the second mystery is, who got these quilts?

Quilt #1 is "Yellow Brick Road."  Every quilter's favorite "I need a quilt to give away TOMORROW" quilt, this was a "brown bag surprise" at Ruth's Stitchery.


Quilt #2 was another mystery.  Written by Deb Caffrey, I started this one at Quilt Colorado 2010:


A third "brown bag surprise" at Ruth's Stitchery, "Framed Squares."


"Over and Under" was the green monochrome quilt in 2011 from Patchwork Times:


Another monochrome quilt from 2011, I called this one "Mellow Yellow."


Actually, when I consider I've given away 42 quilts in the past two years -- it's not bad that I can't remember five of them!

DH abandoned the Broncos game to go to Dutch Heritage Gardens and look at the poinsettias with me yesterday.  Who knew there were that many colors of poinsettias?  Here are two of their newest varieties.  The first one is "Tinkerbell,"  just for you, Michelle  (who blogs at Just for the Piece of It):



I love the serrated leaves and bloom.

I can't remember the name of this one (really must remember to write these things down!), but it has the brightest red bloom: and mottled leaves:



I hope YOU remember to go here to complete my solid-fabric survey and comment to enter the giveaway.  The giveaway ends this Friday, November 30th (thanks, Jeannie!) at noon MST.  

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2 comments:

  1. Awe so sweet you remember me. I love the quilts. I really really really like the quilt colorado 2012 one. Can't wait to see what you have in store for next year.

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  2. I am going to start the Easy Street Mystery quilt too. Looks so interesting and this is my first mystery quilt :D

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