Ruth's Stitchery sponsored a "Bonnie Hunter Sew-In" on Friday. I took my Celtic Mystery fabrics and Tri-Recs rulers and cut and sewed. For seven hours! It shouldn't have taken that long to piece 188 Tri-Recs blocks, maybe I spent too much time talking to customers!
Here it is, Step 1 completed:
Blue on orange:
And blue on neutrals:
I am using the same fabric for all my neutrals. It's white with multi-colored dots. Notice anything wrong with my blue and neutral blocks?
Nine rows of ten. Plus five. Supposed to be six. That's why it's a good idea to hang all your blocks on the design wall and count!
Linking up to Celtic Solstice Mystery Monday Link-Up #1:
Linking up to WiP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced with guest host Cindy of Hyacinth Quilt Designs.
Baby, it's cold outside in Colorado -- high of ten degrees today. Hope you're keeping warm!
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Beautiful! I am quite intrigued by what comes next in the mystery and love following it online.
ReplyDeleteI can not wait to see what this all turns into.... love the blue and orange.
ReplyDeleteOh, my, that is a lot of tri-rec blocks! It will be amazing to see your finished quilt.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it's going to be amazing, Marti! :o)
ReplyDeleteConstruction wise - they look like Flying Geese!!! apart from one short - I cant see anything wrong woth the blues - maybe I need a magnifying glass....7 hours - and I assume there is more to go....wow
ReplyDeleteThis looks like it's going in a great direction! I love blue and orange together.
ReplyDeleteLooking good!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the above comments. Fantastic job! Looking forward to the finished surprise. Thanks for sharing. Blessings and smiles, Emilou :-)
ReplyDeleteThe blocks are looking great. I love Bonnie's mystery quilts but haven't made one yet. This will be another great quilt when it's finished.
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