I finished clue #1 of Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt, Allietare, in record time on Saturday. A group of 14 quilters from my guild got together to kick-off the mystery. We had a great time. I was on a roll and when all was said and done, there were 311 HSTs in the bank. The goal was 294; a few extra are always welcome as they seem to get dropped on the floor, etc. Last time I had to stop when assembling Grand Illusion because I had miscounted and was short a block or two here and there. Frustrating when you just want to finish up.
My gray constant is Quilter's Linen by Robert Kaufman in Limestone. It's a little lighter than I thought it would be, so the neutrals in this quilt will be fairly light - a lot of white on white - in order to keep the contrast between the two fabrics.
We were all speculating on Saturday as to what the next clue will be. We are hoping for a bit of color to zing things up a bit. One lady, commenting on the 5.5 yards of neutrals called for in the introduction, wondered if there would be any string pieced blocks in this quilt. I hope so. Love to make them and will break out my treadle for those if they turn out to be included in this mystery.
These are my fabrics, with the gray constant swapped out for the gray fabrics shown. I found some fun fabric online for the backing. There was only enough available to make one third of the backing but the backing has to be pieced in any event.
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Awesome! If she does string piecing, it will be a 'new' lesson again for me! I'm only 100 in, but I'll catch up! Can't wait for Friday!
ReplyDeleteYes, I thought about string piecing too, with all those neutrals! Plus, I keep thinking about that stripey church, and I wonder if we'll see some of that!
ReplyDeleteFast work! I better get sewing. :D
How wonderful to get together with others for the MQ, it just seems right somehow. Love all your little HST. I love string blocks too, so hope there will be some. It is a lot of neutral for us to use.
ReplyDeleteAlways fun to sew with friends...I love string blocks. My fave is my RRCB because of the strings..wonderful finish with clue #1
ReplyDeleteThere's NO TELLING what Bonnie has in store for us!! Have FUN!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fun backing! Love it! I too LOVE string blocks.
ReplyDeleteFunny some of us were speculating..hoping for some strings too! Love your grey!
ReplyDeleteLove that backing fabric!
ReplyDeletethat is a lot of HSTs I will enjoy following the creation of this mystery quilt
ReplyDeleteLove your gray. My choice too!!! Am making half size determined by my stash and my first BH mystery quilt. Am loving it all and learning lots. That Easy Angle works great just a bit if a learning curve.
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