What's been under my needle lately? As an avid Bonnie Hunter fan, I've been participating in her Allietare Mystery Quilt. Bonnie is so generous to do this every year and her designs never disappoint! I started this quilt Thanksgiving week when she releases the first clue and finished piecing the last week of January.( If only I didn't have to go to work!)
For those of you not familiar with Bonnie, check out her blog at .quiltville.blogspot.com . She is an amazing teacher, author, and designer. My biggest dream is to be able to go on one of her teaching cruises. Quilting and a cruise...I think it would be heaven!
There are lots of pieces in a Bonnie Hunter quilt! I was so excited that I had the required fabric in my stash. I opted for the scrappy version. In my Easy Street Mystery Quilt by Bonnie, I purchased batiks. This time I used what I had.
This year I learned a new technique for headless geese. They were most time consuming. All the colors were scrappy except for a grey constant. I chose a grey with a white pattern. It was almost a mistake. It almost faded into my neutrals. Next time I'll be more careful.
Look at my happy blocks! I always love it when you start assembling the blocks! There was 50 blocks in this year's MQ. I love the colors this year too!
This is the corner section. The blocks are pieced together on the diagonal.
Isn't it pretty! I love the stars! As I was laying this out, I noticed that the star blocks would make a gorgeous quilt and the square blocks would too. I may be doing this at some point!
Alletare on my little twin bed. I still have to attach the borders.
I think the borders really tie it all together! Bonnie put a scalloped edge on hers. I'm still toying with the idea, but will probably not. I like straight borders.
Forgive the picture. The sun was behind the quilt. And it was windy and cold. My daughter and 2 grandkids are trying to hold it straight enough for me to get a pic! I'm proud of this quilt and love how it turned out! Thanks Bonnie Hunter! Your mystery quilt along is most generous and makes me happy!
Oh my goodness, that is magnificent! Thank you for taking the time to show the different stages in making this quilt. It looks so daunting finished, but being able to see just how simple the blocks actually are in the beginning makes me want to get this under my needle! Gah! I just can't get over it!
ReplyDeleteHi Michelle,
DeleteYou should give this a try! It's a fun quilt to make! Not terribly complicated. Bonnie breaks it down into sections and it's much easier. Her directions are so easy to follow. Good luck and thanks for the kind words!
The link you have isn't working. I'll plug her name into my serch engine tomorrow and see what she's about.
DeletePeople are forever posting things and saying, "oh it is so easy" when in reality it isn't. It is so refreshing to see something that is.