A new project?

While wondering the web, I found myself on Bonnie Hunter's site again. And this time I found a project I might want to tackle. Her UFO quilt Hanging by a Shirt Tail, may just be my next project insperation. http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2007/05/hanging-by-shirt-tail.html

Jacobs Ladder, sawtooth square and rose bud blocks... But with my dislike of 8 points merging on the center, I might just have to find something else.

Mystery Quilt - Clue 5

~ Carolina Christmas ~

A Quiltville Mystery

by Bonnie Hunter

I had help setting up this pic - my ever present helper and her BALL!

Bonnie Hunter's Dec 2009 Mystery is great A Carolina Christmas can be found on her Quiltville site at: http://quiltville.com/carolinachristmas.shtml .

I have most of clue 5 done. Here is the pic I took with just a few of each set of blocks done. I love this!

Mystery Quilt - Clue 3 and 4

Carolina Christmas!
~ A Quiltville Mystery ~
~ from Bonnie Hunter ~

I'm never sure how to start these posts -so, lets jut dive in..

As I have said in past posts, I am working on Bonnie Hunters, latest Mystery Quilt. You can see the clues on her blog at http://www.quiltville.blogspot.com/

Clue 3 is all but finished and I am almost done cutting clue 4. As one of the chatters says: just keep cutting, just keep cutting, just keep cutting....

So during this cutting (over 700 pieces of background - squares and triangles for both steps) I realized I would need more background scraps. A friend of my had just given me scraps from her late mothers sewing room, so I started there.

I really need to attack these boxes, but I want to create a small quilt for Carol; I know she would appreciate it. I just have to decide what pattern to work with. And do I need to add something to them to tie things together??? so many decision....

Did I mention I would never have done this without the mystery thing... 700+ pieces of background for 2 steps!!! (what am I nuts!!!)

Found Some!! These scraps are now in the quilt - now back to cutting those clue 4 hst (half square tringles). Half in blue the other half background fabric. See the pretty blue below maybe I will sew this afternoon. But now just keep cutting....

And before I post this - I had to show you my help! Sunday morning I sat down to cut off the bonus squares from my step 3 chain. Morgan had other ideas. When I ignored her, she made her point. (look IN the basket) Now throw this ball!!!

How do you like the pj pants? Oh, and the black socks are special too. I think if I may have to retire those if I continue to take pics for sharing with other... lol