Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Mid Week Mystery Progress

I am making good progress on the Grand Illusion mystery quilt by Bonnie Hunter. We are on step #2 and I am making half of the units for this quilt since I don't need another huge quilt right now, and I have some Christmas gifts to make in the next couple of weeks.

Here is how my work table looked last Friday with all the blocks from step #1 sewn, and the blocks from step #2 cut out. I used the old fashioned way of adding the triangles to the end of the rectangles (which was Bonnie's method #3 in the pattern). 


The worst part of this step was marking 400 lines on triangles.  
(I drew the second line on every square so I could get the bonus HST's to play with)
But you know Bonnie's motto - NO whining! So, I won't! I marked the lines while watching endless Christmas movies on the Women's TV Network and it was actually fun.

I have a few double diamond blocks finished. Here are the first 16 arranged in a fun layout. I plan to be finished all the blocks by Friday's reveal of step #3.
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20 comments:

Kaelyn Angelfoot said...

Your double diamond blocks look like Neapolitan ice cream!

Ellen said...

You are doing a great job at keeping up. Your sample layout looks great - maybe a new quilt design in the works?

Lesley said...

You have some great units here! Wonderful colours!

Deb A said...

Ice cream and a new quilt layout! You are doing great keeping up with the clues. I am really liking how your fabrics are playing in the mystery.

Kathy S. said...

Great fabrics! I can't wait to see how yours comes out!

Deanna W said...

I am right there behind you...started on clue 2 and doing bonue triangles too! Hoping to be done by Friday!?!?!

Vroomans' Quilts said...

You are doing a lovely job on the mystery.

Mary said...

Your pieces look more like candy than mine. I need to find a Brach's candy aisle. I'm doing #3 method too. Best of luck getting done by Clue #3. I'll be stitching still.

The Civil War Quilter said...

Lookin' good. Love your fabric choices!

swooze said...

Check out stitchingcircle.com for another method for step 2

Andee said...

Looking good!

Rebecca in AK said...

You are making really good progress!

Scrappy quilter said...

Great progress. Looking good.

dq said...

I am wanting to play along and have printed off the patterns. I hope to get started and have something to show by Monday's linky.
I love the way you have arranged yours.

Chantal said...

I love your fun layout.

Kate said...

You are moving right along! Love your the fabrics you are using for this mystery.

AnnieO said...

Your fabrics are working out well so far! Congrats on all that marking and sewing piling up :)

margaret said...

this is coming along quickly, there seems to be hundreds of people making this quilt

Feathers in my Nest said...

Pretty, Pretty!.....My Mother was from Canada..lots of Canadien Gals doing this Mystery! how fun..

Debra in Ma.

SueR said...

Keeping up with Bonnie's mystery quilt this time of year is a real challenge! Looking good!