Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt

Lessons learned this week--
Print the instructions first with pictures
Read the instructions carefully, prior to cutting--
When I used my Die Cutter for the green strips, I didn't catch the fact that they were to be cut 2" wide not  2.5" wide, so all needed to be trimmed.  I'm now back on track. 

Bonnie Hunter Mystery quilt blocks (2014)

Merry Christmas

"The Nativity Quilt"

The pattern was designed by Naomi Norman of Franklin, TN.  Two of my best friends and I had the opportunity to test this pattern in September 1996.  Wow,  that was a long time ago.....
The wall-hanging is 38" X 50" and used freezer paper piecing for speed and  precision.

The Nativity Quilt

Thanks to Bonnie Hunter for setting up a Christmas Eve Linky Party.  Check out these creations at:  Christmas Eve Linky Party

Cat Quilt just needs a border

I would love to say that the cat quilt top is finished but I can see it still needs borders.  I still have one more cat panel to go. 
The next panel only has one cat instead of four.  They are all designed the same with the black & white checkers.  I may try to use some greens in the borders since I'm running low on pink scraps.  Plus not all the pinks I have matched the cat. 

Measures 39" x 42.5"

If I use all my pinks, I won't have enough for Bonnie Hunter's Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt, which I am participating in for the first time.   Yesterday, I worked on cutting green squares for Part 3.
I used my AccuQuilt Die Cutter, to cut the strips. 

Design Wall Monday

Last week, when I went to Tuesday sewing, someone gave me a sample pack of "Smudgy Cat" by Greta Lynn.  I added a few pieces from my stash, in hopes of creating (2) small quilts for a couple of little girls that needed something special just for them.  I plan to cut the panel into (2) center blocks, then cut the smaller cats fabric pieces into (4) blocks each for corner squares.  The inner borders will be strips of pink and black and white fabrics.

Cat Panels for 2 quilts

This afternoon, I finished the machine quilting with my walking foot for the 3rd quilt to be given this Christmas.  I'm holding back on posting pictures since I'm not sure who in my family may be reading this Blog.  I have just one more quilt to finish by Christmas.

I'm taking a break this evening and hope to cut out some green, white, and black squares for the Bonnie Hunter Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt project.  I only have one small section done for Part 2, but since I pulled out 20-30 fabrics for Part 3, I thought I'd work on those first.  

Link up with Judy at   PatchworkTimes.com to see the creations of other quilters this time of year...       

2014 Grand Illusion Link-up Part 2

Here are pictures of the fabrics I chose for the 2014 Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt

  76 blocks for Step 1 that I have completed so far...

I am linking up with Quiltville 2014 Mystery Link-up Part 2

Design Wall Monday on Wed.

Finished (2) quilts and shipped them to California on Monday.  Hooray!!  I still have (2) more quilt tops to finish by Christmas but I needed a break, so......why not take on another quilting project.
I have always been intrigued by Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilts, so I decided to give it a try this year.  The quilt she has designed is way too big for me but I thought it would be fun to take on a challenge.  Step 3 will be posted this coming Friday and so far, I have just completed most of Step 1.  Tomorrow, I will work on Step 2 and somewhere along the way, I will work on my (2) quilt tops.

So, here is Step 1, in progress...

Fabrics from my stash

76 blocks sewn for Step 1

Check out Judy's website to see what others are creating this month at Patchwork Times.com

Design Wall Monday

Thanksgiving Week-end, I discovered Bonnie Hunter was starting a new Mystery Quilt.  I have heard about her mysteries for several years but was never to a point where I could start one.  Too many projects were waiting.  If you are curious, please visit her website at:  Grand illusion-Bonnie Hunter mystery.  She explains all the details on her website.

Here's a picture of the fabrics I chose from "my stash".  I plan to make do with the scraps I have. 

Bonnie Hunter Mystery

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