Allietare! - Bonnie Hunter's 2015 Mystery Quilt
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Love the design but am a little confused as to what gold and what black to use....not sure my fabric pieces I have left will be enough , especially the black. No where did I see where Bonnie told us we would need that much yardage of one print of black....any ideas? Also same question about bias binding.
#1312
Love the design but am a little confused as to what gold and what black to use....not sure my fabric pieces I have left will be enough , especially the black. No where did I see where Bonnie told us we would need that much yardage of one print of black....any ideas? Also same question about bias binding.
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Love the design but am a little confused as to what gold and what black to use....not sure my fabric pieces I have left will be enough , especially the black. No where did I see where Bonnie told us we would need that much yardage of one print of black....any ideas? Also same question about bias binding.
While I understand the concept of the bias binding, the one time I tried it, I failed. I couldn't cut it correctly, got frustrated and ruined a good piece of fabric.
I have about 8 more blocks to put together then I can start assembling it.
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Location: Catskills, New York
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JeanneS, I love your blocks together, especially the wide variety of blacks. Each one fits in perfectly, despite the fact that they really have different "values."Sandra-P, your photo is especially fine, first because of the gorgeous kitty, but also because it clearly shows the glory of laying the blocks on the diagonal. When I first looked at your photo, I "saw" the 4 blocks of four meeting in the center and it looked easy to understand. Then I tilted my head and that same group looked much more complicated, as if they floated in the center.
I think that this quilt was very well thought out, with so many of the blocks using consistent fabrics. It would probably have been beautiful if it were done totally scrappy, but the blocks that everyone has shown really stand out and are very forceful in part because of the consistency of fabrics.
I think that this quilt was very well thought out, with so many of the blocks using consistent fabrics. It would probably have been beautiful if it were done totally scrappy, but the blocks that everyone has shown really stand out and are very forceful in part because of the consistency of fabrics.
#1319
Love the design but am a little confused as to what gold and what black to use....not sure my fabric pieces I have left will be enough , especially the black. No where did I see where Bonnie told us we would need that much yardage of one print of black....any ideas? Also same question about bias binding.
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I agree it would have been nice to know to hold back some gold and black for the borders. Fortunately I started with several cuts of yardage and have enought of one of each for the borders, but not my favorite fabrics, so may just introduce new one for the borders.
PeriWink yours is a bright happy quilt! It worked up good in those colors!
overall I think the light, tone on tone neutrals are best in this pattern in order to see all the secondary designs in it. The real scrappy, more dominate print ones I am seeing on Facebook seem to loose some of the design. But all are pretty, and that is part of the unknown with a mystery quilt I guess! Working on more blocks today!!
PeriWink yours is a bright happy quilt! It worked up good in those colors!
overall I think the light, tone on tone neutrals are best in this pattern in order to see all the secondary designs in it. The real scrappy, more dominate print ones I am seeing on Facebook seem to loose some of the design. But all are pretty, and that is part of the unknown with a mystery quilt I guess! Working on more blocks today!!
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