Bonnie Hunter 2020/2021 Winter Mystery: Grassy Creek
12-06-2020, 08:48 PM
#291
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Well done, SuzSLO! I have a lot of all these colors in stash so I should be OK but this is very helpful.
quiltsRfun....I really like your colorway. That peacock fabric is way cool..
happylab... I’m making roughly about 2/3 of her units so I’m not sure how this will come out. It will likely be very different layout since her pattern is squared so making this smaller will probably effect what the bordering pieces look like. I may end up just making all the units when all is said and done.
quiltsRfun....I really like your colorway. That peacock fabric is way cool..
happylab... I’m making roughly about 2/3 of her units so I’m not sure how this will come out. It will likely be very different layout since her pattern is squared so making this smaller will probably effect what the bordering pieces look like. I may end up just making all the units when all is said and done.
12-06-2020, 08:52 PM
#292
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On the other note, have most of the blocks for part 2 made, have a few more sets to finish. Then pressing and trimming...these blocks are so tiny they are trying to warp really hard on me thanks to all the bias. Probably going to have to press each one and weigh it down till cool to keep them flat.
12-07-2020, 06:23 AM
#293
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I decided to jump in and have clue one sewn and clue two cut. I'm swapping brown for grey as I have lots of brown and almost no greys!
When trying to extrapolate based on yardage, one needs to consider seams and if you have a lot of smaller pieces, you can need twice as much fabric and have less visible on the front. Example, I made a quilt that was all 1.5" squares unfinished. So, for each 2.25 sq inches of fabric needed, only 1 sq inch is "visible" on the face. 55.6 % of the fabric gets used in the seams.
On contrast, if you have all 3.5" squares. for each 12.25 square inch of fabric, 9 square inches is visible, only 26.5% of the fabric is used in seams.
So, if you had a quilt that was 70" square and half was green 3" squares and half was made up of 3" four patch that were yellow and blue, taking into account that we normally list fabric in 1/4 yard increments, a pattern might say you need 2.25 yards of green and 2 yards each of yellow and blue. 2.25/2/2 ratio, which one would think means you'll have almost equal amounts of each color showing. But in the finished quilt, you'll have 2/1/1 color ratio.
So even though based on yardage, it might seem that there is going to be a lot of a specific color, it may just mean there are going to be a lot of smaller pieces (and way more seam allowance) of that color.
We do know Bonnie likes small pieces. She did say their would be some string piecing for the grey, and that is going to take up a lot of yardage in seam allowances.
When trying to extrapolate based on yardage, one needs to consider seams and if you have a lot of smaller pieces, you can need twice as much fabric and have less visible on the front. Example, I made a quilt that was all 1.5" squares unfinished. So, for each 2.25 sq inches of fabric needed, only 1 sq inch is "visible" on the face. 55.6 % of the fabric gets used in the seams.
On contrast, if you have all 3.5" squares. for each 12.25 square inch of fabric, 9 square inches is visible, only 26.5% of the fabric is used in seams.
So, if you had a quilt that was 70" square and half was green 3" squares and half was made up of 3" four patch that were yellow and blue, taking into account that we normally list fabric in 1/4 yard increments, a pattern might say you need 2.25 yards of green and 2 yards each of yellow and blue. 2.25/2/2 ratio, which one would think means you'll have almost equal amounts of each color showing. But in the finished quilt, you'll have 2/1/1 color ratio.
So even though based on yardage, it might seem that there is going to be a lot of a specific color, it may just mean there are going to be a lot of smaller pieces (and way more seam allowance) of that color.
We do know Bonnie likes small pieces. She did say their would be some string piecing for the grey, and that is going to take up a lot of yardage in seam allowances.
12-07-2020, 07:31 AM
#295
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It's good to know we have some mathematicians in the group!
Just a note -- it was my understanding from the intro that any string piecing of gray would require additional yardage to the gray yardage listed. (The string piecing is optional.)
Just a note -- it was my understanding from the intro that any string piecing of gray would require additional yardage to the gray yardage listed. (The string piecing is optional.)
12-07-2020, 08:20 AM
#296
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Location: West Central Texas
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I've decided not to do this after all, but will save the clues. I have three of Bonnie's quilts I've not ever finished and at least 8 other UFO quilts in various stages of doneness. But I will check this thread regularly and cheer lead from the sides.
12-07-2020, 09:23 AM
#298
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Finished my half-cocked Clue 2. My gold was used to buy butter. My green parakeet became cardinal red. My pure white became sunshine.
I used Bonnie's Essential Triangle and was very pleased at the results. Nice to have a new tool that really works!
12-07-2020, 01:31 PM
#299
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Alas, this December I have plenty of time thanks to staying safe at home, but my mojo has disappeared. Maybe I NEED to join in and start this quilt!
Glad your business is doing well!
12-07-2020, 02:06 PM
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No lashing from me. Sometimes life just gets in the way. That's why we save the instructions!
Finished my half-cocked Clue 2. My gold was used to buy butter. My green parakeet became cardinal red. My pure white became sunshine.
I used Bonnie's Essential Triangle and was very pleased at the results. Nice to have a new tool that really works!
Finished my half-cocked Clue 2. My gold was used to buy butter. My green parakeet became cardinal red. My pure white became sunshine.
I used Bonnie's Essential Triangle and was very pleased at the results. Nice to have a new tool that really works!
