Bonnie Hunter 2020/2021 Winter Mystery: Grassy Creek
12-26-2020, 12:33 PM
#463
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2020
Posts: 706
Got the FG all sewn and trimmed, and the small squares for the 9 patch cut. I am not doing any strip piecing so have lots of squares to sew together. But that part will be fun sewing. Had to stop and make lunch, and then DH and I are planning on a trip to the range since it's warmed up into the 40's again today.
Last year it was on January 17, which I think was Clue 9. January 15, 2021 is scheduled to be Clue 8 this year, but I think there was week with the last quilt that had an extra clue.
12-26-2020, 06:46 PM
#465
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 2,047
I’m enjoying reading and seeing everyone’s progress. I have step 1 completed. Step 2 is 1/3 done but all cut out and marked ready to sew. I thought about step 3, 4, & 5. Since this is a easy week I hope to catch up on steps 2 & 5, and most of step 3 &4. Making Christmas gifts and working on a quillow took my time over the last 2 weeks. Now back to serious sewing on this project. I might get slowed down since I plan to work on the Merry Mayhem NYD mystery.
12-26-2020, 07:20 PM
#466
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Illinois
Posts: 203
I finished clue 3 today, and cut and pieced all of clue 4. Just have to press the units and attach to clue 3, but if I try to treadle any more today my legs might fall off 
I have lots of tiny scraps of neutrals to help give the 9p a little variety, and I think I can get quite a few FG out of my gray scraps as well....can't wait to start step 5 tomorrow. Out of curiosity for everyone that is already done, does this use up all the orange? I don't have much left, not that we need all that much for clue 5.
I have lots of tiny scraps of neutrals to help give the 9p a little variety, and I think I can get quite a few FG out of my gray scraps as well....can't wait to start step 5 tomorrow. Out of curiosity for everyone that is already done, does this use up all the orange? I don't have much left, not that we need all that much for clue 5.
12-26-2020, 07:47 PM
#467
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Southwest Idaho
Posts: 5,999
I finished clue 3 today, and cut and pieced all of clue 4. Just have to press the units and attach to clue 3, but if I try to treadle any more today my legs might fall off
I have lots of tiny scraps of neutrals to help give the 9p a little variety, and I think I can get quite a few FG out of my gray scraps as well....can't wait to start step 5 tomorrow. Out of curiosity for everyone that is already done, does this use up all the orange? I don't have much left, not that we need all that much for clue 5.
I have lots of tiny scraps of neutrals to help give the 9p a little variety, and I think I can get quite a few FG out of my gray scraps as well....can't wait to start step 5 tomorrow. Out of curiosity for everyone that is already done, does this use up all the orange? I don't have much left, not that we need all that much for clue 5.
12-26-2020, 07:48 PM
#468
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Southwest Idaho
Posts: 5,999
I’m enjoying reading and seeing everyone’s progress. I have step 1 completed. Step 2 is 1/3 done but all cut out and marked ready to sew. I thought about step 3, 4, & 5. Since this is a easy week I hope to catch up on steps 2 & 5, and most of step 3 &4. Making Christmas gifts and working on a quillow took my time over the last 2 weeks. Now back to serious sewing on this project. I might get slowed down since I plan to work on the Merry Mayhem NYD mystery.
12-27-2020, 06:59 AM
#470
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 8,147
I hate when that happens!
I have all my squares for the nine patch already cut, and today I was digging around trying to find a panel I was sure I bought several years ago. And in digging around I found a small tote of neutral scraps. It's from the quilt I've got on the LA right now. That would have been perfect for cutting those small squares! Though I used mostly scraps cutting what I did . . .
I never did find the panel I was looking for, but I found two others that are similar so maybe I never actually bought the specific one I'm thinking of. I do have some coordinating fabric that would go with it, but I bet I picked that up somewhere else thinking I had the panel and could use it. I did find way too many other panels - probably over 20 of them so I think I'd better not buy any more panels for a while.
I have all my squares for the nine patch already cut, and today I was digging around trying to find a panel I was sure I bought several years ago. And in digging around I found a small tote of neutral scraps. It's from the quilt I've got on the LA right now. That would have been perfect for cutting those small squares! Though I used mostly scraps cutting what I did . . .
I never did find the panel I was looking for, but I found two others that are similar so maybe I never actually bought the specific one I'm thinking of. I do have some coordinating fabric that would go with it, but I bet I picked that up somewhere else thinking I had the panel and could use it. I did find way too many other panels - probably over 20 of them so I think I'd better not buy any more panels for a while.
