Grand Illusion - Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt 2014
01-03-2015, 07:59 PM
#1651
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: So. California
Posts: 1,447
Just checked on the earthquake. 4.5 Was it scary? I can't imagine having that going on so often.
I have done several of the mq's here on the board. I've never seen anyone complain about the pattern. This is my first BH mq. I can't believe how many people are complaining on facebook. I hope Bonnie doesn't see all that.
I have done several of the mq's here on the board. I've never seen anyone complain about the pattern. This is my first BH mq. I can't believe how many people are complaining on facebook. I hope Bonnie doesn't see all that.
01-03-2015, 07:59 PM
#1652
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,111
I like it, IrishNY. I think the purple and black work really well together to frame the other part of the blocks. I went non-scrappy for black, white & yellow. Hoping that's enough to keep it calm. One day I'll get my design wall cleared off so I can play with mine.
01-03-2015, 08:06 PM
#1654
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NC
Posts: 1,165
Looking good! You used the lighter greens, too; I think that shows off the pattern better.
01-03-2015, 08:14 PM
#1656
Super Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
Posts: 4,271
colorfulom, I think that's working beautifully. I hope mine looks as nice! But I have some darker greens and may end up with a darker yellow, so I don't know. I think I may make a few extra clue #3 blocks with only my milder greens, so that my more intense greens are fewer and farther between.
01-03-2015, 08:17 PM
#1657
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NC
Posts: 1,165
I finished the top today. I am not going to put the pieced border on since I think it is too busy for me already. I thought I allowed for the busyness of Bonnie's quilts by using single fabrics for the black, white, yellow and blue (substitute for green). The only scrappy colors are pink and aqua. It is still way busier than my usual style. I'm planning to bind it as is in yellow.
I did the pattern as Bonnie designed. I knew going into this experience that I was not going to be comfortable - I don't like scrappy or patterns with a zillion little pieces, but I thought it was a good opportunity to push myself out of my comfort zone. Changing the pattern seems counterproductive to that goal. I have a niece expected in the spring - this will be her quilt.
I did the pattern as Bonnie designed. I knew going into this experience that I was not going to be comfortable - I don't like scrappy or patterns with a zillion little pieces, but I thought it was a good opportunity to push myself out of my comfort zone. Changing the pattern seems counterproductive to that goal. I have a niece expected in the spring - this will be her quilt.
01-03-2015, 08:52 PM
#1658
Super Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Olympic Pen., WA
Posts: 1,167
I like your interpretation Jeanie. I think the plainer whites really calm it down too.
I kept trying different things then finally decided just to go with the Bonnie's plan and have started sewing it together! I want to be finished in time to jump on Judy's mystery train.
I kept trying different things then finally decided just to go with the Bonnie's plan and have started sewing it together! I want to be finished in time to jump on Judy's mystery train.
01-04-2015, 12:50 AM
#1660
Super Member
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
Posts: 4,271
Jeanie, I think yours is an excellent solution for those who can't tolerate the pattern as is. To me, all the other 'fixes' look like fixes (I'm not including char's in that group, as to me that is a totally different quilt and doesn't look to me like an attempt to fix a problem). Your version looks to me like a version. Grand Hotel on a gently breezy rather than on a really windy day.
Again, just want to say how sorry I am for the disappointment many are feeling.
I am halfway finished with clue #2!
Again, just want to say how sorry I am for the disappointment many are feeling.
I am halfway finished with clue #2!
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
