Grand Illusion - Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt 2014
#901
Here's something someone on FB posted. Maybe this will help those that can't print out the triangle pattern.
This is for people who can't get to a printer 1. Cut out a rectangle 4-1/2 X 2-1/2 inches. 2. Fold one corner over to other side to make a triangle. Flip paper and repeat so you have 2 diagonal lines. 3 mark 1/4 inch on the outside of both folds. 4 cut on the lines you just drew and you have your template.
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This is for people who can't get to a printer 1. Cut out a rectangle 4-1/2 X 2-1/2 inches. 2. Fold one corner over to other side to make a triangle. Flip paper and repeat so you have 2 diagonal lines. 3 mark 1/4 inch on the outside of both folds. 4 cut on the lines you just drew and you have your template.
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#902
Well, I haven't been posting but thought I would jump in. My first BH and MQ. I am sooo out of my comfort zone doing triangles and diamonds and now I know why. I've got this, fellow quilters. I am shooting for the grand prize of the ugliest and most wonky quilt of them all, hands down. I don't want to post any pictures as someone might figure out how to copy me, no chance. Mine won't look like an illusion but a nightmare. Maybe if my wooden mallet holds together I might get them all scrunched together, forget about quilting, is tying allowed? It is fun though. I think Bonnie is an angel or a glutton for punishment for doing this for us. I can't imagine her doing it more than once. Hang in there everyone!!!
#903
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Fyi, I'm doing the 3rd method, marking the squares and getting extra little HSTs. I made a plastic template for both the 2" line and the 2 1/2" line. It's much quicker than using a ruler to mark the center of the square. I figured I'd pass this idea along in case it helps anyone else.
#906
Finished cutting all my rectangles and squares and made a practice unit since this is the first time I'm making this particular shape. Tomorrow ... the drudgery of marking the backs of all those squares!!
Discovered a neat thing about this group. Every now and then I spot one of the same fabrics I'm using.
Discovered a neat thing about this group. Every now and then I spot one of the same fabrics I'm using.
#910
Nanny: Great job of getting those points. Joy: I had the dickens of a time with the Chevrons in the Celtic Solistice, no points or line ups in the whole quilt. When it was put together the design was incredibly forgiving. Just keep on keeping on it all comes out fine in the end.
Its true that Bonnie's designs are very labor intensive but in the end, when you put them together, the result is worth the work. With Clue #2 we've completed almost half of the quilt.
Its true that Bonnie's designs are very labor intensive but in the end, when you put them together, the result is worth the work. With Clue #2 we've completed almost half of the quilt.
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