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Bonnie Hunter Mystery Retrospective from TheEclecticAbuela

Like so many other quilters, I am looking forward to Bonnie Hunter's Mystery quilt this year. I decided to look back at the ones I have done in the past. The dates refer to the year of the beginning of the mystery.

Allietare (2015)

My first mystery quilt, Allietare (2015), was serendipitously in my favorite red! I was apprehensive about this one--it was my first BH mystery, and I knew there would be so many small pieces. With the wonderful instructions for each step, I wound up having no trouble at all! I changed the border a bit from ...

added by TheEclecticAbuela 3 years, 3 months ago. under allietare , bonnie hunter , celtic solstice , en provence , frolic , good fortune , grassy creek , mystery quilt , old tobacco road , on ringo lake , orca bay , retrospective , unity

On Ringo Lake(A Podunk Picnic) Finish from Podunk Pretties

Finishing a Quiltville Mystery is a major accomplishment in my quilting world. I don't typically make quilts with so many little pieces. Bonnie style of quilting is a little bit more classic/traditional than my style. Every once in awhile it's good to get out of the comfort zone.

The challenge isn't just in the tiny pieces that are for the most part cut individually. Choosing fabrics for a mystery can be challenging since I almost always change the colors. Thank goodness she gives us a month to choose fabrics before the first clue is released. It ...

added by Podunk Pretties 3 years, 10 months ago. under bonnie hunter , bonnie hunter mystery quilt , moo-ve , on ringo lake , quiltville mystery

PHD in 2021 from Life In Pieces

It's the last day of 2020. The pandemic has made life challenging in so many areas, but the year has been good in that I've been home to sew more. That helped take a small bite out of the UFO list. Playing along with Quilting Gail's PHD in 2020 challenge was also a good motivator. Gail is again hosting a PHD in 2021 Challenge, as my UFO list still has 22 projects on it, I'm definitely playing along again.

I've selected 12 projects to focus on for 2021. My plan is finish at least 8 ...

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