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Monday, 19 December 2016

Part 4 - En Provence, Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2016

As Bonnie promised, quite an easy week this week for the En Provence 2016 Mystery Quilt. Something we have done before, just a slightly different colour way. I have made about 42 sets of these, which is just ove half, so I expect to be making a few more maybe. I used my Accuquilt cutter and this made light work of the cutting.

So this is what we have after four weeks of the En Provence Mystery Quilt - four sets of 3.5" blocks. I can't believe we have done a month already and to think that in four weeks time there will be some completed ones! There are still two more colours to use and hopefully a bit more variety in the blocks this week.

Easy Street Mystery Quilt , modelled by Suzi the cat

Suzi doesn't seem quite as enthused by the current Mystery quilt as she has been in previous years. We switched the quilt on the bed for my Easy Street 2012 Mystery quilt and this is where you will find Suzi the cat.

Linking up with the Monday group.

Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Dear Jane Quilt - Corner Block BLC Goshen

Here is another corner block for my Dear Jane quilt, BLC Goshen.

Although I am in the middle of the Bonnie Hunter 2016 En Provence Mystery Quilt, I am starting to look for some new online projects starting in the New Year. I have resisted the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge for years, but feel I am starting to weaken with all the lovely projects that are being shared at this time of year. Do you know of any that are starting in the beginning of 2017? I think a monthly 'thing' would work with my schedule. I am all ears.

Techniques: English Paper Piecing
Pieces: 72 pieces

Sunday, 11 December 2016

Part 3 - En Provence, Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2016

How about this as a guess? For Part 3 of the En Provence Mystery Quilt I used my Accuquilt cutter again, but refrained form cutting the strips into squares and the 4-patches came together much quicker. However, I have been struggling with a cough and a cold this weekend and I have only just finished pressing all those spinning seams which seemed to take for ages.

Part 3 - En Provence, Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2016

In total I have done 105 4-patches and I can see that when Bonnie does her BIG REVEAL I am going to have to do a bit of last minute 'fixing' to get a convenient amount. I have always done the full size until this year, so my 'different size' decision has added another level of jeopardy into the Mystery process. Will the quilt be square? Will it be oblong? I don't know, but the start of 2017 is going to be interesting for sure. I am loving all these parts just building up ready for the final construction.

Part 3 - En Provence, Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2016

Here is another idea.
I will be linking up on Monday!

Thursday, 8 December 2016

Dear Jane Quilt - Corner Block TLC Sadie Rose

As you know, the Fabadashery Blog is a haven for English Paper Piecing with other techniques only occasionally getting a look in. However, you very rarely see my touching a hexagon, perhaps the most traditional of all English Paper Piecing shapes. To be honest I find them an awkward shape to deal with, so I avoid them if I can. Today I am showcasing Dear Jane corner block TLC Sadie Rose which is made up of octagons, OK, still not a hexagon, but I think I deserve some congratulation for my attempts.

Techniques: English Paper Piecing and Applique
Pieces: 30 pieces

Wednesday, 7 December 2016

Dear Jane Quilt - Corner Block BRC Sarah Jane

Let's start off simply. Six appliqued melons and an appliqued pieced star for the first Dear Jane corner block, BRC Sarah Jane. I think this is the block where I am meant to embroider my name and the number of pieces I have used throughout the whole quilt. I imagine that this figure varies wildly across Dear Jane quilts depending on the techniques you choose. I haven't added that number up yet - maybe a task for the Christmas holiday period.

Techniques: English Paper Piecing and Applique
Pieces: 11 pieces

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

Dear Jane Quilt - Draw 53 - Corner Blocks TLC, BRC, BLC, TRC

Dear Jane Quilt - Draw 52 - B4, E9, K2, K3

Lots of little pieces for this Draw of Dear Jane blocks, but fun working in the red fabrics.
There are only 5 Draws left for this project and to add to the excitement, the next draw includes the Dear Jane corner blocks - slightly bigger and slightly more involved.

Draw 53
TLC - Sadie Rose
BRC- Sarah Jane
BLC - Goshen
TRC - Longwood

These are the corner blocks and this Draw will be in Yellow

Sunday, 4 December 2016

Part 2 - En Provence, Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2016

Part 1 of the Bonnie Hunter 2016 En Provence Mystery Quilt didn't give much away, but with Part 2 there is the fun of second guessing what she has in store for us. It is early days, so this layout guess is pretty much all I have come up with. With a different colour scheme I also had to decide which fabric would be my constant. The dark fabric I have chosen is actually a rich purple / plum colour, the darkest in my fabric selection - not sure what your 'device' is showing you. My favourite line of her instructions was 'there is an Accuquilt die for this size.' It certainly made light work of her cutting instructions and reminded me of how far I have come with my quilt making skills since I started participating in Bonnie's Mystery quilts.

Part 2 - En Provence, Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2016

This triangle block is familiar from the Celtic Solstice Mystery quilt in 2013 which makes me think that they will be placed in sets of four and that the quilt will be made up of 25 + 24 blocks. Again, based on the layout of Celtic Solstice, I have done 72 for my smaller quilt.

I have been joined by a few friends and family for this Mystery Quilt and we are all doing different colours, sizes and layouts. With all our different approaches it has highlighted a little clue from Part 1. If you are keeping to one colour you only needed to cut 45 plain squares? So what about the other 176? At this stage I think the 45 are for the blocks of the quilt and the rest are for the border - what do you think?

Looking back at my guesses from previous years I have been hopelessly wrong - LOL!

I will be linking up on Monday and with my 'homework' done also with Kathy at Slow Stitching Sunday! I'm off to do some more work on my Dear Jane.

Friday, 2 December 2016

Dear Jane Quilt - Block K3 Seven Sisters

In the past Bonnie Hunter has released the clues for her Mystery Quilt about 11.00am GMT on a Friday, here in the UK, which allows a good days sewing if I am about. There seems to be a change in schedule this year which is more in line with the USA time. So whilst I wait and I fill my time with another sewing project, here is Dear Jane block K3, Seven Sisters, the last of this Draw.

Techniques: English Paper Piecing and Applique
Pieces: 33 pieces

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Dear Jane Quilt - Block B4 Chris's Soccer Field

Here is Dear Jane block B4 Chris's Soccer Field. A simple Dear Jane block.
As you know I have completed all the blocks and I am slowly putting the whole thing together. This is the slow part about English Paper Piecing. This is the part when it becomes less portable, so I have less opportunities to stitch. This is the time when I start thinking I need a NEW project ... any suggestions?

However, there are still plenty more of the blocks to show you, so keep watching!
Techniques: English Paper Piecing and Applique
Pieces: 21 pieces

Tuesday, 29 November 2016

Dear Jane Quilt - Block K2 - Grandpa's Chickens

Dear Jane block K2, Grandpa's Chickens. Someone, somewhere is probably making a king size bed out of squares this big. I would certainly get a lot of pleasure making the most of scraps that small, but maybe not a King size quilt.

En Provence Mystery Quilt - Part 1

I have also finished stitching, pressing and twisting those seams for my En Provence Mystery quilt. I have done a random number of 126 4-patches, which is more than half, in fact 57% of the total required for this stage.

Techniques: English Paper Piecing and Applique
Pieces: 40 pieces