Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 6

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 6

Here is my first batch of blocks for Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 6.   I had a hunch there was going to be some foundation paper piecing in the 2020 Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt, so I have been saving suitable 'paper'.  As far as I know, in the UK, paper telephone directories are obsolete, so I have been keeping an eye out  for alternatives.  I have a couple of Christmas Radio Times saved, but on this occasion the Sunday Times Magazine was a winner.  I removed the centre staples and was able to fit five blocks down the double length.  With the smaller stitches, the paper has come out like a dream.  

Sunday Times Magazine Foundation Paper Quilting

I managed to get a few strips of grey from my scrap box, but otherwise I have been cutting strips from by grey fabric selection.  My grey stash has taken a hit with this Mystery quilt, so I can justify a few purchases at the next available opportunity - let's hope there is a quilt show sooner , rather than later in 2021!  There are usually more than six parts to these Mystery quilts, so I expect a few more parts before the BIG REVEAL - we have not used much green yet.

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Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 6

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 5

 

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 5

The week between Christmas and New Year is usually my most productive time for doing my own sewing. As you know I am following Bonnie Hunter's 2020 Mystery Quilt - Grassy Creek, so my priority has been keeping up with the parts as they are released. 

Part 5 has used up lots of the scraps that had built up over the past few weeks, so that was very satisfactory. I had a bit of a false start with the small 9-patch blocks, getting all my colours mixed up, which required some unpicking, but otherwise OK.  Flying Geese blocks are not my favourite, but I pushed through and have even trimmed them.

I am up-to-date, besides trimming the squares from Part 2, which I am about to do now.

How is everyone else doing?

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Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 4

 

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 4

This is my Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 4 effort.  Bonnie gave some great tricks on how to cut and chain piece them to save loads of time, but I chose to ignore all of them and cut each piece out separately, whilst I tried to use up scraps of fabric.  I think this was a great clue.  Adding onto last week's work has given us a substantial block of pieces which will be welcome once we are putting the whole thing together.  Also, with the instructions on pressing, this block went together like a dream as all the points were easy to match.

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 4

I also had help whilst I did the blocks. Help involves Popcorn sleeping and NOT eating pins, catching the machine needle and knocking blocks off the table.

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Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 3

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 3

I spent most of Sunday cutting fabric for both Part 2 and Part 3 of Bonnie Hunter's 2020 Mystery Quilt Grassy Creek.  I think this is the part I love the most as I get to play with fabrics which other projects don't normally reach.  My oranges have a lot of variation in them and I dithered over some of the selection, but now I see them all together, the red and orange fabrics are looking amazing.  I have a lot of confidence in the final result of this mystery quilt as the colours are so wonderful - great choice Bonnie.

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Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 2

 

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 2

There's nothing like the release of Part 3 to hurry you along to finish Part 2 of Bonnie Hunter's 2020 Mystery Quilt, Grassy Creek.  Here are my quarter square triangles.  It was a struggle to get them done and they still need a trim, but it is dark and Monday morning tomorrow, so maybe another day whilst I am twiddling my thumbs  ....

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Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 1

 

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 1

Well it is real now, I have stitched all my sets for the first part of  Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 1.  Thoroughly enjoyed pulling fabrics from my stash which have been waiting for their moment in the spotlight, and using up scrap bits.  You will see I have moved towards the grey rather than blue option.  When I looked out of my window on a lovely October day, I saw the golden colours of the leaves with bark of a silver birch tree, so that is what I am aiming at in my colour scheme for the Mystery Quilt. 

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 1

So I have used a combination of fat quarters and scraps to get this part done.  It never ceases to amaze me how scraps lead to more scraps - this is what I had left over.  It is not hard to believe the parable of the loaves and the fishes when the scraps keep regenerating.

Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - Part 1

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Preparation - Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - 1 day to go

 

New Rotary Cutting Blade

Happy Thanksgiving! What does this mean - it means that there is only one sleep until Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt kicks off tomorrow.  You will have seen my previous post with all my lovely fabrics set to go and today I making some further preparations for the next few weeks.  Firstly, I have put a new rotary blade into my cutter.  There is going to be a lot of cutting in the next few weeks, so lets make it a pleasure.

New Machine Needle

Secondly, I have put a new needle into my sewing machine.  Again, there is going to be a lot of sewing in the next few weeks, so let's start off on a good foot.

Sewing Machine Bobbins

Thirdly, clean out the bobbin case of your sewing machine. It will be interesting to see what it is like after the Grassy Creek Mystery Quilt, but at least I will know it was clean to start with.  Fourthly, wind some bobbins.  We are going to get through a load of these and according to Sod's Law it is usually at the most inconvenient time.  Because this is a scrap quilt, I will probably take the opportunity to empty some half filled bobbins too.

Leaders and Enders Projects

And finally, I am making an assumption that there will be a lot of chain piecing, so if you have a 'Leaders and Enders' project to hand, it might be worth pulling that out in readiness to see what can be achieved with an additional project.
 

Final Stash Pull - Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt - 16 days to go

Just 16 days to go. I have been doing some final preparations for Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek 2020 Mystery Quilt by doing a thorough pull from my stash for her colours.  Luckily, I had quite a bit of fabric left over from my Dear Jane quilt in very similar colours, so that is filling the bulk of the stash pull.  However, with most of the sewing being done over the Christmas period, I do not want to go short, so for 'safety' I made an order to The Sewing Studio in Redruth for the colours below.  On the far left there is a grey Grunge -I think it will be a perfect addition.  The others include some Ruby Star fabrics - just because they have metallic shiny flecks on them!

Succulents by Rachel of Greenfields

'Succulents' by Rachel of Greenfields

If you have been following my Facebook page, you will know that I have been using 'Strictly Come Dancing' on a Saturday night to do some hand stitching on this little 'Succulents' kit from Rachel of Greenfields.  This is the second one I have done and it is now hanging on my wall. I love the bright colours and the quick finish!

Stash Pull - Bonnie Hunter Mystery Quilt 2020 - Grassy Creek

The anticipation has got the better of me and I had to reach into my stash and pull the colours for Grassy Creek.  I have done about four of Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilts and each time I have changed the colours. I looked out of my own window to admire the autumn trees and all the colours were there, so this year, I think I will stick with her colour scheme.

Grey - 5 yds - I have gone for a warm grey.  I have a lot of this as I seem to have been collecting it for something special - think this is it.
Cream - 3 yds -  I always have lots of this too.  Not sure how happy I will be cutting it up for strip piecing.
Green - 1.5 yds- love green, but you have to have the right one
Red - 1.5 yds - love red and have loads
Yellow - 1.5 yds - I have gone for a gold / mustard colour if possible
Orange - 1 yd  - probably have enough of this and wish there was more of it in the quilt.

Having done this audit I went online to buy more fabric - just in case.😁