Fun Threads Mystery

Do you remember Carol's mystery quilt over at Fun Threads?

I'm thrilled to say, mine is done... and I love it!

 

Did those blocks give you a clue?

LOL!!

How about this snowball block...

Or this too cute snowman...

Add in a few flakes...

And a few trees...

and these gorgeous Ice Crystal blocks

and what do you get?

 

Pretty "cool" don't you think?

Nothing tied it together better than the icicles hanging from the bottom!

:-)

I have to say, this was so much fun to put together.

There was a little piecing, a little applique, a little paper piecing...

A little bit of everything!

What a wonderful mystery and a fabulous design!

Thanks "sew" very much Carol!

For those of you who live on the east coast...

I'm guessing that your not nearly as thrilled with this right now.

That weather you got this week, surely was not fun.

 I hate to brag, but it was 70 degrees here, when I was taking these photos.

;-)

I hope you are all safe, warm and surviving the storm!

What better time to make a commemorative quilt!

After all it beats shoveling all that snow!

:-)

 

Mystery Quilting

When you get up in the morning, to a day that looks like this, there ain't nothing you can do but groan. I'm not complaining, we have had way less snow that my east coast counterparts, but it is so dreary looking.

What's the best thing you can do?????  How about participate in an online Mystery Quilt. That's just what happened yesterday, over at  http://www.planetpatchwork.com/.   It was their Superbowl mystery quilt day.

By day's end, I had this, which was quite a pick me up from my morning start, don't ya think?  :-) I knew when I read the supply list, that I was going for my hand dyes, but never did I expect it to be so cool looking. It really wasn't hard to do, if you learn to read the instructions. I, of course had to jump in and know more than the pattern a time or two, only to be knocked back down to reality and picking out stitches!  :-)  :-) Go figure! I guess that reading thing, isn't really "that" overstated. hehehe  Anyway the pattern is still up for a couple more days, if your interested. It finishes to a 61" x 61" quilt. Wonder if that quilting fairy will show up and quilt it now!!! A girls's gotta dream you know!!

:-)

Carolina Christmas

My black Friday shopping found me buying yet more fabrics, but at least this time I had a purpose for them!  :-)  These were my choices for Bonnie Hunter's Carolina Christmas mystery quilt. I have even managed to squeeze in time to keep up with the directions when she posts them. I see this moring step 3 is up. We have to cut 592  2 1/2" squares! Yikes, that will keep me busy.

Maybe I need to put off cleaning up the storage room for another day!  It's my yearly holiday project. Not sure just why the holidays seem to be the time that I decide to do all this, maybe the thought of getting thru the mess to get to the Christmas decorations is it. What ever it is, Goodwill is always the recipient of a car load of things when it's over and I am happier that there is again some order for a month or so!  Now the question of the day... Why doesn't it stay organized? That's the million dollar question with no answer around here it seems!  Wish me luck, I am going in!!!!!!!!!!!!