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    Old 11-17-2014, 10:41 AM
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    I was such a good girl, I brought my paint chip samples to the Houston Quilt Show and bought all of my fabric there. I know Bonnie advocates scrappy but I went more of a tye-dye style. Then I was posing for the photo op and got into a conversation with someone who hadn't got her paint chips yet, so since I was finished with them, I gave her mine! My fabric has since been pre-washed, ironed and starched, all I need now is the black and neutral and I'm good to go! I think I'll be buying the missing parts over the weekend so I'm all ready for Black Friday to get started!
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    Old 11-17-2014, 11:20 AM
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    Prissnboot, thanks for the reminder that I need to starch my fabric. I started off last year without and had much better results after I starched my fabric.
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    Old 11-17-2014, 01:18 PM
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    Originally Posted by SunlitenSmiles
    quilt addict...who is moving????? cannot be Candy's or New Moon or Quilt Emporium or Bolts in the Bathtub or Cotton and Chocolate......they have all, already moved......so ????? must be IE, westside or???? Orange? I would just have to go see ...... love to shop for fabric .........anything else, nada
    So sorry to be so late getting back to you. It was Cozy Quilts in El Cajon. I did get wrapped up in by 10 yards and get 5 yards free. So now have plenty of fabric for the mystery and a backing for another quilt.

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    Old 11-17-2014, 02:07 PM
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    I'll be so glad when the first clue comes out and I have to actually start cutting and sewing. Why? you ask....because last night I spent time in my stash (again) swapping out fabrics for this MQ. I think this time I've got it but you never know. There's still time to do it again, and again, and again........I hate it when I do this!
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    Old 11-17-2014, 09:35 PM
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    Originally Posted by SunlitenSmiles
    ok, good to know, wrapping my mind around this.......sure that some will be chain pieced,,,,the trick there is to not run out of bobbin thread !
    Oh yes, Bonnie is big on chain piecing, for sure.

    I'm looking forward to the start of this mystery. But I'm away the first weekend so I'll be getting a late-ish start on it when I get back the following Monday.

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    Old 11-18-2014, 02:20 AM
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    Did Bonnie give any clues last night on her quilt cam?
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    Old 11-18-2014, 03:44 AM
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    I think that I have most of the colors needed, but I am having a very hard time finding that particular shade of green in anything or anyplace. Very limited close fabric shopping and online, it is so hard to figure exactly what shade a color really is, sometimes, what you order is a far cry from the real shade.
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    Old 11-18-2014, 04:16 AM
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    Very nice color selections Ladies. I don't think I would like to dew along. I like to make my quilts faster.
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    I've never done a BH mystery quilt. I am so looking forward to this one. I decided to go with her colors - a little outside my comfort zone, but I think the colors are really pretty. I was able to pull most from my stash. This week I started doing a Leaders and Enders project of BH and love the thread I am saving by doing L&E. Takes a little longer to do the main project, but the thread I am saving makes it worth it. Only a week and a half to wait for the first clue!
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    I'm doing Grand Illusion to remind me of a fun trip we took to Mackinac Island. We hope to visit the UP this year. Oh, and because Bonnie's Mysteries are a lot of fun. I always learn from Bonnie Hunter.
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