Grand Illusion - Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt 2014
12-07-2014, 02:41 PM
#931
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I would call it Dizzy! since if you put them together it kind of spins. Plus I went pingponging back to Joanns and grabbed printier-fabrics because mine were so dull compared to everyone elses...and then I spent the weekend figuring out how to PP ( I'd be done by now if I just stopped whining and cut them all out!)...and then doing the PP paper template backwards, then sewing the fabric on inside out...I must have been in a 'teen daze' (haha I don't want to have have senior moments!)
I finally redid the PP template so I could be brain-dead and get it right! Possibly even if sewing after 8PM, my twilight zone. Check this
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Hey whatever works, right? Now I just have to cut the pieces and get to work.
Happy quilting All!
I finally redid the PP template so I could be brain-dead and get it right! Possibly even if sewing after 8PM, my twilight zone. Check this
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Hey whatever works, right? Now I just have to cut the pieces and get to work.
Happy quilting All!
12-07-2014, 03:08 PM
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Double Diamond it is.....I can see that.... like baseball diamonds from an airplane if 30,000 feet up and 100 miles away and looking out the window from the dreaded middle seat.....yep! I see that now.....and it is time for ginger ale.
so the double diamond and the broken dishes are all packed in the super saver and waiting for Friday !
so the double diamond and the broken dishes are all packed in the super saver and waiting for Friday !
12-07-2014, 04:28 PM
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I wasn't referring to the one that was removed, I was referring to people who have had many negative comments for posting alternative methods for both step one or two. Specifically, somebody who posted a method that uses strips. It is still available on her blog, should people search for it.
12-07-2014, 04:41 PM
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ok, after reading on fb that Bonnie said that other version wouldn't work, I made one out of the squares & rectangles that Bonnie had on her page. Both of these units are the same size & look the same. I see no difference except with the squares/rectangles one - it is wonky as they usually are when I make them like that.
I made them using the method from Rose Prairie quilts blog.
I made them using the method from Rose Prairie quilts blog.
12-07-2014, 05:23 PM
#935
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I am enjoying reading all the different ways to do clue 2 and really appreciate your methods. I did mine doing the rectangles and cutting the squares method. Yes it was a pain to draw lines through 400 squares but it got the job done for me accurately. Happy to say clue 2 is done and now I can get to Christmas decorations and card writing this week all before clue 3 is up
By the way I love seeing pictures of your progress!
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By the way I love seeing pictures of your progress![ATTACH=CONFIG]501699[/ATTACH]
12-07-2014, 05:24 PM
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I wasn't referring to the one that was removed, I was referring to people who have had many negative comments for posting alternative methods for both step one or two. Specifically, somebody who posted a method that uses strips. It is still available on her blog, should people search for it.
12-07-2014, 05:35 PM
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I have been watching and sewing along with this MQ so far I have gotten all of Clue#1 done. After 2 days of struggling with the Easy Angle... today I started with way#3, my main problem seem to be, related if I make the center seam deep enough- nearly a full 1/4" - for the angles to match then my block comes out the correct length but somewhat shy of 4.5 wide? Has anyone had to deal with this? Any one have any answers? Help please. [ATTACH=CONFIG]501701[/ATTACH]
12-07-2014, 06:16 PM
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I have been watching and sewing along with this MQ so far I have gotten all of Clue#1 done. After 2 days of struggling with the Easy Angle... today I started with way#3, my main problem seem to be, related if I make the center seam deep enough- nearly a full 1/4" - for the angles to match then my block comes out the correct length but somewhat shy of 4.5 wide? Has anyone had to deal with this? Any one have any answers? Help please. [ATTACH=CONFIG]501701[/ATTACH]
I'm sure it will pass, but right now I'm kind of wondering why I'm doing this to myself. I always feel pressured to get everything finished before the next clue even though it's truly not necessary.
12-07-2014, 06:24 PM
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Oh dear, now I'm worried. I've got about half the rectangles done, but haven't tried sewing two together yet. I hope I don't run into this problem. I'll try a few in the morning and let you know how it goes. Can you just sew a really scant seam when you eventually match them up with the other blocks?
I'm sure it will pass, but right now I'm kind of wondering why I'm doing this to myself. I always feel pressured to get everything finished before the next clue even though it's truly not necessary.
I'm sure it will pass, but right now I'm kind of wondering why I'm doing this to myself. I always feel pressured to get everything finished before the next clue even though it's truly not necessary.
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