Wow, love all the brights

Those are really cool, ShellyQ! Come on step two!

Shelly I love the black on your patches.. You will have one dramatic quilt when you're done!! :)

still no update to the next step.. Just checked the website a moment ago... sigh.. I'm anxious to start the next part!!!

Shelly, those are awesome! Blah I am still not done. Finally had the tooth pulled this morning. Couldnt do anything yesterday, was in too much pain. I have to finish today! I started this thing and all of you are way ahead of me. Shame on me :( :roll: :cry: :wink: :? :D Later all!

Don't worry DonnaRae, I have not even started mine yet!!!

hope you are feeling better soon DonnaRae... You will be on your feet in no time!! You will have your blocks made before you know it :)

Thanks Aggi, Well I sewed my four patches and when I got all finished found out my bobbin thread was messed up. I did not know untill I was done because of course it is on the bottom side and the top looked fine. What a mess, so all I did was just sew them again. I did not take out the bad stitches unless they were loose. Don't think it will be noticeable. But fed up with it today, so I will iron tomorrow. Good Night all, (even though it is only 8:20) :D

Hope you're feeling betta Donna, there is nothing worse than a bad tooth,now that it's out things can only get betta, hang in there

From what I read on the quiltvile chat the next part was supposed to be out the 15th............They seem to think it has something to do with copyrights for her books. :roll:

I sent an email to Bonnie this morning to find out when the next step will be ready. She replied to me just a couple moments ago.. she said "I will upload the instructions by TONIGHT come heck or high water!!"

can't WAIT can't WAIT!

just received another message from Bonnie. I asked her about my colours I used and showed her a photo. I told her about a focal fabric I had in mine that had a little print to it. She came back to tell me that we will be doing all the scrappy units first before working with the focal fabrics. So we have lots of time yet to determine if the focal fabrics we want to use for our quilts will work or not!!! hee hee nice little tip there!

Cheers

Good going Aggi, I am glad to hear about the focal fabric. I had not made up my mind so now for sure I know I can wait. I have a couple of fabrics I don't think I will use for anything else. Not my fav. fabrics, but I want the project to look good. Just figure for my first mystery I am not going to use my favorite fabrics. I am ranting. Bye :wink:

Thanks Shelly, I have two more to go though. Will be pulled May 7th, Xrays show that the roots are cracking causeing infection. These are root canal teeth. Can you imagine. All the money I put into my teeth now they have to go. Pooey! Oh well off to iron! Aggi says Bonnie said tonight the next step will be. Don't want to be too much behind. :wink:

Just saw an email stating part 2 is up

http://quiltville.com/orangecrushmystery2.shtml

Thanks Mary for the news! Well step two looks interesting. I just happen to have the Angler 2 ruler. I have never used it so at least it will get some use. But she does say you don't have to have one which is good. I just happen to have one because I found it clearenced for a couple of dollars. Whenever I see something like that I pice it up. I got lucky. Okay back to the iron board obviously the least favorite of sewing besides backward sewing (seam ripper). Ta ta all.

woooooo hooo.. just printed off the instructions.. they the cutting begin AGAIN!! LOL I"m starting after supper tonight :)

Happy cutting and piecing!!

Cheers

Ready set go!!! Yea part 2 is finally here.

I've also got the ruler and have starting cuttin, since I don't have any 3 1/2" strips. i keep forgetting I have the ruler, and it does make things so much easier, I think I had a 50% off coupon when I got mine.

I don't have one of those rulers, but thats okay... I don't mind going the old fashion route!!! Only 10 minutes to the end of the work day then Aggi gets to play :)

I got one the rulers a while back, but never have used it. I guess this is when i get to get in a little practice. and boy do I need that. :lol:

Hi everyone, sew here are my pic's of the ones I have done sew far. One problem, I miss counted and am 40 off some how. So back to the cutting board. I am haveing fun though! :D

I just went down to Joanns 5 min away, and all rulers 50% off so I have one for 3 dollars. I think I am finding that scrap quilts take a lot of cutting unless you have bins of this stuff. I never have a lot of scraps as all my grandkids like to fool around and create when they come and anything in the bin is fair game. I just cleaned by sewing room and took everthing smaller than a quarter yard and dumped it in, so I guess I better get it before they do.

I had a great productive night last night working on Step #2. I have all my pieces cut and started sewing them. I have the square and one small light triangle sewn to all 142 blocks so far. Over the weekend I hope to have them finished!!! wooo hoooooooooooo!!!

Way to go Aggi
I'll be doing good to even start by the weekend. I'm babysiting for GD, a job ---honor ---I do love to do :wink:

I won't even get started til this weekend. Do many of you have small children? I only have one, but he is 6 and he is somehow always wanting something when I get 5 minutes to sew.

I have a 15 year old granson living with me.......get used to it they don't change..........lol :wink:

Oh, and don't go to the bathroom...that's when all hell breaks loose in their world!

You say that like you get to go to the bathroom alone! LOL

When mine were small I was running a home daycare so I didn't have to go back to work in an office. Try going to the bathroom with 6 or 10 kids loose in the house!

My daughters are grown, but i do have 6 granddaughters would are very helpful (LOL) when they are up.

And it does not change, when it comes to going to the bathroom by yourself, when you have grandkids.

It's like party time - grandma's in the bathroom, they all have to come in and sit on the side of the tub and talk to you.

No kids here except my DH, and that is a big one :D Okay, I posted my pictures of blocks and no one said anything. Don't be shy if they are ugly say so! I will make new. NOT! :wink:

oops... sorry DonnaRae.. I thought I had posted a comment already :( :oops: they are looking great!!!! I am really enjoying working with small pieces!!!
they are lookin' sharp girl!

:cry: :oops: Okay, I can stop crying now :wink: I am still not finished. Just now sewing up the last of them so I can start step 2. I am having fun. How about everyone else? Ruth you got a good deal on the ruler. Smart thinking! Bye all for now. Time to sew, sew, sew! :D

get sewing DonnaRae!!! lots to be sewing !! lots of cutting too!!! It took me almost 2 hours to cut everything. I dont' have the fancy ruler... :P I sewed for about an hour. I can't wait to get back to them!

Your four patches are fab, DonneRae! And step two is here...finally! I'm working on it! They're so cute! I keep ironing a few so I can see if they're turning out okay. :P

Donna rae.........their great.....everyones are so different..........is this next step from the scrap bin or the colors we picked :?: :roll:

I think we're still in the scrap bin, Ruth. I love how everyone's are different too. These are going to be such fun quilts!

They look GREAT

Still from the scraps, sewing mine together now.

Sorry Donna your blocks do really look good!!!!

I think we all are going to have great scrappy quilts. Everyone has done a fine job.