Nesie

The idea of not knowing what I am going to end up with doesn't appeal to my "anal" nature. Having said that though, I have a BH book and plan to make a quilt or two from it. She seems to make good use of scraps, so to me that's a good thing. I did see a Mystery Linus quilt recently that some people in my sewing bee participate in and it was adorable.

Lena1952

Being part of a mystery and working within the planned color way is a great opportunity to learn new techniques and colors you may not ordinarily use. It can certainly get you out of your color rut! The quilt once completely may be used as a donation quilt if you really don't like it once completed. I've done several. Some I liked and some I didn't but still am happy I joined in for the mystery.

SusieQOH

Thanks, Teresa. I'm still on the fence. I gathered all my fabrics and may give it a go. I also have a lot of fabrics that I really don't have a use for so it won't bother me to at least start this. I like Ringo Lake a lot. Some I liked better than others.

I don't like a zillion seams either. Too hard to quilt. But if I love it I'll send it out to a longarmer.

juliasb

I have done several over the years. Only one did I not like the final layout. I even designed one for the holidays many years ago. It was well received back in its day. It was fun to see how they grew into something so beautiful. It takes patience especially if they are over an extended period of time.

jillmc

I usually collect BH clues, then do my own colors if I like the reveal. I can’t begin to wonder what people will say 50 years from now when they start finding a gazillion quilts that are exactly alike! Haha. And, I never have time to sew during the holidays...

cindyb

I did the crazy pink one and still do not like it. With that being said, I still continued with remaining mysteries and have loved them. It's always fun if friends are also doing them - compare and encourage. I am going to sit this one out for the first time in years. I'm on a mission to finish my 'stuff'.

QuiltBaer

I did a mystery quilt for the first time this year. It was on Deb Heatherly's Facebook group, Grids Girls. I really like Deb's patterns and rulers, so I was pretty sure I would like the quilt. And I loved it. She will be starting another one shortly.

NZquilter

I wonder that too! Probably the same thing we say when we look at all the Double Wedding Rings, Grandmother's Flower Gardens and Sunbonnet Sues from the '30-'40s.

Pagzz

I agree. Following along BH's blog where most Mondays after the clue comes out on Friday she lets people link up their blogs or instagram to show their progress is fun. I learn a lot from this forum also as I see how others are tackling the color choices and piecing.

Bonnie's instructions are usually make 100 HSTs etc...at the end you see how it goes together. It is fun to see people guessing and looking at other ways the components can go together.

My preference when making quilts is to do a block at a time...but I make an exception for Bonnie. The quilts are usually spectacular and all the work shows. I tend to do just the mystery for my one intense piecing quilt per year and the rest of the year I focus on art quilts or more simple piecing.

This year I am only making half the components because I think I just want a smaller quilt.

Battle Axe

http://moderndiary.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

Good compilation of the BH mysteries. It started a lot earlier than I thought.