Got my fabrics separated out and introduction ready to go.

(I'm only on Clue #4 of Years Mystery) Trailblazer that I am.

Love the color schemes people are coming up with!

Here's my floral alternative. I may just do the 5 fabrics, at least until I figure out how they'll go together. From left to right.
Framboise, Grass, Aqua, Light Blue, Dark Blue and of course, some representative neutrals.
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About those hand-dyes... they are running like thieves in the night! LOL, actually it isn't so bad but I think I'm essentially going to end up with solids. Most of the dye is cast off with a dunk in boiling water and then a rinse, after that I can boil them with vinegar and they should be good to go. The fabrics were treated with something like a scented starch, I'm sure someone would recognize the scent but I don't, but not treated for proper color retention. Good thing I know to check and how to correct.

Still dealing with the water heater issues. Car is in shop today (2nd day) so is a good day to mess with these pieces of fabric. Dog was taken to vet for his yearly itchy dog visit, he's on Apoquel (expensive) and required yearly blood test (expensive).

I will be joining the mystery this year too. Can't wait to use up some (ha!ha!ha!) of my scraps! Won't put a dent in it, but I'm sure looking forward to it. This should be a blast. Haven't been in my sewing room in 3 months - depression is such a waste filled time and I will not give in to it! See you guys and gals more often I'm hoping!!! Susan

Glad you’re joining in Texas Sue. I’ve found quilting to be good therapy for my depression.

Nice photo ladies. How neat to meet up with virtual friends.

I have decided on my colors. I've used fuscia and aqua in my last two quilts so I wanted to change things.Instead of aqua I am going to use the very light green (pear grunge) that I already had in my stash. I found the darker green polka dot on the sale rack and it will be my green. Instead of fuscia I am going to use orange.. Bonnie's photos of Texas wildfllowers was her inspiration and when I think of the Bluebells I always thinking of the orange Indian Paintbrush flowers too.

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Peggy your colors are fabulous and your bluebells are sure to be gorgeous :)

I third the notion that quilting is therapeutic! Would love to see your fabrics Texas-Sue!

Well, the hand dyes have been quite a bit of work to stabilize but I'm getting there. Red is done, complete with ironing. Definitely lighter and brighter now than when I started.

I'm using more of dark/medium/light for the dark blue/medium blue/aqua, and my fabrics are ranging from green to blue to purple to black, stabilizing the dye is actually helping them go together a bit better as I'm deliberately blending the pieces in the first boiling water bath. Darks are taking two dunks (plus rinse) in boiling water, plus a salt/vinegar bath and rinse, and finally one last heat treat in the microwave before running in the washing machine with a color catcher just to see. I really find heat treating works best, or at least did with my usually natural dyes.

I'm out of vinegar and my car is in the shop so will need to go out before I can continue but hubby home soon. I'm thinking with the aqua/green I will prewash in the washing machine first but will still need to do the rest of the heat treating.

Haven't begun the yellow yet, that will be a day on it's own.

I'm jumping in on this mystery; I haven't done one since Easy Street which might have been in 2012! I really like this year's colors. I got the second batik group from Quilted Twins, and I'll be adding in some batiks from my collection too. I'm not having much in the way of patience!

Looking forward to sewing with you all!

Not too sure of the yellowish green (Parakeet). I have 2+ yards of a blue green paisley (more grass color) that has both blues, the aqua and white in it. Only missing the raspberry color in it, but this color will probably be the "pop" in the pattern. All my blues, aqua and raspberry are all scraps (no actual yardage, but "yards" of scraps). Will try to post a photo of my green.

As I've done in past, I will wait for all the clues before I commit to making the quilt. Call me a coward :) but one of the mystery quilts that I decided to do, I couldn't finish - made me dizzy (it was the one with aqua, hot pink, black, white. Can't remember the name now). Since then, I've gotten all the paint chips and downloaded the entire pattern. This is what I will do this year, too.

Love to see what everyone's fabrics look like. I do have a question - when Bonnie says a color is a "constant" (in this case the green), does she mean ONE fabric in that color or many fabrics in that exact color? I read it as one fabric. Can anyone shed some light on this? TIA

Can't wait to see Clue #1, but I will be without internet for that weekend. Oh well...