A friend and I attended the Bonnie Hunter trunk show and two-day workshops in Spokane, WA last week. Wow! What a treat! Bonnie is so bubbly and fun, and down-to-earth! The 1 pm trunk show had 350 attendees and the 7 pm trunk show had at least 150 attendees. Being able to see her quilts "up close and personal" and even being able to touch them after the show was eye-opening. Pictures do not do any of the justice! Quilters from the WA State Quilt Guild had a show and share time for quilts they made as well. The Friday workshop was Texas Braid, which was so much fun. We learned a lot of 'tricks of the trade' from Bonnie. After lunch, we had "show and share" for quilters who brought their quilts or quilt tops. I showed my version of Grand Illusion (with the black sashings). Everyone ooo-ed and aaa-ed over it, and Bonnie really liked it. Bonnie took pics of all of our quilts and placed them on Quiltville. Then, Friday evening, there were nine of us who had dinner with Bonner, so we had a great opportunity to visit. Saturday was Smith Mountain Morning workshop, which again, was a blast. Everyone really enjoyed it! Bonnie mentioned that around June 1, Grand Illusion will be removed from her website, so if anyone still wants the instructions, they need to print it out or save the pdf files this month, otherwise it will become a digital download, which will not be free.
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Christine, that turned out so well! I think the outer green border has a wonderful balancing effect with your bright aqua cornerstones. The quilting design is so nice. The more finished quilts I see, the more I think an overall curvy design is the right strategy for Grand Illusion. Congratulations on finishing!
ladydukes, it sounds like you had a fabulous time! I will look for those pictures on Bonnie's website. I think Bonnie's personality really comes through even in her photos. I especially enjoyed the thoroughness and orderliness of her instructions for Grand Illusion. |
Originally Posted by Emma S
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Christine: Beautiful and best of all done. I wish I completed things before I put them away and forgot them. My GI is sandwiched and waiting for me to quilt it. Love what you did with your quilting. More often than not I sort of echo the piecing when I do the quilting but I think your overall quilting is really the answer to the complexity of BH's design.
Where in the Pacific NW do you live? Joe's mom ..... I am glad the green looks good to you I debated about it for awhile and then once I picked that green there was not as much there as I had thought but it worked out okay in the end. |
Finished my 2014 Mystery Quilt last night. Really enjoyed the process and looking forward the start of the new Mystery Quilt in November. Tried to add photo but didn't work. Oh well, on to the next quilt.
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Good for you, Sophie2...glad you got it finished. Would love to see pic...........
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Originally Posted by VickiM
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Good for you, Sophie2...glad you got it finished. Would love to see pic...........
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Sophie, you may have to change the size of the photo, Picasa is a good free program that you can download for this.
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Originally Posted by JeanieG
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Sophie, you may have to change the size of the photo, Picasa is a good free program that you can download for this.
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Sophie2, I have problems loading pics now too. What works for me now is to pin my pic to pinterest. When I have both pinterest and quilting board open I can drag the pic over.
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Thanks Pam H. I'll give it a try later.
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I had a friend ask me if I wanted to go to MO Star Quilt Co. Of course I said yes. And of course I went off the wagon. I bought fabric to finish a future swap. Then I bought fabric for the mystery quilt #11. Then I bought some pink fabric to go along with a quilt I'm making for my sister. And of course I bought some batiks. Oh course I searched my stash before I bought. I'm still saving for my bus trip in a month. Then my material buying is over for the year. It's time to seriously complete many projects.
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Happylab: How could any quilter go to MOS and not purchase anything? I too am watching Christmas creep closer. I have several projects that I better get started on.
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Sophie2, congratulations on finishing your quilt! I'd love to see a photo!
The time is drawing near for the next mystery! I have no money to spend this year, so if I participate, it will have to be from (my rather small) stash. |
I love the colors for this year's mystery--I told myself when Bonnie visited Italy, "If she chooses Tuscan colors, I'll do this one." :) She did, so I'll try it. Will there be a new thread on QB for this year's quilt?
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Here is the link to the thread for Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt for 2015:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...t-t271550.html |
The 2015 Mystery Quilt thread is up and running. It's in the Challenge section. Here is a link to get you to it:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/quiltin...t-t271706.html |
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I've had this finished for some time, but it is still a flimsy! I added the sashing strips around each of my blocks.
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Originally Posted by JeanieG
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I've had this finished for some time, but it is still a flimsy! I added the sashing strips around each of my blocks.
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Originally Posted by SuziSew
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Jeanie, that's gorgeous!! Love the way you outlined the blocks! :thumbup:
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Jeanie, I really like how you outlined the blocks. May have to try that. My blocks are finished but I haven't gotten any further.
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Originally Posted by JeanieG
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It was just too busy for me otherwise!
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JeanieG--your sashing is wonderful. Are all your fabrics except for the black solids? It is really beautiful.
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Originally Posted by AngelinaMaria
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JeanieG--your sashing is wonderful. Are all your fabrics except for the black solids? It is really beautiful.
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Jeanie, I love the way the back lighting makes it look like stained glass.
I went to a local quilt show this summer and one of the quilts was this one. It was nice to feel that kinship through the fabric. : ) |
This may be a long shot, but does anyone have the Grand Illusion pattern they would be willing to share with me? Thanks!
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Nanajojo
This is now a digital pattern at Bonnie Hunter's Website! Here is the link: https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/D...rns/c/13038426. |
Originally Posted by JeanieG
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Nanajojo
This is now a digital pattern at Bonnie Hunter's Website! Here is the link: https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/D...rns/c/13038426. |
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