Kassaundra

This is my opinion on specialty rulers only, not the specific use of this rule in this quilt since it is all a mystery and can't be addressed specifically. Specialty rulers make your life easier and can make some assembly faster, however there is nearly always a different way to get to the same place.

Podunk Princess

Welcome back to all of the returning members and welcome aboard to all of the newbies doing a BH mystery quilt for the first time. It's going to be so much fun as we see everyone's fabric selections and progress as the clues are released.

Please remember, there are no "dumb" questions. We are all here to help each other and be supportive as the mystery unfolds. If you don't want to post it on the thread, you can always send me (or any of the others) a private message.

Emily (Bluebonnets) - Your fabrics are beautiful. I especially like your magenta selection.

Skipastitch - Your fabrics are looking good so far. You might want to re-think the yellow with the scattered large print design. Bonnie indicated in her last quilt cam that those types of fabric don't usually play well with her mystery designs.

lizzie3 - The specialty rulers listed are wonderful to use and make cutting easier, however, there are many different ways to make half-square triangles, flying geese, and triangles in a square, so you may already have a ruler in your sewing room that will do the job. Bonnie's clues always include the size of the sewn units so all you need to do is use whatever method or ruler that will get you to that measurement.

I started going through the stash yesterday and pulled a few fabrics but still need to look through some more shelves/bins. The magenta is going to be a problem for me because it's not a color I usually work with. I found about a half yard of something that would work but that's not nearly enough for the constant. I'll have to make a trip into Batesville next week and visit Marshall's to look for something else (poor me ... lol).

joe'smom

Yippee, we're on our way! Thank you, Miss Rita, for leading on this adventure!

I'm so wishy-washy! All year long I've been resolving to try using constants in a different colorway this year, just to see what that's like. But as soon as I saw the gorgeous Provence palette, my intentions were swept away. I think I will probably go with Bonnie's palette, although I did pick out an alternate colorway in constants. I have lavender and purple that have been sitting in my stash for years, so this would be the ideal opportunity to use them.

It sounds like Bonnie's ruler won't be available until after the mystery, anyway. I'm interested to see what it's like.

Onebyone

You don't need the new ruler. It's a combo of the two she always used. I never used them anyway. I prefer my own way of making hsts and flying geese. I make one block then decide the best way to make all the pieces. I like to convert the block sections to paper piecing or use my Go dies that are close to the same size.

JeanieG

I picked up my color cards from Lowe's today. Now to see what I have, and what I need to purchase. Thank you Miss Rita for starting this thread again this year!

quiltsRfun

I'm trying to decide between three options. The first two are shopping my stash. The blue or green would substitute for the purple. The brown would substitute for the green and the orange would be the constant. The colors for the green aren't very accurate. The last one would be all solids from Connecting threads.

letawellman

I'm thinking about doing this mystery... I've never done one, and I LOVE this color palette. So, a trip to Lowe's tomorrow, and then hopefully some of the organizing I did last week will supply the fabrics. We'll see how this goes.

IrishNY

QuiltsRfun,

I love love love your second set of colors! They would make a gorgeous quilt.

SheriR

Anyone who knows me knows I have a love for cheddar/plum! I picked up my paint chips today at Lowes while I am visiting my daughter in New Jersey. I'll be home to Texas two + weeks and I'll check my stash for 1800's dusty pinks and mossy greens. Unless I'm able to visit some quilt stores here in NJ!!

joe'smom

quiltsRfun, I think the blue option might be the better of the stash options, because the blue reads darker than the green. That is a beautiful solids palette. It would be very intriguing to see one with a dark neutral.

This is what I am thinking of if I were to use constants. The brown would be my purple, the camel my lavender, the dahlias my yellow, the green is green, the constant would be the dark blue and the dot would be my neutral.

I'll need to find a magenta if I go with Bonnie's palette. There is nothing in my stash that comes close.