Grand Illusion - Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt 2014
01-02-2015, 10:18 PM
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Well I have put my first block together and the more I look at it the more I like it, Bonnie's patterns are always busy IMO so those who say it is busy should have really looked at her previous MQs and then would have had an idea what they were in for.
Knowing this I didn't go too scrappy use a white on white on the diagonals and kept the black tone on tone for them as well, I thought I was being a bit plain but now I am pleased I did, I also fortunately found a nice tone-n-tone Aqua for the cornerstones and am quite pleased with the effect.
I will carry on and most likely finish a nice double size quilt and then go to bed with sunglasses on
Knowing this I didn't go too scrappy use a white on white on the diagonals and kept the black tone on tone for them as well, I thought I was being a bit plain but now I am pleased I did, I also fortunately found a nice tone-n-tone Aqua for the cornerstones and am quite pleased with the effect.
I will carry on and most likely finish a nice double size quilt and then go to bed with sunglasses on
01-02-2015, 10:50 PM
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I am trying so hard not to be negative about this quilt!!! But it is really stressful, no matter what I do to it on the design wall, it still looks like scrambled eggs "bright scrambled eggs"!! I'm going to finish it to be just like Bonnie's, if I put it away, it will never get finished! Maybe one of the GDs will want it!!!
01-02-2015, 11:25 PM
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The reveal has stopped me dead in my tracks. Hate to say it, but YUCK! Will put the finished blocks away for a rainy day and go onto another project. I love scrappy quilts, have made many, but don't see the so-called "movement" in this one. Everyone worked very hard and I love their work, but unfortunately, this quilt just isn't for me. Glad I am not too far along (still one #1, fifty #2, about 30 of #4, one each #5). Maybe if I put the blocks away, I'll like them better someday (although I doubt it). Hopefully I'll be able to "upcycle" them into another quilt. For those of you who do finish the MQ...congratulations! I will check back on this thread to see how folks finished their quilts.
I mean no disrespect to those who like the quilt and for those who are continuing on with theirs. The colors are glorious (and ones that are in my comfort zone), but I just don't like the final pattern. Please don't take any offense - none is meant. Maybe I am just not a "brave" soul...
I mean no disrespect to those who like the quilt and for those who are continuing on with theirs. The colors are glorious (and ones that are in my comfort zone), but I just don't like the final pattern. Please don't take any offense - none is meant. Maybe I am just not a "brave" soul...
I like many of BH's patterns, but I do like also to see a pattern and not have to search hard for it. Some people's colors work better than others. I love pink, yellow, aqua and green--all of these colors are so me. That pink is probably my all time favorite. I have headphones in that color, a camera, a wallet and am currently wearing a turtleneck that color. I wanted more to show up. So, I'm making it work. Will post when I finish. I will still have an illusion. The only thing is, I have 25 finished blocks, Will use 16 in my remake and maybe go ahead and use the other 9 and make a 3x3 "original" as well just to contrast the two. Maybe the spinning will show up, but I'm noticing that the scrappier they are, the less obvious the spinning. The brighter or lighter the greens, the better the look IMO, and my greens are definitely more of a grass green, mostly. So, we'll see. I knew when I started a mystery that there was a danger in this. I have so many ideas floating in my head that I want to do, that previously, doing a mystery wasn't my thing--I was hoping for something so impressive--like her Smith Mountain Morning-- But it's okay...use the elements for something else or work them into a different scrappy. However, I bought these pinks and yellow and aquas for this, so I'm trying to make something fantastic!
01-03-2015, 07:10 AM
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QuiltingaddictUK, I think that's looking wonderful! I think you'll be especially pleased with the effect your brighter block neutral has. I was wishing after the reveal that I'd used a gray (which I loved) in my clue #3 units, to set them apart from the block, but I didn't have the courage to mix white and non-white neutrals, not knowing how they'd be used.
mawluv, I think that's a good attitude. Might as well finish it and end up with something useful that someone else might like!
mawluv, I think that's a good attitude. Might as well finish it and end up with something useful that someone else might like!
01-03-2015, 08:11 AM
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QuiltingaddictUK, I think that's looking wonderful! I think you'll be especially pleased with the effect your brighter block neutral has. I was wishing after the reveal that I'd used a gray (which I loved) in my clue #3 units, to set them apart from the block, but I didn't have the courage to mix white and non-white neutrals, not knowing how they'd be used.
mawluv, I think that's a good attitude. Might as well finish it and end up with something useful that someone else might like!
mawluv, I think that's a good attitude. Might as well finish it and end up with something useful that someone else might like!
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