These blocks are part of Bonnie Hunter's Carolina Christmas mystery quilt. I had more parts completed, but I am currently in the process of redoing them.
Broken dishes blocks that have been unstitched.Mine turned out mis-sized. Even though Bonnie clearly stated in her instructions the importance of checking to be sure your units were coming out the correct size. I guess I thought she was directing that to those who are less experienced quilters. My mistake.
I've found that pinning actually helps get a more accurate finished block. Who knew?
I suppose doing piecework in the wee hours of the night when you can't sleep isn't such a great idea. But what else was I supposed to do for the 12 nights hubby was away at deer camp? I thought it was a great set-up. I moved a sewing cabinet into the living room where I could watch movies as I sewed. Seemed like a great idea at the time. In hind sight, maybe not.
These will need to be pinned too.
I will say, I like what the finished quilt looks like on Bonnie's site. But I think I will change out the final border when I get that far.
Oh, I did manage a couple more finishes this week. My little laundry wall hanging is done. I think it will actually end up as a doll quilt.
My other finish is another purse. I think it will be good for spring.
If you want to see what other quilters are working on, check out Judy's blog.
3 comments:
I love the little bag!
I'm thinking about doing Bonnie's quilt in Black and White and Red.
Your blocks are looking great! I plan to make some progress on this quilt this week.
Jane--I love that bag; especially the fabrics. Also--the laundry WH. You do beautiful work. Even though I see you post on the QYW message board, it's really fun to read your blog and see how you handle the day-to day challenges all of us quilters have (no time, late nights, etc.)
Good luck with your Bonnie Hunter quilt. I briefly thought of doing that one, but my UFO list is way too long already.
Take care!
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