Clue 5 of Bonnie Hunter's Grand Illusion Mystery was released to the world on Friday. I do not know what time, I slept in. Imagine my relief when I discovered that only 29 blocks needed to be made for the entire clue, really. We were charged with creating 25 teal and gold 4-patches and 4, 4-patches that included black, pink and gold. Even with my crazy schedule, I was able to finish the 29 blocks. Seriously, it is the only clue that I have completed!
The first block I completed was the 4-patch with the pink and black. Since I wanted them to be scrappy, I cut 2 1/2" squares from 4 different pinks and blacks. Then I sewed them together and voila!
I did a modified strip piecing to complete the 25 4-patches of gold and teal. I cut the strips shorter and also included some piecing of individual squares to keep the scrappiness alive!
Since I have yet to start clue 4, perhaps that will be my next step. Since I have completed only one block of each of the other clues, I still have quite a bit of work to do. It is all good, I cannot wait to see how this quilt comes together. It has been interesting to see how Bonnie used the colors she found in the Grand Hotel to influence her color choices for her quilt and the blocks she chose to create.
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Grand Illusion - Part 5
Clue 5 of Bonnie Hunter's Grand Illusion Mystery was released to the world on Friday. I do not know what time, I slept in. Imagine my relief when I discovered that only 29 blocks needed to be made for the entire clue, really. We were charged with creating 25 teal and gold 4-patches and 4, 4-patches that included black, pink and gold. Even with my crazy schedule, I was able to finish the 29 blocks. Seriously, it is the only clue that I have completed!
The first block I completed was the 4-patch with the pink and black. Since I wanted them to be scrappy, I cut 2 1/2" squares from 4 different pinks and blacks. Then I sewed them together and voila!
I did a modified strip piecing to complete the 25 4-patches of gold and teal. I cut the strips shorter and also included some piecing of individual squares to keep the scrappiness alive!
Since I have yet to start clue 4, perhaps that will be my next step. Since I have completed only one block of each of the other clues, I still have quite a bit of work to do. It is all good, I cannot wait to see how this quilt comes together. It has been interesting to see how Bonnie used the colors she found in the Grand Hotel to influence her color choices for her quilt and the blocks she chose to create.
