Week 5

Clue 5

This week's clue was posted the day after Christmas. Again Bonnie uses great sites as inspiration for her blocks. This week's are within the windows of a church. I was not able to work on mine until Monday and finished today. This week no cutting...just block building. I made several wild and goosy paper piecing blocks as tried hand sewing them. It is much slower, but very doable. I may do some of these during traveling to and from Arizonia. Good car project. This week's scraps limited to the small triangles on the larger blocks, but they fit in the paper pattern. So here are some pictures.

Bonnie's inspiration.

I tired to mix up all my neutrals. These blocks went together pretty well.

We had our first winter storm...we got 6 inches! A mixed bag of snow, freezing rain,and sleet.

Christmas

Had a wonderful Christmas with both sides of the family. Holzhueter side was at our home in Waterloo. So nice to be with family. Today got my permanent crown. I also ironed and sorted fabric to take to Arizonia to work on the 365 Challege quilt. This begins January 1st. The link is on my blog sidebar. Will focus on blues, greens and browns. A bright pink for minor contrast.

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You can see other quilters working on the mystery in the link up link:  

http://quiltville.blogspot.in/2015/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-5.html?m=1

Clue 4 completed!!!

This week brought us back to reds,neutrals and blacks. Also the return of the trapezoid block. First my blocks and then Bonnie's inspiration this week. Sure love these old buildings.

So if we did not perfect this block with easy angle and companion rulers, this week returned to these techniques. I have been sewing in sets, but as my proficiency improved I worked my way up to sewing two sets. Pick fabric combinations, cut, sew, press is all that is needed. This week took a bit longer for some reason. I however switched to Christmas music. These seemed to improve the speed. Of course all the other distractions of my girls being home and enjoying them along with more cooking. These are my blocks. I even threw is some Wild and Goosey blocks as they are so fun and with some of the scraps are perfect.

See other quilters work via the link-up at this link:  http://quiltville.blogspot.in/2015/12/sewing-parties-are-best-kind-of-parties.html

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I have a dedicated blog for this mystery:  http://allietarecherith.blogspot.com/

Day two of week four clue

Decided that I have been more accurate that inhale increased to doing two sets at a time. Today it seemed to go faster. So today up to 22 sets. I am thinking of doing 35. As this is a gift I may want to make one or two blocks for myself. Now to watching the Packer game.

Go Pack Go!!!!

Clue 4...red,black and neutrals

Week four clue posted today for Allietarecherith. Good to go back to the Reds and blacks. Using special rulers again. Easy angle and companion ruler and the block from week two. This time sewing the tops of each block together making sure the match up. Did a few tests blocks and then off sewing more blocks. This step will be a lot of cutting. Today managed to sew 7 sets and cut out enough for additional 10 sets.

Daughters are all home on winter break from college. Each came home a different day. Good to have them home and they are glad for a break. Past few days made some Christmas cookies so that was fun. Also spent a few days updating our new laptop in preparation for our trip to Arizona. It now looks like we will be leaving mid-January as Abi is not taking a J term and we do not want her to be home alone. 

So tomorrow will keep working on the clue...30 sets required but probably will do 5 more sets. 

Week 3 and the Third clue

This week we get to use our neutrals and golds. I picked up some additional Wisconsin Badger fabric and another fat quarter of a neural I like. This way a bit more Badger red fabric in the quilt.

This week is four patches. I really concentrated on cutting accuracy and this payed in less trimming. I actually cut WOF and then cut those in half and mixed up the fabrics. I took my time, but actually it went very fast. I really love the gold fabrics. They do look like Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese.

Bonnie always uses something for her inspiration of the colors in her blocks. Here is her inspiration.
I am also providing the link-up to others working on the project.
Bonnie's link:

Trying to mix up my fabrics.

Clue 2 completed

So fun to use the red fabrics with the gray and neutral fabrics. Enjoy listening to iTunes Italian radio music station. I have been jotting down names of songs to add to the quilt. Finished up the 10 sets and added additional 6 sets for back up. Also into my blacks to cut some squares. Some are saying these blocks maybe borders for the quilt...only Bonnie knows. Some have also mentioned they look like Santa hats. I have seen more color variations. Greens and autumn colors...aqua and purple. Even some green and gold. Since this quilt is spoken for maybe might do another in some of my favorite colors....we will see. It is so nice to sew and enjoy the process. Tomorrow some house cleaning and then to scrap box to do some wild and Goosey blocks.

Clue 2 reveled today.

Enjoy the pictures that inspire Bonnie's fabric color selection. This week continues with use if the easy angle ruler and the companion ruler. We continue with the gray that is constant thru the quilt and now get to use our reds. So I got to pair the Reds with some of the neutrals. 4 blocks must be the same, pinning them together for a future clue. Managed to get 10 sets of 4 blocks with 10 remaining to do tomorrow. Very much like the red, neutral and gray colors together. We are also cutting some gray and black blocks. Will be interesting when the gold comes in to play with this design.

Here is the link to Bonnie's link up to see others work:

Bonnie's inspiration.

Test blocks that came out great.

First 4 sets.

Final blocks in red..10 sets done today.

Finished Clue 1

The first clue involved a return to the easy angle ruler. I used this one for my first mystery-Celtic Solstice so this was not new to me.

As I retired just as last year's mystery finished, I am able to enjoy each step/clue this year. I purposely  took my time with the clue. I cut the strips one by one and enjoyed the neural fabrics I have chosen. 3-4 of them are new, a few scraps and some neutral from my Downton Abbey-English Manor Team Carson.

This year I am doing this quilt for my daughter Cherith...hence Allietarecherith. Cherith loves red and it is her turn to get a quilt. My hope is that it is more red than yellow (smaller yardage) and other colors used should be fine. Cherith is a nursing student in her junior year. She will be going to Africa this summer for two and a half weeks for global health rotation. She is also thinking about doing a winter term next winter to lighten up her senior load and this would be a trip to Italy for an english course. The professor is the husband of her second grade teacher. But that is only if she cannot get an english class in fall. So this quilt with its inspiration would be perfect. I am also going to hand quilt the quilt. Would be nice to get it sewn prior to our winter trip to Arizonia. Cherith will be visiting
during her spring break this year. This quilt will be a graduation present.

Here are some pictures of my progress.

Here is the link to Bonnie's link up:  http://quiltville.blogspot.in/2015/11/mystery-monday-link-up-allietare-part-1.html

I listened to say me great Italian music. Some of the songs I wrote down and n the white part of some of the half-square triangles.

Day 2 progress 

Then I took a few days off for other things.

Finished blocks today with a few more to spare.

Day 2 of Allietarecherith Clue One

Four more neutrals to use, these will be off white.

Mystery begins today...Clue 1

Not sure when the clue was posted, but saw it at 8am. Late night watching the Packers game...a loss to the Bears. But Brett Farve's number was uncovered and Bart Star was present for the half time ceremony.

Today's cue was half square triangles. I have several netruals and some with red and gray. This year I am spending more time with each step. I am cutting the strip, cutting the triangles, sewing, pressing and trimming with each strip. Also listening to some Italian music. Some of the song titles I am writing on the one white strip I used in the squares.

110 of 300 squares

Music to sew by...

Inspiration and eager to begin....

Some have posted pictures....I have done a few wild and Goosey blocks.

Fabric arrives...

Fabric arrived today from "thousands of bolts." They have great quality and great prices. Pleased with my choices. One black had a bit more gold in it than I thought, but it will be fine.

Decided to add a few more fabrics in same color themes but smaller yardage. So I am all ready to go. Now just to occupy the time with some of my other projects.

Will do this in somewhat secret, but will have to work on it over the Christmas break before heading to AZ. Maybe I will get it done and the can start quilting it in AZ, but not likely as last clue is usually New Years Day. Plans are to leave a few day after to drive to AZ. But this also will give me almost a year to quilt it before her graduation.

Let the Mystery begin....

This will be the third quiltville mystery I have participated. The color schemes where revealed on Halloween. I spent yesterday playing with fabrics from Thousands of bolts web site. I decided that with everything going on next year it would be a good idea that if the colors were right I would do the mystery for Cherith. I had thought about doing the Dear Laura from Ebony, but it starts when we would be in Arizona. This way I can have most of it done and have the year to hand quilt it for Cherith's graduation.

While the mystery can be scrappy, I do not have much in reds, blacks, gray and yellow/gold. So decided to order the fabrics. Put the order in today. There is a little yellow, but hope it is more red and black. Red is her favorite color. I can do most of this without her realizing it. Maybe the backing will be some nursing red material.

Now details from Bonnie....

The colors and sights of Tuscany have inspired me to combine what I experienced into a very cool quilt that you will love hopefully as much as I do!

What does Allietare mean?  To GLADDEN!  To REJOICE!  To become CHEERFUL!  It’s the perfect name for this quilt, it made me so happy to watch it come together.