I made sure I finished the last checkerboard for Bear Country II on Thursday so that I was ready for Clue 4 of Bonnie Hunter's mystery when it was released on Friday.
I think this is the final layout, but I'll have to complete Christmas prep before I can begin the assembly process.
Hmm, Clue 4 -- Remember, I said that I had not selected a third color ... I suspected this clue would include it and so it happened. Time for decisions.
A little back story: I went with Bonnie's turquoise and I was drawn in by what she calls "coral" and my "soft orange" fills that bill -- except I've been using it where she used red! Now, with Clue 4, I'm faced with making a decision for the third color.
My husband favored going with the red but the one we felt might work was a little too bold for my taste. I looked at the inspiration fabric Fairy Dust and saw some lime green in there, but it was a little bland with the background fabrics. Then I noticed a lot of purple in Fairy Dust and that's what I went with. After all, purple is Kona's Color of the Year for 2025!
I managed to cut 8 sets with fabrics from my scrap bin. I put a scrap between each set as I ran them under the needle.
Look at how neatly they piled up behind my machine ...
My problem is a shortage of that color/shade in my scrap bucket. Time to send husband downstairs to find something on my fabric shelves. Stay tuned ...
Purple will be pretty with your other colors for this project! I don't have much purple at all in my scraps or stash. Hope hubby can find some more for you!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have the right stuff down stairs in the sewing room - have him take photos and send to you in a text message while he is downstairs and he won't need to run back and forth if that i what he is doing - good guy you got there!
ReplyDeleteYour Bear Paw blocks are looking good, I love the pops of color mixed in with the neutrals. I'm so far behind on the BH mystery, but that's nothing new. It will get done when it gets done.
ReplyDeleteAwww how sweet that your hubby will fetch fabric and advise you on a fabric. We both have good guys - mine would do the same. Right now I'm wondering whether to change a layout for a quilt, because when he saw it he didn't do his usual un-prompted "wow that's nice". He just asked who it was for and I had to ask him what he thought!
ReplyDeleteLove your neutral palette for Bear Country II, and also your brights for the Bonnie Hunter project. Such a good hubby to choose and fetch fabrics for you!
ReplyDeleteJust caught up on your posts, Libby. I find flying geese a little tricky and that is an interesting tidbit from Bonnie. Meanwhile, I think your project is turning out beautifully. That soft orange is a perfect touch amongst the neutrals. Happy Stitching from me!
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