RRCB Step 3

I 've been working on the neutral string-pieced blocks for step 3, need 60 of them-8 1/2 inch squares. Cutting foundations out of old phone book pages, and using scraps of a wide variety, 

This is fun and addicting.

RRCB Step 2

Half Square Triangles

The clue was on Bonnie's blog on Friday, and I had all 120 units done on Sunday! At one point I was happily chain piecing with kirtan music playing, zoning out, when I got to the end, reached around in back of the machine to remove the chain and surprise-no chain, just pieces. I had run out of bobbin thread halfway through the first pair!
 Using the Easy Angle ruler, it does make accurate units. I have been doing HSTs by cutting squares, drawing the line diagonally and stitching 1/4 inch from both sides of the line; and then squaring up. They are perfectly accurate that way but take a long time and is tiring on the wrist. I will surely make them with this ruler when I have so many to do in the future.

 This mystery is so much fun-I have made much faster progress than I thought I would. It helps that the weather has turned cold, drizzly and/or snowy.



RRCB Clue #1 Done

Had a very nice Thanksgiving dinner with family at my house. After everyone left I finished the 172 units for clue #1. Ready for clue #2 tomorrow.

Mystery Quilt

Well, here I go starting another quilt! I was going to finish my UFO list before starting anything else; but I couldn't resist this since I had some pinks in my collection-I bought some Wuthering Heights a few years ago and didn't have a project for, and some double pinks scraps from an 1800's reproduction quilt.

 It's Bonnie Hunter's new mystery Roll Roll Cotton Boll; she gave us the first clue on Friday on her blog. I need to make 172 of these units-doubt that I will get them done before the second clue comes next Friday, with Thanksgiving this week. I'm having family to dinner so much is to be done this week that is not sewing!