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| Hourglass units |
Our first clue was to sew sets of hourglass units using the pink, blue and white fabrics. It sure helped my accuracy that the fabrics were starched before I cut and stitched the pieces! After I finish a clue, I put the clue in a bag with a label as to which clue it is. I also list the number of units.
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| Flying geese units |
Our second clue was to sew sets of flying geese. Again, it was important to pay attention to the color of the fabrics used for each group of geese! It took me awhile to cut the fabrics for the geese because I was using fabric scraps. I found that I would cut enough fabric to sew several groups. When I had pressed and trimmed that group, I would repeat the process.
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| HSTs units |
Our third clue was to sew a lot of HSTs (half square triangles). For this clue, I misread the first direction and thought the size of the unfinished small block was smaller than it was. I put those units in the parts department. I could use them for sashing a project.
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| Half square rectangles |
Our fourth clue was to make a bunch of half square rectangles using the purple and background fabrics. I was dubious because the way the rectangles are trimmed, there is a little space from the corner from the seam. This was the opportunity to use the creative grid half rectangle ruler. It took me a little bit to determine it was correct to trim on the line. These turned out perfectly. I LOVE the ruler!
It is going to be fun to see where Bonnie has designed where the pieces live in the quilt!
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| Making blocks |
Clue number five was about using the units from clue number one to make a block. I was shocked at how quickly I was able to piece these suits. Accurate cutting and sewing makes such a difference! It wasn't long before I had stitched all of the blocks!
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| Blocks for clue number five |
Next week, I'll be playing with family so my sewing time will be limited. Goal number two on my December
list was to make parts for this mystery. Linking to
Oh Scrap.
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