FUN Kimberbell Wallflower Mystery!

 This KimberBell Wallflower Mystery has turned out to be one of my favs!

June Wallflower Mystery block - Pink Sparkle version

Even the background quilting is included w/ALL the KimberBell Wallflower Mystery digital embroidery designs!

All my completed embroidery blocks to date:

- still need to go back and finish up the May pieced blocks - trying to make final fabric decisions ;-)

My version of June's block in PURPLE!

Kimberbell June Wallflower Mystery block - PURPLE Passion!

Time to go grab the July block and get back to embroidering!  

Later,

~Deb

Binding/Broccoli Babies/Baby Blocks and... ;-)

It's been a BUSY as a bee week!  What with binding three (3) quilts, transplanting baby broccoli from hydroponic starter system, starting on the machine embroidery version of Dear Jane/Dear Allison and...

Binding patriotic quilt #3

Baby broccoli plants ready to transplant - one of my quilty friends
corrected me, saying these are ready for Jr. High, LOL!

9-patch/4" Dear Allison block

Embroidering the 4" baby star block

ALL finished!

I snagged the set during a Flash Sale at Sweet Pea's a couple weeks ago...and used up some of the points I had saved up - so glad I did!  They are Fast & FUN - my idea of a good machine embroidery experience ;-).

...and last BUT surely NOT least - we launched our Sweet Freedom Patriot Quilts project!  Really excited to finally get this off the ground, just in time for our Country's 250th Celebrations!  ALL the details can be found at our 'sister blog', aptly named 'Sweet Freedom Patriot Quilts' - https://sweetfreedompatriotquilts.blogspot.com/  Please feel free to join in ALL the quilty FUN - open to ANYONE/Everyone who quilts!  Sweet Freedom Patriot Quilts Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/sweetfreedompatriotquilts/

Time for more binding!

Patriotic quilts ready for binding!

Later,

~Deb

It's March and BOTH Old Town Mysteries are FINISHED!

 After spending February dealing w/Family Flu, injuries and weather - complete with an Electric Heat Pump that kept quitting every time the temps dropped Below Zero - was FINALLY able to get back to sewing on these Old Town Mysteries to FINISH!

Bonnie 'Classic Colorway':

Old Town Mystery - Bonnie 'Classic Version'

Patriotic Version:

Old Town Mystery - Patriotic Version

Rows ready for assembly:

Old Town Patriotic Version - ready for Assembly

Attaching the FINAL Border!

Attaching the FINAL Border!

This Old Town Mystery always will hold a very special place in my heart - especially while doing TWO of them!  I'm not sure I'll ever try and attempt to do TWO Bonnie Hunter Mysteries again but...I'm grateful for the experience and I dearly LOVE Both of them... especially how well the Patriotic Version turned out...Thank YOU, Bonnie!

Later, 

~Deb

Please Note:  this Old Town Mystery was conducted by Bonnie Hunter/Mystery Quilt Designer beginning October 31, 2024 until early February, 2025.  The Old Town .pdf pattern booklet is now available for purchase at this direct online web link:  https://quiltville.com/shop.html#!/Old-Town-PDF-Pattern-Booklet/p/724141183

Please Note II:  I 'chose' to go SCRAPPY w/Both Old Town Mysteries - using my stash for 'most' of the fabrics chosen.  Still, there was a need for a delish Cranberry Fat Quarter from Connecting Threads, on Clearance SALE during Thanksgiving/Christmas!

Clue #9 of Old Town Mystery - Building those MULTIPLE Units ;-)

 Yep, there are MORE than a few parts to Clue #9, in fact I was joking w/one of my Quilty friends that Clue #9 of Old Town Mystery could actually be FIVE (5) Clues ALL rolled up into ONE!  No Worries - we'll take it one piece at a time...kinda like eating an elephant...right?

After reading through ALL the instructions a couple of times, decided to construct ALL the sashings for BOTH Versions - Classic Bonnie & Patriotic, FIRST.  I knew IF I didn't, I'd start putting blocks together and once complete, I'd take another look at those sashing instructions and put EVERYTHING away for 'another day'...which would not come for several YEARS, lol!

I must admit - once assembled CORRECTLY, these sashings are GORGEOUS, aren't they?

Sashings - Classic Bonnie version

Sashings - Patriotic version

Once the sashings were complete and I celebrated w/coffee and chocolate, it was time to move on to the Flying Geese units - these were a Piece 'O Cake after those UNFORGETTABLE Sashings...Bonus!

Flying Geese units - Classic Bonnie

Flying Geese Units - Patriotic

...and Finally - those cute lil corner units - again Easy/Peasy 'after' the other parts of this Clue!

Corner Units - Classic

Corner Units - Patriotic

A few pics of assembly:

Snowballing the corners of Sashing unit

Chain piecing HSTs for corner units - my differential feed came in handy
for this unit and especially for assembling the sashings and corner units

Probly would've been done 'building' these units a day or so sooner BUT, we had a snowstorm show up right when I was trying to cut/piece...darn it!  Had to do some scooping in between cutting/piecing/pressing/pruning:

6"+ of that White Stuff!

Snow pile - freshly scooped

The first day got to scoop the sidewalks & driveway.  The second day was the deck and 37 steps to quilting studio...it's time for coffee and chocolate...again ;-).

Later,

~Deb

Ringing in the NEW Year w/Clue #8 of Old Town Mystery!

 What a way to start off a Brand-NEW Year, than w/sewing ALL day on a Mystery Clue...Clue #8 of our Old Town Mystery!

Clue #8 of Old Town Mystery = Classic Bonnie version ;-)

Those following along will remember that I've chosen to not only go ALL scrappy w/my version of Old Town Mystery BUT, I've opted to 'also' do a Patriotic version by swapping out the Corals for GOLDS and the Aquas for Sapphire Blue!

LOTS of wings to assemble!

Wings for BOTH Clue #8's

Chain piecing is the ONLY way to assemble ALL these wings:

Chain piecing the 'second' set of wings

Once I got into the 'groove' of chain piecing these wings, things went fairly quickly.  I assembled the geese for BOTH clues on one side of each goose triangle, pressed and assemble the second wing, then gave EVERYTHING a final press/pruning:

Clue #8 = BOTH versions for Old Town Mystery

After those were complete, decided to finish quilting up some of my potato chip pot holders - these are such FUN to create...can't make just one!

Potato chip pot holder getting quilted
(I use 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" logs for these - SCRAPPY!)

Hope 2025 is a Wonderful Year for Us ALL - Happy New Year, Everyone!

Time to bind those pot holders...

Later,

~Deb

Old Town Mystery - Clues #7, #6, #5, #4!

Been soooo busy the past couple weeks - just like EVERYONE else, haven't had time to blog, but I'll try and cram a bunch of it into this post!

Clue #7 of Old Town Mystery - BOTH versions = Patriotic & Classic Bonnie:

Clue #7 - Patriotic version.
Aren't these the cutest?

Chain piecing Clue #7:

Getting those hour glass units sewn

Clue #7 - Classic Bonnie version:

Clue #7 - Classic Bonnie version

Took a bit of cutting/sewing for this clue - but it was so worth it!

Chain piecing the flying geese

Chain piecing the hour glass units to the flying geese

Clue #6 a Surprise Clue on December 23, 2024 - took a lil hustle to get this one finished up prior to Christmas Eve:

Classic Version - Clue #6
LOVE the Cranberry REDs in this Clue

Patriotic Version - Clue #6

and then onto Clue #5:

Patriotic Version of Clue #5 - I swapped out the Corals for Golds
and the Aqua for Sapphire Blue 

Classic Bonnie version of Clue #5

...and finally - Clue #4 where we left off:

Classic Bonnie version of Clue #4

All cut and ready to sew!

Chain piecing Clue #4

BOTH versions - looking good!

All ready for our next clue!  

In between clues and Holiday festivities, been quilting ;-)

One of 'Our Doris's  Patriotic Strip Quilts' - coming off the frame

'Liberty' digital quilting design in Glide Silver

Front/back of quilting - I love turning a quilt over to see the back ;-)

Time to bind!

Later,

~Deb

Clue #3 of Old Town Mystery in the Bag!

That means BOTH the Classic 'BH' Old Town Mystery and my Patriotic version of Clue #3 are Complete...Whew!

Patriotic Clue #3

Had a couple of 'Helpers' to get things moving along - first, while chain piecing:

Chain piecing Clue #3

using this 'Clip-it' Tool is Fast & FUN!

Clip-it tool uses 'old' rotary cutter blades!

Clip-it...Clip-it GOOD ;-)

...and this little 'Strip Stick' pressing tool is da Bomb!  Was able to make quick work of pressing my center seams open:

Pressing center seam is Quick & DONE w/Strip Stick!

Clue #3 - Lookin' Good!

Clue #3 - ALL Pressed & Finished!

Ready for Clue #4...Bring it ON!

~Deb