Busy Sewing Time of the Year.

Christmas is a busy time for many people, for me it mystery quilt time of the year. Every year since 2011 I have made Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville Mystery. I haven't always completed them to finished quilt, but at least I have finished the tops - except for the first one - Orca Bay. This year the mystery is called Old Town Mystery. Everything you need to know is on the Quiltville site, with clues released each Friday - Saturday in Australia. Last weekend I finished part 1. I'm making only half the number of block to make a smaller quilt.

Also released at the end of each month is the next row of Between the Lines sewalong. This month the is row 1 - Zig-Zag Stack. 

I'm making it with purples.

It is foundation paper pieced, which I don't mind.

I've completed 2 of the 5 blocks needed and will continue this weekend using clue 2 of Old Town as leaders enders until I've finished.

Another mystery that I like to do each year is Merry Mayhem New Year Mystery. The fabric list (part 1) came out this week, with part 2 revealed on Christmas Day, and then the rest of the parts on New Year's Day - or the day after about 1am if in Australia. I don't usually get up at 1am to sew, even for a mystery, but I have been known to get up at 5am and work my way through the clues, being careful not to check social media just in case I see spoilers.

Link Up Parties: 

Wednesday-Wait-Loss – The Inquiring Quilter

Finished(or Not) Friday – Alycia Quilt

Off the Wall Fridays - Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever

Scrap Happy Saturday - So Scrappy

How many projects......

How many of you have more than one project on the go? Sometimes I think I have too many, but then I can't help but start a new one. I think I have September and most of October before Bonnie's new mystery starts, although I am sure to be procrastinating about fabric colour choices - as I do each year.
So this week I have been working on the Moda Blockheads2 and Ula Lenz Galloromanic Mosaic.

I finished the July August block and I am now waiting for the September block to be released. I am so grateful to my Auntie Margaret who gave me an 'Add a Quarter' ruler. It has been well used for this project. This part of the mystery involved making 12 grapes - yes they are grapes. White (or yellow in this case) grapes and red grapes.

 These will make part of the border around the medallion center.

I am not sure what I will do with the quilt. Yellow is certainly not a colour I use.

 

Galloromanic Mosaic

I started two other mystery projects:the new Simply Colourful mystery quilt; and Ulas Quiltpage BOM - what was I thinking!!!! I admit, I'm addicted to mystery quilts, and simply can't help myself.

Back in 2013, I came across a BOM called 'My Home is my Castle', it was foundation paper piecing and I hadn't done a lot of foundation piecing 'sew' thought I'd have a go. See my 2013 progress here. I loved the process and enjoyed adding my own touch with fabric of people and animals looking out the windows. Each month was another piece of the whole picture. Each block was 8"x 8" and can be made more elaborate if one chooses. See the link for completed blocks from other quilters.

 I checked back with Ulas webpage every now and then but missed the next BOM, which was 2016, but found this one for 2019. Once the BOM is complete, the pattern will no longer be free and can be purchased. The 2019 BOM is called Galloromanic Mosaic and will finish 40"x 40" and is inspired by a travel quilter, who visited the excavations of the Gallo-Roman villa Seviac on a hill near Montreal, Canada. It is a 12 month BOM and started in April. This is my version of the April block.

 I'm really please with the colours chosen, except for the yellow - I don't like yellow, 'sew' don't have a lot of yellow fabric.I did change some of the colours, but felt the yellow was needed. Maybe next time I'm at the fabric shop I'll pick up a couple of yellow FQ's. May's block was added to April's block. Now to wait until June for the next section.

 I love creating and sewing.