Friday is Ringo Lake day. The gaggle of geese reappears with this clue. Brown and neutral geese this time. Units are stacking up, though only Clue #1 is completely done.
Bonnie works in an entirely different way than I am used to, at least on these mystery quilts. I'm used to making a block at a time. But Bonnie works in 'units', doing hundreds of goose units, for example, before going on and doing dozens of 9 patches or whatever. I can definitely see the advantages for this kind of 'assembly line' piecing for non-sampler style quilts.
The one thing that I'm struggling with is the cutting. I can't stand comfortably for long enough to cut the fabric for hundreds of units in one go. So I'm cutting for somewhere between 10 and 25 units, then sitting down to sew those, iron and trim them. Then cut the next batch. It's not as efficient as the way the Bonnie does it, but it works for me. I've been casually looking at some of the die-cut machines, but the cost is pretty high for both the machine and the shape dies.
Bonnie's "Day after Christmas" Link Up for Clue #5
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Bonnie works in an entirely different way than I am used to, at least on these mystery quilts. I'm used to making a block at a time. But Bonnie works in 'units', doing hundreds of goose units, for example, before going on and doing dozens of 9 patches or whatever. I can definitely see the advantages for this kind of 'assembly line' piecing for non-sampler style quilts.
The one thing that I'm struggling with is the cutting. I can't stand comfortably for long enough to cut the fabric for hundreds of units in one go. So I'm cutting for somewhere between 10 and 25 units, then sitting down to sew those, iron and trim them. Then cut the next batch. It's not as efficient as the way the Bonnie does it, but it works for me. I've been casually looking at some of the die-cut machines, but the cost is pretty high for both the machine and the shape dies.
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Looks good! Mysteries are such fun.
ReplyDeleteI am really enjoying this one. I sometimes am hesitant on mystery projects. But there isn't a one of Bonnie's quilts that I don't like, so I'm pretty confident that I'll love this one. Thanks for dropping by!
ReplyDeleteLooking great!
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