Mystery Quilt

Today Bonnie Hunter posted Clue #1 for the Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt.   Above is my stash gathered to make the quilt and the yardage requirements.  Bonnie picked the colors and told us which paint chips from Valspar paints to use as a color reference.  It will be a scrap quilt which is out of my comfort zone so should be a challenge.  If 280 half square triangles plus 200 2.5" squares aren't enough, putting them together into blocks for the first clue will be.  Can't imagine what the next four or so clues will contain.  I'm up for it though and excited to be involved.
Let the cutting begin!

Christmas Tree Block

I started this blog in hopes of recording my progress as a quilter.    I began quilting in 1998, made a sample table runner and a lap quilt for my daughter, then quit quilting for ten years.  Since renewing my interest in it I have accumulated a "stash", made a few small quilts and projects, four baby quilts and have about seven UFOs which I hope to finish one day   I also paint in watercolor so my time has been divided.

I'm planning on starting Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt (she does scrappy quilts) on the day after Thanksgiving 11/28/14.  Bonnie suggested we create a blog so we can post to her blog as the quilt progresses.  She'll be giving us an on line clue each week.  My niece, Christy, will also be doing this quilt.  Should be fun.

I belong to the Palmetto Quilter's Guild and the above block is the one I made for one of our members who is going through Chemo.