Whoa, Nellie! This is a part to end all parts. A clue of great consequence and substance. It is ten pages long. It is very complicated. There are lots of steps.
But, this clue contains The Reveal. It is the Final Clue. Bonnie Hunter's brilliance and talent is also revealed. As if we didn't already know how good she is.
The first thing I had to do was cut out a lot of neutral squares. Then I had to cut out some neutral rectangles. Then some blue squares.
The second thing I had to do was make four blocks (large four-patches, really) using the four-patches from Part 1 and the neutral squares from Part 9 and the HSTs from Part 4 which are now part of the mega-sets from Part 8.
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| The second step |
The third thing I had to do was take the Flying Geese from Part 6 and the Flying Geese from Part 8 and sew them together. Bonnie Hunter cleverly designed this so that the seams would nest when you sew the Flying Geese together. I almost missed it, because I didn't read all of the directions when I made Part 6. I just assumed I knew how to press the seams. Fortunately, it was an easy fix. I just had to press the final seam on each piece in the opposite direction.
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| The third step |
The fourth step involves sewing the four-patches, the Flying Geese, and the pinwheels together into a large nine-patch block. Wow! It looks great. It is amazing how it turned out with all of the aquas, blues, and raspberries matching up so easily. I was so pleased with how nicely all the points turned out and how flat the final block is. There are a few bulky seams, but Bonnie figured out how to keep the bulk to an absolute minimum. I love this star block.
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| The fourth step |
There are several more steps in this final clue. I am not ready to go beyond the fourth step yet. I have to make all of the pieces for Parts 1 through 8 and have to make quite a few more of these star blocks.
This is the end of the clues, but not even close to the end of my work. There will be more blog posts, but I suspect there will be longer gaps between them. I have had a lot of fun playing with fabric so far.
