I am thankful for friends and family.
I am thankful that I have the leisure and wherewithal to pursue my interest in quilting.
I am thankful for Bonnie Hunter's inspirational mystery quilt-alongs.
Today is the kickoff of Bonnie Hunter's Good Fortune! mystery quilt. (Link to it here: Good Fortune!)
I am so excited to be starting this quilt. I have eagerly anticipated it for several months. This is my fourth straight year starting one of Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilts on the day after Thanksgiving. Her generosity in giving such a gift to the quilting community is so uplifting and refreshing.
On Halloween Bonnie revealed the colors for this year's quilt. I was on a long trip and wasn't able to visit any quilt stores until this week. This afternoon I went to the Quilt Zone and was shocked to find an empty storefront with a "For Lease" sign in the window. What happened? When? I will miss this gem of a quilt shop.
I was also shocked to see that I haven't added to this blog in 11 months. I have spent a lot of time traveling this year. I guess that is why I have been feeling such a strong pull towards quilting lately.
A little more about Good Fortune! Bonnie drew on her recent trip to China for the the color palette for the quilt. It works for me! I just got back from a trip to China and other parts of Asia where these colors are prevalent. Here is a photo we took in the Philippines of goldfish in a feeding frenzy. This brings to mind the oranges Bonnie chose.
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| And here are my fabrics |
In Taiwan . . .
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| This traditional Korean dress is called a hanbok |
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| And here are my fabrics |
And then we have the neutrals. The one on the far right has a little bit of gold sparkle.
This time I am going to try something new (for me). I am going to PRE-WASH all of the fabric. I got a lot of these fabrics at Jo-Ann's. They had a big sale on fat quarters this week: 79 cents each! Wow! But I am worried that they may shrink or run, so all of it is going in the wash. I hope they don't unravel too much.
Lessons learned:
- I need a larger stash
The photos from your Asian travels are wonderful. Lots of inspirations for colour combinations. Happy mystery sewing!
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot to be said for NOT having a huge stash, and just buying fabrics for particular projects.
Thank you, Vireya. You helped me realize that I probably am ok without a large stash. It's a lot of fun to buy for a particular project.
DeleteI hope the washing working out for you. I actually don't wash solids, and I'm using a few, so crossing my fingers the mix of washed and unwashed is ok. It is so neat to see your photos of Korea and China showing the same colours as Bonnie. One thing I try to do with these challenges is push the tints and tones of the colours, if you look at my greens one by one they are very different but they still read "green".
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