Friday, 12 December 2025

Some Sewing Occurred. Really?

I'm trying to sew along with Bonnie K. Hunter. I sew a few units of each clue. The eventual top will be added to the baby quilts pile for donation. Needless to say, I won't need that many blocks but since no one knows what's the block and what is part of the sashing (if any), I'm just enjoying a little bit of sewing every week. 

Part 1 - I had to start over as I didn't cut the pieces right on my first attempt. 

4 sets of 4 in the hope that they will become 4 blocks, maybe? Do I need only 4 or 6 or 9 to get to a baby size quilt? 

If they are to become Ohio Stars, well I'm darn pleased I set the wood grain of this print all in the same direction. :^) Time will tell. 

These are some of Part 2 and some from Part 3. As I've said previously, not enough Pink and Purple live in this house to make a bazillion-pieces-Bonnie-mystery-quilt. Orange and brown are the colours I picked this time around. 

I've also worked on these. 

Yes, it's County Clare again. (a Bonnie K. Hunter leader-ender quilt) I thought I was done but the top is too much on the small size to be approved as a baby quilt, so I added another row at the bottom and a column on the left. 

Since we have such lovely, soft, airy, snow falling (AAAAgain!) I thought a picture with the fluffy white stuff as background would be nice. The top measures 33.5 X 39.5 and I call it "good enough". Let's find a backing for this one and send it off. 

Tomorrow morning, I'm taking DS#2 to the specialist to have wisdom tooth remove. Oh that's sounds like a lovely morning. 🙄

Well, that rounds up what's been happening here, except for Raven seeing the vet. He got two thumbs up. He's back to his old self. Yay! 

He likes to sleep on the red chair when I'm at the computer 



I'm not sleeping, Mom. I'm watching you because
you're my favourite hooman. 😻


Have a great weekend, everyone!
;^)


More fun happening at these talented ladies' blogs: 
Angela at So Scrappy
Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts
Cynthia for Oh Scrap!


13 comments:

swooze said...

I’ll be digging in the stash for Bonnie’s mystery this weekend!

Lin said...

So pleased that Raven is back to normal - and I do hope those wisdoms don't cause too much trouble, you don't need to be on nurse duty along with everything else! Your gorgeous leader ender top looks so beautiful in the snow and your other project is progressing nicely. xx

Fiona said...

Yay, Raven is happy again.... well done with the blocks and the snow is a wonderful background for your art. Hope the wisdom tooth is now done!
Hugz

TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Normal is super. . .glad to read that about Raven! I like your Bonnie units. True, we don't know where they will end up. . .or how many you really need when you take your own course. I like your orange and brown.

Sue said...

I'm saving the Lupine clues for later as I never finished Old Town from last year! It's on my list for 2026. But I did finish my County Clare this week & I did a different layout than yours. Interesting how different they look, but still great. You did fantastic!

MissPat said...

Yay for Raven being back to normal (whatever that is). My sympathies on the wisdom teeth adventure. He will not be a happy camper for a few days. You've made progress on lots of projects. I haven't done a Bonnie mystery for several years. I think I'm over them now.
Pat

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

I'm so glad to hear that Raven is feeling better! Your County Clare is looking great - those little blocks do require quite a few to get a quilt of useful size!

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

Your County Clare is so beautiful and those colours are perfect for it and shine against the snow. How neat to be sewing Bonnie's latest qal...I don't have the skills to do that. How clever to think of lining up the prints like that for what may be coming in the next clue.

Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué said...

Ce tissu à motif de bois est très beau, bel assemblage pour ce nouveau projet ! Ton baby quilt est superbe, bravo ! Contente que Raven aille mieux. Bises

Nann said...

As you know by now, they are Ohio Stars so you're on the right track. I am saving the clues before I commit, and for me this year that has been most liberating. Happy Merry to you!

SueR said...

Hi Chantal, you're back! Actually in November, but I missed that. Glad you're back! I am collecting the parts of the Bonnie Hunter mystery but waiting for the reveal before I make a decision. Great idea for you to make a baby sized quilt. I do like your County Clare quilt too, another one on my wanna do list.

Astrid said...

Beautiful County Clare quilt, love the colors. Great start on Bonnie's mystery. I've done one of her mystery quilts. It was fun, but I think one is enough. I hope there was no issues removing the wisdom tooth. Poor Raven, glad he is back to normal! Give him a hug from me. Merry Christmas and have a wonderful Christmas week!

SueR said...

Hi Chantal, happy to see you're back, November actually. I tried to leave a comment before, but google seems to be getting more finicky than ever. Anyway, I have been collecting the parts of the Bonnie Hunter mystery but will wait until the reveal to figure out what I want to do next. Great idea to start with a baby quilt. Love your Country Clare--that one is on my list too.