Celtic Solstice Clue # 4

Hip Hip Yeah!   Finished the green and orange four patches (all 120 of them) before lunch!  These patches had to be exactly 3.5" square.  Bonnie Hunter made a special point of mentioning this in the directions.  Some of the orange squares are rather "strange" in nature but I used what I had.  This is one quilt I do not want to purchase fabric for the top.

Did you notice the little clippy that I use to count the squares... Not wanting to make anymore than is required. Ha!

Celtic Solstice Clue Number Three

Clue number three consists of pin wheels made from half square triangles.  I was impressed with the Easy Angle Ruler.  I've had the ruler for quite a while ( bought it on sale ) but stuck it with the rest of the rulers and didn't take time to try the ruler.  So  I made 25 pin wheels yellow and orange and 100 extra yellow and orange half square triangles = 200 yellow and orange half square triangles. Whew! Ready to start clue number four!

Clue Number Two of the Celtic Solstice Mystery Quilt

Yeah for me!  The second clue is complete.  The green with yellow and white chevrons were inpired by Bonnie's visit to the tile floors in Christ Church in Dublin Ireland.

As I made these blocks I thought that these blocks would make a great border for a quilt.  Need to remember this when onto my next quilt or maybe one that's in the closet waiting for more attention.

Christmas Treats

Decided to take a break from the Mystery Quilt today and bake some goodies for Christmas.   The fruit cake cookies are from the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Gartner.  Love em!  Been making them for several years.  The tarts are filled with mincemeat and the fruit cake is Dick's favorite.  Just thought, hmmm, everything has either brandy or sherry!   CHEERS!

Mystery Quilt 2013 Celtic Solstice

Well here we go!  I've never done a Mystery Quilt, always waited until all the clues are posted and then said "I'll make that quilt" or "that's not for me." This Bonnie Hunter, Quiltville, quilt is made using scraps for she is the Scrap Queen. This would be a good use of all those pieces in the bins in my quilt room. This is the beginning clue,  the blue and white (92)  and orange and blue (96)  triangles using the Tri Rec ruler are finished.  Now on to clue number two.   Clue Number 2 will be white, green and yellow chevrons. (100)   Glory what have I done!

Charity Quilt for Crittenton

The children who are in residence at Crittenton need extra love and hugs.  This Whirly Gig quilt use the  Kay Woods ruler that has been sitting in my closet for many years.  The blades are stripped  and then cut with the ruler.  Turning the ruler 100% inables you to cut the solid background to the blades.  The fabric are Kaufman and have a variety of animals.  Would love to see the child who will receive this quilt.

To Those Who Serve

The Patriotic quilt is now in the hands of a Veteran!  I am so thankful I was able to make this quilt for someone who served our country.  As i make Veteran's Quilts I always think about my dad, my stepdad, my uncles, my husband and my brother in law who all spent serving our country.  They all served during a time when our country was at war, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.  God Bless all that serve then and those that are serving now!