Mariner's Compass Part 2

The decision is made!  I, with the help of Jennifer Morgan (class instructor), chose the orange and green group of fabric.  I really really like the focus fabric.  I wish that the center were larger, but the border would be a stellar idea.  I will need to fussy cut so I get one of the flowers.  This paper piecing class class was really helpful.  I've done paper piecing, Adele's method is not always successful.   Here's the first section and the fabric positions.

It's hard to see the details on the background fabric, white with small yellow polka dots!

Really doesn't look like this will go together in a circle.  Time will tell!

Mariner's Compass Class

This afternoon I'm going to my Mariner's Compass class!.  It was a Christmas Gift from my husband!  I just can't decide which group of fabrics to use for the class.  One is a earthy Brown/Orange/Olive and the other Green/Orange/Red tone.  I love the print on the orange fabric but the other reminds me of fall and everybody knows how I love fall.   So stay tuned and see which one I choose for this quilt.  Excited to go to the class.

Part Number 5 of Celtic Solstice

All the parts, not all pictured here, are now completed.  It seemed like a gazillion pieces. OK, maybe it wasn't a gazillion, just 2,344 pieces for the small version of the quilt excluding the non-pieced border fabrics. I'm making the small version. Whew, so many parts and so many to make sure all the pieces go together so that the yellow is in the center.  Make 100 of these blocks. Learned to be really percise with the quarter inch.  I love this block and will use it in other quilts.  I think I'll use larger pieces.

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!