Clue #2 Progress {Frolic Mystery Quilt}

Mystery quilt season is in full swing and I am *already* behind!

Clue #2 came out on December 6th. Things have been busy outside of my sewing room so I didn't even get my strips cut for my units until this weekend and I did all of the cutting for Clue #2 and Clue #3 at the same time.

This was another clue for me using my non-scrappy fabrics. It was very quick to zip together my strip sets.

It was also quick to sub-cut all of these units two at a time. I cut a couple more units than are required and I still had a bit of one strip set left just in case.

I also managed to cut all of my squares for making half square triangles in Clue #3.

In an ideal world, I would be able to finish Clue #3 this week and somehow do all of Clue #4 before we leave for our holiday road trip next week, but I know that would be a little bit of a stretch!

Today's post is coming to you a little late courtesy of the first real snow of the season!

Jelly Glazed Hearts Tablerunner {Fat Quarter Shop Hop}

Today I am participating in the Jelly Glazed Hearts tablerunner blog hop with the Fat Quarter Shop! Check out their post on the Jolly Jabber here!

For this project, I picked a mini jelly roll of the new Alma line from the Ruby Star Society and picked one of cream prints for the background fabric.

I picked out eight strips from the jelly roll for my blocks and paired them up.

Next came chopping my strip sets into the correct lengths for each block.

Then I made the heart blocks and added the setting triangles to each block.

This is a really, really long table runner!

I used backing from my stash and quilted this runner with leaves and swirls. I used six of the remaining jelly roll strips to make a scrappy bias binding. (I used this tutorial as my guide.)

This runner is actually just a little bit too big for my table (go figure) so this will likely become a gift!

Check out the other Jelly Glazed Hearts runners on the Jolly Jabber! Get the pattern here! There is also a YouTube video!

Sharing at Wednesday Wait Loss and Needle and Thread Thursday!

Clue #1 Progress {Frolic Mystery Quilt}

The long wait was over on Friday morning -- the first clue of Bonnie Hunter's annual mystery quilt was released! At the beginning of November, I shared my fabric choices:

Unlike many lucky people, I had to work on Black Friday, so I spent the day chomping at the bit to get home and start on Clue #1.

For Clue #1, we were tasked with making a pile of four patches using our blues and raspberry fabrics. My coral dot print replaces the raspberry scraps and instead of using both my dark blue and dark teal, I just used the dark blue fabric for these units.

I also did my cutting with my Accuquilt cutter -- my mom got me a couple additional dies for my birthday over the summer and the one was the exact size needed for these units!

This is the first time I am attempting to do the full number of units for each clue -- my first two mysteries, I did half as many units for each clue. Doing the full number of units this time was not unbearable, but I will admit my sewing went very quickly because I wasn't going full-scrappy for this clue.

While I was pressing my units and spinning seams, I had things set out on a side table in my living room with one of my nativity sets.

Clue #2 will be out today -- and we'll see what that will be. My plan for tonight is to press the fabrics used in Clue #2 and start some of the cutting while watching a Hallmark movie or two.

Are you participating in the Frolic mystery this year? What other holiday sewing are you working on this month?

Patchwork Christmas Stocking Remix {Fat Quarter Shop Fun}

Today I am participating in the Fat Quarter Shop's "pattern remix" for their Patchwork Christmas Stocking pattern!

Click here to see the original post and pattern! Click here to check out the other "remixes" of this pattern!

For my stockings, I used the same instructions with the exception that the pieced and quilted part of my stocking uses slightly larger quarter square triangles made from charm squares rather than half square triangles.

For my fabrics, I used an older set of 5" squares from my stash featuring the older Amanda Murphy line, Nordic Holiday. My background fabric is from her Twinkle line.

Instead of using fusible fleece, I used scrap batting and quilted my stocking front.

I quilted it with meanders and snowflakes. I then used the template to trim my stocking front to size.

For the rest of the fabric of the stocking, I used some scrap flannel that I had on hand.

I used half of another charm square for the hanging loop. Finishing this up was pretty easy -- despite my trepidation about three-dimensional sewing!

My husband has given his stamp of approval and so I have been tasked with making another matching stocking, as well as two mini stockings for our rabbits!

Make sure to check out the other bloggers participating in the hop today!

Brutal Honesty {December 2019}

It is...December? Last week was entirely focused on Thanksgiving preparation and enjoyment, decorating our house for Christmas, and work. Let's see where my WIPs stand.

Completed tops:
1. Breezy Blooms C2C Bee -- July UFO project -- No progress
2. Radiant Jewel Quilt -- April UFO project -- Pinned, ready to quilt, have thread
3. Daisy Chain Quilt -- No progress
4. Rail Fence Baby Quilt -- Have leftover flannel for backing.

Tops partially finished:
5. Romantic Garden Quilt -- December UFO project -- No progress
6. Monthly Wall Hangings -- March UFO project -- No progress
7. Pineapple Stash Bee Blocks -- February UFO project -- No progress
8. Not Quite Christmas Ribbons -- No progress

Just blocks and units:
9. Sew Kitschy Blocks -- November UFO project -- No progress
10. Cubicle Quilts -- No progress
11. Happy Houses blocks -- September UFO project -- No progress
12. Birthstone blocks -- June UFO project -- No progress
13. Jingle Bell Square -- I made 6 more blocks in November!

14. Big Block C2C Bee Quilt -- No Progress
15. Marigold Quilt -- No Progress
16. Pave the Way Quilt -- No Progress

Quilt alongs and long term projects:
17. Monthly Island Batik Ambassador projects -- In November, I shared my two Hip To Be Square projects made with the Little Sir, Little Miss line. In December, I'll be making a stand mixer cover.

18. Mosaic Mystery Quilt -- I am all caught up with the November directions; the December directions come out later this week.

19. Frolic Mystery Quilt -- I have started on the units for the first clue, but no finished units yet.

My UFO for November was my Sew Kitschy blocks. I didn't touch this project. My UFO for December is my Romantic Garden quilt.