I made sure I finished the last checkerboard for Bear Country II on Thursday so that I was ready for Clue 4 of Bonnie Hunter's mystery when it was released on Friday.
I think this is the final layout, but I'll have to complete Christmas prep before I can begin the assembly process.
Hmm, Clue 4 -- Remember, I said that I had not selected a third color ... I suspected this clue would include it and so it happened. Time for decisions.
A little back story: I went with Bonnie's turquoise and I was drawn in by what she calls "coral" and my "soft orange" fills that bill -- except I've been using it where she used red! Now, with Clue 4, I'm faced with making a decision for the third color.
My husband favored going with the red but the one we felt might work was a little too bold for my taste. I looked at the inspiration fabric Fairy Dust and saw some lime green in there, but it was a little bland with the background fabrics. Then I noticed a lot of purple in Fairy Dust and that's what I went with. After all, purple is Kona's Color of the Year for 2025!
I managed to cut 8 sets with fabrics from my scrap bin. I put a scrap between each set as I ran them under the needle.
Look at how neatly they piled up behind my machine ...
My problem is a shortage of that color/shade in my scrap bucket. Time to send husband downstairs to find something on my fabric shelves. Stay tuned ...
Purple will be pretty with your other colors for this project! I don't have much purple at all in my scraps or stash. Hope hubby can find some more for you!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have the right stuff down stairs in the sewing room - have him take photos and send to you in a text message while he is downstairs and he won't need to run back and forth if that i what he is doing - good guy you got there!
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