Celtic Solstice - Part 6, the big reveal!

I can't believe I forgot to do this post but better late than never!
New Years Day saw Bonnie revealing the conclusion to her mystery quilt.

 All the units we've been making over the last 6 weeks went together to make these 2 blocks.

 Put together, they look like this.

 These photos were taken with a flash and make the colours look a bit garish.

 I still have the final borders to put on.  I'm trying to decide which colou for this.  Either the greens or the yellows/golds.

I was distracted by this arriving - my very first hand crank vintage sewing machine.  Cannot wait to sew on her after she has been cleaned up.
Anyway, back to the mystery.  I love how it turned out and I think this has been my favourite one so far.
Huge thank you to Bonnie for her generosity in giving us this free pattern and taking the time to make it so much fun for us all.
Think its safe to say I'll be doing it again next year!
Happy Stitchin'
Rhianon.
PS I'll be back to update this page with more photos once my quilt is finished..

Celtic Solstice parts 4 & 5

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and managed to keep up with Bonnie's mystery quilt.
I forgot to post my link last week......

                                                                     Part 3 all finished.

 Part 4 was Christmas week and Bonnie gave us an easy clue - gorgeous little 4 patches.

                                                          Bagged and ready to go.

                                                             Now onto part 5........

 ..... a task made all the more enjoyable for me because look what Santa brought !!

These are the 3.5" blocks for part 5.  Almost finished them and I will be ready for part 6 on Friday.
Linking up with Bonnie's blog.  You can see how everyone else is fairing - some fantastic colour combinations going on and I can't wait to see the quilts coming together.  I'm hoping next week will be the big reveal.
Thanks for visiting and a Happy New Year !!
Rhianon.

Celtic Solstice Part 3

Hello quilty friends

I'm making good progress with Bonnie's mystery and managing not to fall too far behind,  I did get part 2 finished:

One of my fabrics has teddy bears on it and I love how they are going to be peeking out from this quilt.

100 x  3.5" chevron blocks, bagged and ready to go!

Part 3 of Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt  = half square triangles and lots of them., 200 to be precise.

We need 25 pinwheel blocks finishing at 3.5". Aren't they cute?  The remainder are left as half square triangles.
I'm almost done with this clue and looking forward to the next one.
 Linking with Bonnie's page today, so click here to go and see how everyone else is getting on.
I'll be back with part 4 next week.
Thanks for visiting.
Rhianon.

Orca Bay Mystery Quilt - Finished!

Feeling very pleased to have finished Orca Bay.  For those of you who don't know, this was Bonnie Hunter, of Quiltville's mystery quilt last year.

I machine quilted it on my domestic (only) sewing machine.

I worked a large swirly pattern in the center.

Some stippling in the green stripey narrow border......

...........and finally some little feathers on the outer border.   I used plain black for the binding.

                                                             Close up....

I love how it turned out and now I'm looking forward to having it on my bed this coming winter.  Should be very cosy!!

It's been a while but today I'm linking up with Missy Mac Creations where Erin is hosting this weeks TGIFF linky party and Sarah's blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict, so head on over and check out the finishes!

Be back soon with more quilty stuff.
Enjoy your weekend.
Rhianon.