Clue #4 Done!

I'm so excited that I have been able to keep up with the clues this mystery!  In all of the mysteries that I have done previously I have always been behind by the time we got to clue number four.  Last week with clue number 3 I wasn't so sure that I'd be able to finish in time, but this week I was done by Saturday night.  I was able to pull all of the blue fabrics from my precut strips and squares and some of the browns.  This has helped speed up cutting so much!  As a mater of fact I got the clue shortly before leaving for work on Friday and was able to quickly grab strips out of my drawers and bring them to work to cut at lunch.  Because I have been able to pull so much from my precut drawers I have barely touched the fabrics I pulled for the mystery except for the coral fabrics since that is not a color that I use often.  I can't wait for the next clue to come out! I'm participating in Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Monday link-up so make sure to go here to see what other's are doing.

Done in the nick of time.

Wow clue # 3 of Bonnie Hunter's "On Ringo Lake" mystery was a big one!  I got done just in the nick of time to start a new clue tomorrow.  There were some questioning looks from my co-workers as I drew lines during breaks between patients and later in the week cut down blocks in preparation for pressing. The last of the blocks were finished being pressed just in time for bed tonight.

For this year's mystery I have gone a little more wild than usual with my background fabrics, but I think it will look fine in the end.  I have so far managed to pull all of the background fabrics and quite a few other block parts and precut strips from my precut drawers.  Not only is it nice to be able to use up things have been sitting around for awhile, it has saved me a ton of time on cutting the steps.  

I'm posting this in Bonnie Hunters Mystery Monday Link-up for Clue #3.  You can find that post here.  Be sure to go check out all of the other On Ringo Lake quilts that are being made!

Cutting done ready to sew

Cutting off waste triangles

Finally 

Look Angela I blogged!

After several years of not participating I have decided to play along with Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt this year.  It has been exciting to get the new clue each week and so far I have managed to keep up.  Hopefully this will continue as the mystery goes along.  This year I have decided to follow along with Bonnie's color choices and was able to pull most fabrics from my stash.  I have purchased 3 pieces of the rust colored fabric since I needed a bit more variety for the quilt.  I have also been pleasantly surprised that I have been able to pull a lot of strips from my precut drawers for use in this quilt as well.  To see what this mystery is all about be sure to check out Bonnie's blog and the mystery link-up here:  http://bit.ly/2BFe75V