Easy Street

I let this mystery which my friend Sherry said I should name "Mexican Salsa" for quite a few months and then decided I wanted borders.  The borders took quite a while to put on.  Then deciding how to quilt it became a big decision.  I wanted to try the laser light on my brother sewing machine, so straight line quilting won out. I have tried straight line quilting before, and I have to say that I am in love with the laser light!  I did get the entire thing done and put on the bed before the 2013 mystery named Celtic Solstice started!! Wahoo!!

I must admit that I don't really like the black and white background.  The teapots sure show up in the close up.  I guess if people are looking at if from the street it will be okay. 

Well the mystery top has been sewn together  for a couple weeks.  I got it pressed and hung up so I could take a picture.  I don't know if or what I should do for borders.  Maybe I will let it age a bit.  Any suggestions would be welcome.

 

I have all the pieces and parts for the first 4 steps.  I have some trimming and cutting of the rabbit ears I had to stop and sew a few of the geese together in pairs.  I really enjoy looking at other people's progress.  Mine is ending up pretty busy for me. I see some others that I prefer and will remember for the future.  We're not done yet though.  :)  It may develop into something I like better. See others here: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-4.html

step3

Step 4

Now I have moved the mystery quilt to its own page. I finally used the two rulers that Bonnie Hunter likes the companion angle and the easy angle.  I have used the companion angle before because it has some no slip circles on the back, but I don't know when or where.  I love the sensation of using up some of those smaller scraps. I became a little nervous when I read some of the posts about doing flying geese triangles this way.  A couple of people could not get the accuracy.  I have tried every method of making flying geese that anyone has devised over the years.  They all work and I even like all of them, but I can really see the advantages of doing them Bonnie's way.  It is amazing how accurate you can get when you practice something 128 times! Okay I only have 78 done and now step 3 is up.  Well I am going to try a few of the step 3 blocks and come back to my geese. I wish I had a few more black and white prints that are mainly white.  Going through this process is giving me lots of ideas for using my scraps and combining parts of these ideas.  A baby quilt with the center block using up some of those kid prints I have and then using the geese as star points.