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Week four has arrived.   Are you well on your way?  I am so hoping you are having a great trip thus far.  Please READ ALL THE WORDS before starting in on this clue and with that --- away we go. I am preparing for a retreat that involves me driving to a location in the country.  Country life - ahhhh, quiet and serene.  Yes?  I guess that means we can do a little more driving this week.  Roads

How is your Journey going?  Has it been educational or for pure enjoyment?  Both are great - believe me.  I have absolutely loved working on this project.  I don't know if it is the colors, the units, or just the ability to tune out the rest of the world, but it has brought me joy and for that alone --- it is well worth the effort. We are ready for another leg of our trip --- PLEASE READ ALL

Welcome to week 2 of our mystery.  How is your Journey going?  Are there days when you feel as though you are going like this: Or perhaps, more like this: Well, this week we are going to go down a straight and narrow path.  A direct route to the end of the clue.  No flying --- just driving down the road.  Can you do this?  It's fun and I promise, if I can do it, so can you.  (Psst -- as

I feel as though our Journey began in March, well that IS when the idea was hatched, but for many of us, life has taken a slightly different path since then and given us several hitches along the way.  2020 has definitely made it's mark, although I'm fairly sure many would like to erase it, it has taught me many things.  I have slowed down a bit --- why hurry?  There is really no place to go.

When the year began, I truly thought that this year's title be centered around the Roaring Twenties, the theme in my Facebook group, Our Quilt World.  I had been watching a friend work with blacks/greys/neutrals and mentioned several times that I thought it was time for me to do the same.  I even had a cool logo picture selected.  See?  So many thoughts were running through my brain --- names

18th - The reveal is TODAY!!!!  Having been on retreat for 10 days has left me with a minimal amount of energy, but I pull out the fabrics for another day of cutting.  I had so hoped that neutrals would not come into play again, but . . . apparently I'm going down to the wire with them.  I have strips laying out everywhere and know that some will need to be sacrificed and cut down to make this

Happy Birthday to me!!!!  What a great way to greet the morning.  Bonnie has given us an easy clue and I need it this week.  I have an unending list of things to do before retreat on Thursday and this meets my needs.  With that, I set to cutting as I have pretty much used up all my strips/squares in the color ranges I'm using.  Fat quarters are being decimated and my white neutrals are running

Well, it's here!!!  Clue 9 and the reveal are posted.  So, so much still to go and it will definitely take a second reading to get it all straight in my mind.  I definitely won't be making much headway on this clue today, but . . . . there is still half of a month left.  Well, almost.  I have 10 days before I travel.  Today, however, I CAN cut. It is Friday, January 17th and I feel a bit

Unity - According to the Oxford Dictionary, this means "the state of being united or joined as a whole."  I've thought about this a lot this week as I try to determine if this project is to unite us, the makers, or the quilt itself - i.e. the pieces.  Perhaps it is a little of both and I hope that is what comes from it. At any rate, it's Monday and once again I am cutting up units from my

I woke before the clue this morning.  I know, right?  Like that NEVER happens.  The big change this time?  I didn't sit and hit refresh a hundred times.  I had started a backing yesterday and wanted it finished so that I could load the quilt into the long arm and, thus, the time passed quick. The clue posted.  I pulled the stacks of fabric to the cutting area and went back to my backing.  By 11

Monday brings another segment to our Unity medallion quilt that Bonnie Hunter has created for the world to enjoy.  This week, I'm not as distracted and able to quickly search out the parts and pieces that I need from my Scrap User's System.  It is just so helpful to have the strips already cut.  There are enough small pieces to worry about and although I woke early and got a very good start, it

Borders!  Borders! Borders!  I do enjoy adding borders but so many I know don't.  If that is you, then this quilt is likely pushing you a bit.  A medallion quilt typically is round after round after round, although not always.  I have designed a few that didn't work that way, but for the most part -- welcome to borders! 4/6 - This is week 2 of the Bonnie Hunter Unity Quilt-A-Long.  I have a bit

There is turmoil in our world right now and everyone is staying home for at least another month.  That means many of us have empty calendars and time on our hands.  I know that applies to me, for sure.  I also know that with five children, their spouses, and sixteen grandchildren plus a mother over 80, I spend most of my time worrying to the point of catching myself with my jaw clenched.  This

Friday is Smile Day!!!  I woke at 6:00 and started hitting refresh at 6:15.  Oh my.  An hour later, the clue finally popped up.  Did I waste that time?  Nope, in between the refreshes, I was editing pictures for another post.  And writing.  The eternal writing.  Ah, I digress.  The Clue is here!!!  AND it's wonderful.  No cutting, just putting pieces together that we already have.  I LOVE it. In

I slept past 6 on a clue day!  I need to say that louder:  I SLEPT PAST 6 ON A CLUE DAY!  That is unheard of in my world, but it did happen.  The thing is - once up, I was on it.  I read and re-read the clue before starting to cut.  Guess what, I STILL struggled with the cutting until I figured out that I could cut as normal if I just made sure the blue was on top.  The problem is that somehow my

Wow!!!  I have not been able to sleep since about 2:30 this morning.  I have caught up on several "must do" items and managed to keep busy until 6:00 a.m.  It's Frolic time and I'm hoping it is posted soon.  I have soooo much to do today as family is arriving this afternoon for a several day stay.  Bonnie hinted that this week's clue would be easy and I'm crossing my fingers that is true.

What a week I've had.  I told my sweetheart that today is just for sewing and nothing else.  Well, I have turkey soup on the stove and I am wrapping a few items, but that is all.  Today I want to Frolic!!  I will admit that I was up early and doing the "refresh" thing today.  Having something like this to look forward to each week is something I need this time of year.  I LOVE the season, but

Friday means that it's clue day BUT, I am leaving for Abilene and my daughter's graduation this morning so all I really get to do is peek at it a bit.  I'll get back to it Sunday or Monday - hopefully. Sunday morning and I find a wee bit of time to work on this while my sweetie sleeps.  Fortunately, once again, I am able to pull all of the required neutrals from the strip bucket as well as all

Week TWO is here and I'm super excited.  I have worked like a dog this week cleaning house and decorating in preparation for today and tomorrow (a party I am hosting).  I will be blessed to sew with two great friends, Lana and Paula, today and that just makes these clue releases even better yet. Bonnie is traveling through Bavaria this week so we have a simple clue BUT, again, her Scrap Users

It's Clue Day!!!  That means it's also Black Friday.  You would think that I would get used to this after all these years, but no.  I am up at a little after 5 hitting refresh over and over and over again.  The clock is ticking so slowly and I keep looking at my fabrics wondering which colors we will use today.  Tick, tick, tick.  FINALLY!!!!  Woot woot --- blue and raspberry are the lucky