Yesterday  (1/5/18) I finished quilting and binding my On Ringo Lake Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt.

I’m so happy with how it turned out!  Finished size is 75″ x 90″.

I posted it on the facebook group for Quiltville and I’ve gotten over 1000 likes.  Wow!  I’m a fairly reserved person, not liking the spot light on me.  But you know, sometimes a crafter just needs a pat on the back, a great job comment, or even a WOW!  I think my family is just so used to me making things that they think its common place.  My daughter said “it’s nice”, no comment yet from DH though.  So if you’ve commented out loud to yourself or here on my blog, thank you! I appreciate it.

Linking up with Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict for “Can I get a Whoop Whoop?”  and Quiltville’s Quips and Snips!! for “Monday Mystery Link up”  today.

I finished my On Ringo Lake mystery quilt top last night.  Started on November 24th and finished on January 2.  There are 3339 pieces, some as small as 1 1/2 inches square.  I loaded up the backing a few days ago, and now to quilt it.  I surpassed last years personal challenge (En Provence) by two days.  I was wondering if I just made the clues one after the other, how long it would take me.  Six weeks is a long time (for me) in which to complete a quilt top.  Most of these clues/parts took me from one to two days the complete.   If I was truly an over achiever, I think I could do this top in about ten days.  That would certainly suck any fun out of it though, not to mention the wear and tear on me and my machine.

In other news, I restarted the 365 block challenge.  Fortunately for me, the quilter who runs the challenge decided to re-do the 2016 quilt.  I have completed all the blocks up to March.  So I won’t be starting it (again) until then.  As of now, the blocks live in their tote, happily hibernating.  

I have two commission quilts to make in the next month or so.  A tee-shirt quilt and a Storm at Sea quilt.  The Tee-shirt quilt parts are in a plastic bag right now.  I was waiting until the new year to open it and lay everything out, maybe after I quilt the ORL quilt.  The S@S quilt I need to get fabric for, Batiks maybe.  I’m not sure if I want to paper piece it or not.  Those diamond in a rectangle blocks are tough to get straight.  I can’t remember how I did my red and white S@S, hmmm.  I think I used the block-loc rulers and templates.  I should really take notes LOL.