Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Trying to Keep up on Easy Street - W.i.P. Wednesday

My mother always said, "Never start a project on Friday unless you can finish it on Friday."  I've found that adage to be true in my life:  I know that if I start a project on Friday it will not get finished.  (Of course just because I don't start a project on Friday doesn't mean I will finish it.)  Anyway, when Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street clues are published on Fridays, I read them, make a note of them, print them, then go back to whatever I was doing.  That puts me a little behind every week.

For example, below are my strips for 4-patches, waiting to be sewn, then cut.  Some are already cut and some are already sewn into 2-patches.  (Colors in the photos below are not accurate.)


I have 65 4-patches finished, which means I have about 1/3 of the total I need.  I'm having trouble enjoying sewing these blocks.  I find them so very boring to make....  I have also cut 40 of the 64 2" x 3 1/2" blocks.

BUT, all of my green and cream geese are cut and stitched!  I'll trim their little feet off sometime when I'm riding in the car (with my husband driving), watching a movie, or when I'm too tired to do anything else.

For this week's clue I have all the squares and small triangles cut and stitched.  I still need to cut large red triangles and stitch them to the other side to make squares.

Don't you love a mystery?  And don't you always try to guess "who done it" before the book or movie ends? I'm doing the same for this quilt.  I'm guessing Easy Street is a variation of one of the "Road to..." blocks.  Road to Oklahoma.  Road to Jericho.  As soon as I finish some more of clue 3 I'm going to lay out some possibilities.  Of course, doing that discounts the fact that we'll probably have at least 4 more clues, and 4 more parts to stitch.  Still, it's fun to play.

I'm linking this to W.i.P. Wednesday at Freshly Pieced and Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville Mystery Monday Link-Up Part 3.

--Nancy.

11 comments:

  1. oh my goodness, I am loving your fabrics for this! I cant wait to see how yours looks when it is finished.

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  2. You have picked such interesting colors! I'm going to love watching your quilt grow!

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  3. Love your backgrounds! It's so fun to see what we're all doing with our stash colors. Can't wait to see what your other color is.

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  4. I do agree with the others on loving the colors you use! Don't fuss over the four patches, just sew the strips, the're not THAT boring, and then when you do step 3, use the 4 patches as leaders and enders. This way you'll have 2 parts done with just sewing part 3. Hope it helps your boredom! Rock on! :)

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  5. So THAT'S why I can't get things done around here...I must be starting everything on Friday! :) I love that. I've finished step one and 2, but haven't even started 3, but like you, I am already contemplating how these will go together. This is my first mystery and I am having so much fun! I love your colors - I took the easy way out and used the same colors as Bonnie, but other combinations keep coming to mind.

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  6. Your colors look so great. I'm anxious to see what this quilt looks like.

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  7. Karin

    It is looking good keep up the good work, cant wait to see the final Monday linkup with all clues finished! wooo hooo! EaSY Street!!

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  8. sorry< I used your name wrong it is Nancy not Karin, just looked above and there were two karens in a row. ooops

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  9. You're making great progress! I'm loving your color choices. :)

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  10. I like the idea of your mystery quilt with clues coming in! Looking good! Will be great to see the next step!

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  11. Wow - like your christmaslook on this quilt. It sure will be exciting to see the final results of this mysteri.

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