True to form, Bonnie released the big reveal of the Grand Illusions quilt New Year's Day. (Linking here.)
Bonnie, fantastic, fantastic mystery! So much movement in just these 4 blocks. I'll be linking up here and looking forward to all the other quilt reveals. Some people manage to assemble the entire quilt top - but I'm quite happy with my 4 blocks. It give me a great view of the finished product. (Note, there is an extra row of sashing between each of the blocks - probably should have overlapped them in the photo!)
I had trouble capturing the true block color outdoors - the single block below is a truer representation.
These are a big and beautiful 12" blocks with a 3" sashing. Still trying to decide on how big of a final size quilt I will go for but it is clear that I'll need to make more of each the clue blocks.
After assembling my 4 blocks, this is what I have left: 12 of clue 1 (enough for 3 blocks), 8 of clue 2 (enough for 2 blocks), zero of clue 3, 9 pairs for the outer border, zero of the center 4 patch blocks and 2 of the quilt corner blocks.
Creating these blocks will be my goal for January's Another Lovely Year of Finishes .
Happy Stitching!
Love the color palette you chose. it's going to be a gorgeous quilt when you get it all done.
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ReplyDeleteI love the look of the 4 blocks with the extra sashing. To my eye it does not make the design so frenetic.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been able to start my version of the mystery due to other obligations. . . but after seeing how yours came out I think that is the way I want to go.
Thank you for the inspiration!
love the colours you have chosen. Happy finishing.
ReplyDeleteThe softness of your greens allows the spinning blocks to shine more. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteLove what you have so far, those colors work great together.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful color combo that you have chosen
ReplyDeleteI am seeing lots of these blocks in blogland, but I really like your colors the best!
ReplyDeleteI like how your pic does show the 'spin' in these blocks.
ReplyDeleteWow, that looks great!
ReplyDeletePretty! Wow! So many pieces to each block!
ReplyDeleteLucky you! Your fabric choices are the best I've seen yet. I like the lighter subdued sashing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours! I like the arrangement with double sashing, too. It is calmer.
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