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Sunday, November 30, 2014

BOMs Away - Grand Illusion part 1 & Kelly's Strolling the Block



Welcome to the Link-Up for BOMs Away Mondays! 
We'd love to see the BOM you're working on lately. 
This week's link-up is at the bottom of the post.


Fourth-Sundays are supposed to be "Wind in the Whiskers" days, but I didn't have access to the work space area where I normally let that process do its explosion. So I Frankensteined batting pieces together to be able to pin-baste Kelly's "Strolling the Block" quilt.



Also, Bonnie Hunter's 2014 Mystery Quilt: Grand Illusion started up this Friday, and for the first time in 5 years of watching all the fun, I jumped in. It'll slip in with my weekly BOM work over the next couple of months.  Here's the Monday link-up for folks who are participating: 


I have completely finished 3/5 of the broken dish units, my additional HSTs are set aside for later clues, and the last 2/5 of the broken dishes are halfway finished.



And I think I'll be going with this group of greens, although that middle one is photographing super weird. It does have a more olive tinge than the others, but nothing like the contrast that appears here - actually, that's the same fabric peeking out down in the bottom left corner, and that's what it looks like compared to the others. So strange what the camera does with color sometimes!!


Everything is from stash.  :)



 I have about half of the first-clue units finished. It's been a fun holiday with lots of family time. Quilting work gets interrupted frequently for things like Parcheesi games on top of my cutting mat. (See my Grand Illusion extra HSTs hanging out with the kids?) I'm not complaining! I love the laughter and melodramatic pouting.  :D

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Gearing up for Christmas, now! Let us know if you've done any BOM work lately. 

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7 comments:

  1. BillieBee (billiemick)November 30, 2014 at 8:40 PM

    Love your Strollin'. I started one of Bonnie's years ago....:)

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  2. RachaeldaisyDecember 1, 2014 at 1:48 AM

    It'll be fun watching your mystery quilt grow. One day I'll join in, they always look so wonderful. Great to see Strollling is pin basted. isn't it great to use up pieces of batting.

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  3. Rose Prairie Quilts and FarmDecember 1, 2014 at 12:22 PM

    Love your quilt. And I think the greens will beautifully. I haven't played Parcheesi in years, love that game.

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  4. Kevin the QuilterDecember 1, 2014 at 5:55 PM

    You have a lot accomplished! PARCHEESI!!!! I haven't seen or played that game in.......well..........a very long time! LOL

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  5. ShannaDecember 1, 2014 at 6:52 PM

    I am still lurking on the GIMQ this year, I just can't make up my mind for fabrics, I love what you have done however, way to go!

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  6. JanetDecember 4, 2014 at 1:37 PM

    I love the colours in your Grand Illusion! I am going to start my when I get home next week. Parcheesi - we played that constantly when we were kids!

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  7. Lara B.December 4, 2014 at 5:47 PM

    What a fun time you've been having Lyn! Way to go! on bonnie's mystery quilt!

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