I changed Bonnie's aqua to green, but I stuck with her other suggested colors.
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| On Ringo Lake--Chocolate Lovers Edition (76" x 92") |
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| On Ringo Lake (detail) |
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| On Ringo Lake (chocolate detail) |
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| On Ringo Lake (backing and binding detail) |
Nearly everything came from my scraps/stash--even the backing fabric. I thought backing was a good use for the fabric since the print is so large. I ended up with about 8" of the piece left over (whew! that was close!).
The hardest part of this project for me was the assembly--on-point with sashing. The sashing had to be turned a particular way, and thinking on the diagonal is never something that comes easily for me. I was very careful--checking and re-checking directions--but I'm sure that something in there is turned the wrong way. Just call it a design variation. 😃
This quilt is HEAVY! I'm talking about weight, not necessarily thickness or warmth--all those seams add up to more weight than you would expect.
I simply meandered the quilting--some of the fabrics caused a bit of thread shredding, so I was very glad to finally finish quilting it.
I enjoyed this project. It is the third Bonnie Hunter quilt I have done during her annual mystery (I did Old Tobacco Road long after the actual mystery time). I look forward to see what she cooks up for next year!
Previous blog posts about the mystery can be found here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5. After Part 5, there were several rapid-fire clues and the reveal, but I didn't blog about those--I had to catch up!
I'm linking with Fiber Tuesday 153 at The Quilting Room with Mel and Whatever Wednesday at Jo's Country Junction.
Your quilt looks amazing and I love the fabric colour choices.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! Thanks, too, for visiting my blog.
DeleteIt is so pretty. I really like the green.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I'm not a big aqua fan--this looks like chocolate mint to me (I am a big fan of chocolate mint!). :)
DeleteWow, that quilt is so very beautiful!! Love it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Thanks for visiting. :)
DeleteCongrats on 2 finishes in a week.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cheryl. Thanks, too, for visiting.
DeleteCongrats! Love your quilt. I am ashamed to say my Ringo Lake is still just 'piles of units'. I'll get back to it after "It was the 80s" is done, I think.
ReplyDeleteUnits are good--uncut fabric is much worse! :) Thanks for visiting.
DeleteI am sure the chocolate fabric will be smiles for years. It is beautiful:)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Maggie! :)
DeleteThat's a lovely colored version of On Ringo Lake. Love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Roxann!
DeleteCongratulations on your finish!
ReplyDeleteI know firsthand how hard that sashing is to get right. There is at least one error in mine that I"m choosing to leave in.
It was tough--plus being on-point! I was glad to finish it. :)
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