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Monday, December 28, 2015

Bowties and Allietare

There were some good chunks of time for quilting over the holiday weekend, and I took full advantage of them. I got all caught up through part 4 of Bonnie Hunter's Allietare Mystery, and have made a good start on the next step. I am making mine as a Quilt of Valor and switched some of the colors around--where Bonnie used blacks and a constant grey, I used dark blues and light blues. Here are some of my units from Step 5.

Allietare Mystery, Step 5

On my design wall are the first sets of bowtie blocks that have been joined into 9-patch groups. I have been making bowties all year as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge, and I ended up with over 500 4" blocks. The current plan is to make two throw quilts from them.

Rainbow Bowties

I will be sharing with the following linky parties.:

Allietare Mystery Link-Up at Quiltville
Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times
Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt
Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework


Julie in GA

16 comments:

  1. I really like your bowties. I may have to start something similar just not 4".

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  2. The bowties are cute -- and what a great way participate in the RSC. I am on the sidelines for the mystery quilt this year, enjoying seeing everyone's progress.

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  3. Fun Bowties! I love your mystery colors, too.

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  4. The bowties are most excellent! Love your blues in Allietare, not a color I normally use but will rethink that.

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  5. Love your color combo for the mystery quilt --- and those bow ties are gorgeous!!

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  6. The bow ties for the Rainbow scrap challenge is lovely. I really like your units for the MQ, nice mock up :)

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  7. Your step 5 blocks turned out beautifully. The bow tie blocks are fun and colorful. You've done a great job of keeping up with both programs.

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  8. Your Allietare blocks are looking great - enjoying seeing your progress :)

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  9. Great progress on the mystery quilt! Thanks for linking up.

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  10. I really like your bowtie layout. Thanks for sharing all your great blocks with Oh Scrap!

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  11. Oh Julie... your bowties look amazing! What a great scrappy quilt!
    Love the blue mystery version!

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  12. Can't wait to see the final quilt in your color combo! Pretty bowties, too!

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  13. You have been busy! Way to keep up!

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