Monday, December 21, 2015

Keeping Up with Allietare

The last month of the year is a tough time to be starting a new quilting project, but I just couldn't resist joining in on Bonnie Hunter's Allietare mystery. The last time I made one of Bonnie's mystery quilts was Easy Street back in 2012. Bonnie's color scheme of red, black, gold, grey and light/neutrals was easy to switch up just a bit for a patriotic quilt by changing the black and grey to dark blue and light blue. 

Here are just a few of my finished parts, arranged in a guess at what might be the layout. (It wasn't until I posted this photo that I realized one of my 4-patches is turned the wrong way.) My goal is to make this as a Quilt of Valor, which means a smaller size than the pattern. I have been making 2/3 - 3/4 of each kind of unit that Bonnie's pattern calls for, and I will figure out if I need to make more parts at the end.

 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
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19 comments:

  1. Bente AntonsenDecember 21, 2015 at 7:26 AM

    Great guess!

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  2. Southwest Quilting BeeDecember 21, 2015 at 8:29 AM

    I really like your color choice and layout.

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  3. Art by Rhoda ForbesDecember 21, 2015 at 8:38 AM

    Wonderful colors, great mock up . I do hope we use the gold next clue.

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  4. verpaDecember 21, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    What a clever idea to have two different star blocks, it makes sense. I love it.

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  5. AfterMath QuiltingDecember 21, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    Your design possibility is great. Good idea to make it a QOV.

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  6. KateDecember 21, 2015 at 10:29 AM

    You've done a great job of keeping up. I like your layout. Have a very Merry Christmas.

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  7. LoriMDecember 21, 2015 at 11:34 AM

    That's the best guess I've seen. I haven't even bothered to try to guess! LOL! I've just been blindly sewing. I also don't read the ending of mystery novels, or try to predict the villain. I just gasp in surprise at the moment of reveal (even if I really could or did see it coming). What's even worse--I do the same thing even if I've seen or read it before!!! (Voldemort's reveal in Quirrel's turban is still scary to me.) I think I like to be really present, so much so that I forget to be forward-thinking. Ha!

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  8. Libby in TNDecember 21, 2015 at 11:52 AM

    I think you may have nailed it, Julie. Lookin' good!

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  9. VireyaDecember 21, 2015 at 2:30 PM

    I like the way your stars go together, even if Bonnie does something different. But what will go in the centres, I wonder?

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  10. gayleDecember 21, 2015 at 2:37 PM

    Well, if this isn't the true layout, it's definitely one to use in the future!
    I love how your colors are working - it's going to be gorgeous no matter what the final clue is.

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  11. ElaineDecember 21, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    Fun! That's an eye catching arrangement!

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  12. ElaineDecember 21, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    Fun! That's an eye catching arrangement!

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  13. lourixeDecember 21, 2015 at 3:58 PM

    My guess is these blocks will be set on point. The centres must be 4.5 x 4.5 inches, my bet is pinwheels made from 2.5 inches HSTs. I like the scrappyness of your fabrics, specially neutrals.

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  14. Feathers in my Nest December 21, 2015 at 8:53 PM

    Pretty colors!...this has been such a fun mystery so far

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  15. DebDecember 21, 2015 at 9:53 PM

    Great guess! I love it but Bonnie has surprised us before. Love the colors.

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  16. Cynthia Brunz DesignsDecember 22, 2015 at 3:11 PM

    Nice blocks. It will be fun to see if you guessed correctly. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!

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  17. AndeeDecember 23, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    Bonnie always surprises me but good guess! I have been thinking there will be strings...and that would work in the center blocks. Her next book is about strings so if this one is going in it then logically it must have some strings!

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  18. DeniseDecember 24, 2015 at 5:34 AM

    Wonderful setting idea!

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  19. KarabetaDecember 24, 2015 at 3:08 PM

    So fun to see all the layout guesses, nice one!

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