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THE BIG REVEAL...

WELL... i tried to post the link but i can't get the url thingie to work for me.. it looks to be a fabulous quilt tho... and i hope to see the ones that you all have been doing.. me??.. i haven't even started yet... 2012 wasn't to kind to me for the last half of the year.. i'm hoping for a much better 2013.. happy new year to you all my dear cyber friends!!..

I just saw the REVEAL! Wow! I can't wait to see all your quilts. I didn't play along because my stash didn't have the right colors. Now I wish I had. I did save all the parts so I can add this quilt to my "someday" list.

Here the link. Bonnie's 2013 Easy Street. Silly board, the link button doesn't work any more, humpppp

It's been fun trying to solve this mystery. The only thing I had right was that we would make 16 blocks - and that is only partly right because we also make 9 blocks of another pattern. I hope to have some pictures to show by the end of the day, probably not the complete quilt but at least of some blocks.

Here is the link to the page, but uploading the pdf will take a lot of time (mine is going on 30 minutes now and hasn't hardly moved!). Best to try during the evening hours. Oh, also check her post for a CORRECTION!

So many possibilities of finishing the top. It's neat, can't wait to see what all of you do with it.

Here I go!

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This my progress for the day....I need to get ready for work!

Lovely KC....apparently there are 3 different OOPS in the Steps.Step,3,6,7,and maybe 8...I've had company since yesterday evening and they just left so I have not worked on it yet...I'll find out as I move along with it this coming weekend...I am real happy with this Mystery so far and it did get me out of my color box,it has been a lot of fun...

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apparently there are 3 different OOPS in the Steps.Step,3,6,7,and maybe 8

I saw a correction about the green 5 1/2" squares (we needed to have cut 3 more than she originally said). Have others been posted? I can't find them if so. Could someone give me hints, please?

On the Yahoo group I saw a couple posting pertaining to OOPS...I'll have to go back and look...I do remember one of them said Bonnie mentioned it on Facebook,I haven't looked there...still trying to clean up here from a quilting party...not a party party..


ETA: I found this on Yahoo

> STEP 4 - Change the 3.5" squares from 145 to169 and
> STEP 6 - Change the 5.5 green squares from 16 to 19
> That's it - Nettie in PA

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KC I love your blocks so far. I've only been collecting the instructions. What do all think of the finished quilt?
Would love to see finished ones!

Go look at this quilters choice of colors...just awesome for a fall quilt...

http://www.joscountryjunction....final-clue/#comments

Thanks, May! That won't be hard to correct. I already cut the extra 5 1/2" squares so just need a few more of the smaller squares. I certainly have plenty of fabric to cut them from because green is my favorite color.

I am only making a baby quilt with this pattern, but between cooking and taking down the tree, I did not get much done. Here is what I have so far....

KC love the colors.

DJ love your colors also and like the final design you picked.

DJ...awesome colors...I habe been making a few extra cuts on all the Steps to possibly put a small quilt together later...

Between helping Mom take down Christmas decorations and laundry, I was able to complete step seven and now moving on to step eight! Wish me luck, lol!

This step is slow! I have the triangles done and the set of 9 blocks, just starting on the set of 16 blocks. It's going to be a fabulous quilt so I don't mind the time involved - I'm just anxious to see it finished.

I haven't decided on borders. I'd like to make it a little longer - thinking about a narrow border on each end, then a row of 3" squares (or HSTs) on the ends only, and then add the borders that Bonnie suggested. What do you think? Will that look OK and not detract from the design?

Mary Lou, I was also questioning the size of the border...I think I will go with a 2" inner border and a 6" outer border.

I still have a lot of blocks to put together but have enough done to start laying them out. When I did so, I realized this is going to be a big quilt even before borders. So here's my thinking now: Bonnie says it will be 84" x 84" before borders; 88" x 98" would be a good size for it to finish (in my opinion); so I need 2" border on each side and a total of 7" on each end; a 2" border, a pieced 3" border, and another 2" border makes 7". That's what I'm leaning towards now but it may change when I get ready to do borders.

Here's what mine is going to look like. These aren't sewn together yet.

Love those colors Mary Lou!! Lookin good! Deb

pville...Those colors look terrific....

Still pluggling around with my step 8 blocks...

Now, IF I had any brains, I would take that block and add those four corner sections and consider this a great table topper...

Love that red and purple together....

I am still on Step 7...When I went to sew my Bricks and geese together I had not trimmed all the dog ears from the geese...so more of KC's "goose droppings" . I got those done last night so tonight I will finish and start to assemble.

Anyone running short of 4 patches ??? I saw a message on the Yahoo groupwhere someone thinks we may need to make more? No problem if we do...

I really like seeing all the different color combinations...


ETA: It appears the 4 Patch count is correct as posted by Bonnie...the worried ladies had a math error.

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I FINALLY finished up the 16 A blocks! I couldn't go to bed until I pressed the last one. Now, off to bed as I picked up a shift and need to be at work at 5:30 a.m.!

Love it! All the blocks you brave ladies have posted are beautiful.

I didn't play because I have no black/white or grey fabrics. So I sat back and waited to see what the end result would be. I do love the look as Bonnie designed it but I will have to change it up if I want to make one. I will be sure to post about it if I do.

Can't wait to see more!

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I didn't play because I have no black/white or grey fabrics.

You could use any color combination you want! Mine is hunter green, dark blue, deep red with brown in place of gray and creams in place of white/black.

The final step is going much slower than I want it to. I'm almost finished with the blocks and will soon start sewing them together. Still trying to decide about borders.

I wish we had done more in each part in the beginning as part eight is a killer! I need to do at least one of the part B blocks tonight or I will bust, lol!

I agree KC we could have so easily me thinks......I've gone to Turtle Speed now...I'm still on Part 7, #2 triangles.. so I'll enjoy the slow ride...Lots of seams,pressing is a challenge so I've gone to just finger pressing now...easier to reverse...

Here is my first block B. The bottom goose is not crooked, just hanging wrong on the sheet. Now I can go to bed as I work another early a.m. shift tomorrow--what was I thinking?

Looking good, everyone! I wansn't doing this project, but enjoyed seeing all of the pictures here and on Bonnie's blog.

Yeah, what is up with a 5:30 shift?!? Good luck with that, chickadee.

I'm still strolling along on Easy Street...still working on those setting Triangles...found a nice new refreshing Blog to read today and thought I would share. Its his first Mystery quilt,Bonnie Hunter quilt and it will be donated to Quilts of Valor. Meet Kevin

http://kevinthequilter.blogspot.com/

I sent Bonnie my new Bumper Snicker,she responded
From: Bonnie K Hunter To:
Subject: Re: Easy Street Bumper Snicker

This is funny!! LOVE IT!!
Bonnie

http://quiltville.blogspot.com/

wrote:
Hi Bonnie ,
I was on my way to Quilt Guild when I found this Bumper Snicker while stopping for coffee last night.It was front and center at eye level as I pulled into the 7-11 Stop & Shop here in Traverse City, Michigan.I had to have it and share with you and all the Easy Street Quilters.


P>S> I didn't censor her picture...ETA...She posted it on Quiltville today...

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May
"In Michigan"