After my parents passed away it took some time to figure out what our Christmas looks like. It used to be a huge family gathering holiday but with the matriarch/patriarch gone, things change. I think we've found our new traditions. Along with dinner, sometimes a church service if the roast isn't in the oven, we open one gift on Christmas Eve and save everything else for Christmas morning.
This year the gift was a family gift of Star Wars Monopoly and a big bucket of popcorn. The rules were changed a bit so it actually went faster than the original version. It was fun. After that we watched some movies before bed. Christmas day was spent in jammies... perfect, imo.
Later Christmas evening, Kevin and I watched some Downton Abbey (a gift to me!) and I brought my featherweight into the living room so I could catch up on clue 4. It took many episodes to get through sewing the triangle corners, but by bedtime I was finished with the corners. I still needed to press and sew the halves together, but a lot of the work was finished.
I was happy to be able to see what clue 5 was going to be before the evening was over and on Saturday I spent the evening sewing that part together. Today (Sunday) I went back to finish up clue 4.
All the pieces completed so far. I love these colors together (have I said that enough yet? Probably).
I'm still not sure where Bonnie is going with the pieces just yet, but I did play around a little bit. I wonder what that center could look like? The four patches are too small. And I'm not even sure what to use the longer pieces from clue 5 in. I hope New Years eve and day bring us to the layout!
Monday link-up: http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-5.html
Only Bonnie knows and this year she's been teasing that it might not be Revealed on New Year's. Like Big Brother, expect the unexpected. Nice to make your own Traditions. Ours aee sure different with no family staying at our house for the holidays. So happy to be working on the Mystery with you and my other Blogging buddies.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing all the different fabrics and even colors that others have chosen, I think this is why I am hoping to find a new group-type project in the new year :)
DeleteOooh! I adore your 221! I'm using one to make my mystery too! Beautiful progess on your clues!
ReplyDeleteI love that machine so much, I've said it before, but I really didn't think I would enjoy using one as much as I do :) It is a treasure for sure!
DeleteI like those triple-pointed stars. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas sounds wonderful. Traditions change while parts stay the same.
ReplyDeleteLove how you've displayed your parts. I haven't done that, I just put them in the box and not so patiently wait for the next clue. :) I knew you would love your Featherweight.
I'm missing at least the central units and the setting triangles for the blocks before the reveal, so who knows when we'll be done. I am divided between eagerness for the next clue and sadness as this fun is coming to its end sooner or later.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, it seems like so much work and then and you feel sad to think it will be over. I'm hoping there's a couple of extra parts this year to keep us going for another week or so LOL
Deleteyep, I know exactly what you mean!
DeleteMelissa your fabrics are looking really good together. I love your mix of greys. They all appear to be very much the same colour but different prints... very cunning. I'm keen to find a new group-type project after this one too as I'm enjoying the chance to share with others.
ReplyDeleteI watched Pride & Prejudice and Sense & Sensibility to get through Part 4!! LOL
I bought a fabric pack :) I was lacking on my grays so when I came across a sale on fat quarters, I stocked up on a certain line which had the colors I was needing. The colorways for black and gray are the same, just different patterns. All the rest came from sorting through my stash
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