It's All Stitching Fun

I started Bonnie Hunter's Easy Street mystery quilt right along with every one else. You can go to Bonnie's latest linky page to see everyone's progress. I decided to use Bonnie's suggested colors because every one of her quilts I've seen is beautiful.

With permission from Frances at Fabadashery

And as it turned out in the reveal, this quilt is bright and fun and beautiful. And I would enjoy making it in Bonnie's suggested colors, but I wasn't sure I wanted to decorate my bedroom around that combo.

I kept trying to figure out a color scheme including the units I had already completed--gray and white with black and purple and white with black. Nothing was really inspiring me, so I stalled.

Then I saw Frances' beautiful Easy Street here! It is exactly what I'd like my quilt to feel like. Oh, no! She didn't use any gray or white w/black. I wanted a warmer, cozier, but still colorful quilt, but I was starting with the units I had already pieced with gray and white. That's why I was having trouble moving forward with my quilt, I think.

Sooo.... I have decided to put all the units I have already cut and stitched and unstitched and restitched and stitched more units of aside--I cannot believe I am saying this--and start all over with new colors.

Before I started following Bonnie and her scrap happy way of doing things, I don't think I would have considered this, but I know now that those units I have already made will not go to waste. They will wait for me to use them in another project. And in the meantime I will be happily stitching away on a quilt I will really look forward to using.

Frances, your quilt is beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration. Bonnie, your quilt is beautiful. Thank you for the inspiration and the fun mystery and a new way of thinking and enjoying the whole quilting process. I can't wait to share my progress!