A Grand Illusion

I don't know why, but I did, start a new project.  My first mystery quilt via Quiltville's Grand Illusion Mystery Quilt.  I kept running into fellow bloggers doing this quilt and decided to join in.  I find the directions a bit scattered but after reading through them several times I've figured things out.

I ran across these which I have been carting around every time I've moved.  According to the dated price tag, I got them in 1991. Yup, that sounds right.  They worked great for the 280 HSTs I needed.

Would you believe this was the very first time I've used this method to make HSTs?

Using fabric mostly from my stash, this is clue#1,

I discovered quite the pile of blacks I could have used rather than buying some new ones. Oh well…

My stack of Broken Dishes blocks. Sorry for the poor photo.

Then onto clue#2 and Double Diamond blocks. These are time consuming. I elected to do the stitch-and-flip method of construction as I didn't trust my printer to print the template right.

I just cut out everything, made a few, and plan on taking it up to Alabama for when I visit my daughter next week.

And lastly, started clue#3 which is an 8-patch using neutrals, greens, and black.  I am way behind but I did start the sew along about 10 days after it started.  I also need to squeeze some Christmas shopping in here somewhere! Yikes!
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