The Not Blue Ridge Beauty

In an attempt to work through my ridiculous amount of fabric, I decided I should add one of Bonnie Hunter's projects to my list for the year. This year, I did not make a Get It Done UFO Challenge list. I finished all the quilts last year, and didn't have a stack to put on the list. I didn't even have an unfinished quilt beyond Good Fortune.

I'm not excited about putting completely nascent projects on the list. That doesn't mean I don't have plans for the year. Just that I don't have things leftover from last year. The block design is Blue Ridge Beauty from Bonnie Hunter's book Adventures in Leaders and Enders. If you haven't tried a Bonnie Hunter design, I highly recommend you check out her blog Quiltville. There you will find free patterns, tips, tricks, and even paid digital patterns. All great stuff.

It isn't made with blues, but it is still turning out to be a beauty. I made some of the units as leaders and enders and I have been working on units between other projects.

I have also decided to keep track of the fabric that comes into my studio. A local quilt shop had a sale on Sunday and I ventured out to pick up some Kona Cotton Snow. I am planning another big project and needed a cohesive background fabric. I don't often have this much (five yards) of a single fabric. I prefer to use several different background fabrics. This is intended to pair with a stack of 1930s reproduction prints I have been collecting for far too long. Keep an eye out for that one sometime this year.

Fabric purchased this year: 5 yards

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle
Fiskars Rotary Cutter
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion
Fiskars 8-inch scissors
Juki TL-2010Q
6.5" Easy Angle Ruler
4.5" Easy Angle Ruler
Creative Grids 6.5" Square Ruler
Cheryl Ann's Quilting Design Wall - 72" White
Bonnie Hunter's Book Adventures with Leaders and Enders