Whew!  My Christmas/New Year break is over....sigh.  We spent our Christmas with hubby in Las Vegas and had a great time visiting with our son and his family.  Mom and Dad Eisebraun are doing fine, too.
After all the fun and family visits, we are now safely back home.  I picked up from where I left off with Bonnie's quilt mystery and worked madly after New Year's.  Wow, what a pretty quilt this is...here are my completed blocks.  I used Grandma Plummer's Pfaff treadle to sew the blocks together.  I plan to work on sewing all the blocks together after school/work this week.

I'm excited to put everything together now that I have my "Sweet Sixteen" quilt machine to help me complete the quilt.

Back to Quiltville for the final reveal!  Here's the link to see what others have finished.

I'm enjoying this mystery, too!  I love the color palette and am anxiously waiting for the final reveal.  I went to my local quilt shop and found more gold and I like the result.  I also pulled more neutrals out of my stash to bring in more variety.  After re-reading the directions, I loved how Bonnie's colors seem to blend and create a dance of colors, so I copied her examples.  I like it!!
I am finished with step 3.

On to step 4....
I have my patches cut out and will continue to sew this week to finish.  I 'm about halfway with the construction of step 4 all sewn on my Singer Mocha 301a.  She sews so quietly.  Notice the table?  I purchased the Gidget 1 table on E-bay and it arrived this Thursday.  I like the height and also the drop in cut-out for my machine.  I love it and will use the table to accommodate my herd.  Not all of my machines have a cabinet...if they did, I wouldn't have any room for anyone else, much less a place to sleep and eat!

Thanks to Bonnie for sharing her creativity with a beautiful mystery quilt!!

Back to Quiltville

On to step 3 of the Allietare mystery.  Here is my version.  I didn't have the golds that I thought I had.  I guess that means I need to shop for more golds to replace what I've used.  On to the quilt shop I go....
I've finished 60 4-patch; I'll wait to finish the last with the golds I plan to purchase on Monday.

I'm wondering how the blocks are going to be pieced together.  On top of the patchwork, we also were directed to cut more squares and rectangles.  I think the half square triangles from step 1 could be a part of Bonnie's trademark borders.

Back to Bonnie... http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/12/mystery-monday-link-up-part-3.html

I have been working hard on getting Step 2 finished.  I did it this afternoon!  I spent last weekend with family and also recuperating from this cold I have.  Once again, I used my Singer 401a and boy, did she work hard making the "Santa Hats" patchwork.

I'm enjoying this mystery, too.
If you're interested, check out Bonnie Hunter's blog and her store for the past mysteries and also her free patterns.  Just click on her icon here on my blog....http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/12/allietare-mystery-monday-link-up-part-2.html

Allietare has begun!   I started with my Viking Designer machine, but I was frustrated with the automatic presser foot lift raiser, so I moved to my Singer 401a.  I was able to sew quickly with the presser foot in the down position.
Here's my first set of patchwork.

Back to Bonnie.....http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2015/11/mystery-monday-link-up-allietare-part-1.html

I have been keeping myself busy this summer.  I took another class and created this watercolor top.  I located the book, "Watercolor Magic" by Deanna Spingola on Amazon and am excited to try the other quilts in the book.

I plan to quilt a motif of some sort in the light areas.  I've got the batting and the backing so I can start this evening or tomorrow.

We had a "UFO" day at our local college facility and this is what I took with me to sew.  I used my 1898 Singer hand crank to sew the tops together.
I participate from time to time with a group of people who use people powered sewing machines to make and create a variety of things.  "Treadle On" is the website and is full of many articles, machine information and tidbits and pictures regarding people powered sewing machines.  Take a look.
We have a variety of blocks to sew and exchange with others worldwide.  This is known as the "treadle on block exchange" or "TOBE".
As for the quilting, I have tried to free motion quilt on my treadle, but it does take time to learn to use the machine in this manner.  I have quilted a few blocks, not quilt tops, so I do have a ways to go.  I can free motion using an electric sewing machine, so it will take time to learn and treadle at the same time.