It is Bonnie Hunter's Mystery Quilt time again over at Quiltville. This year it is called Grand Illusion and was inspired by her visit to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island. Since it was coming during the travel season I made plans with my mom to borrow one of her machines while I was visiting and to borrow my mother-in-law's sewing machine for any parts that may be given while visiting there.
The plan originally for the holidays had me and my boys getting to Indiana to spend a little under a month with my parents this past Monday. But due to unforeseen complications of my dad's double knee replacement surgery (he had a heart attack), we actually got out here around the end of October. That meant I was lucky enough to get to spend an early Thanksgiving at my in-law's and Thanksgiving with my parents. AND I was able to work on the first clue with my mom. We bantered back and forth on who was in the lead. And my mom came out ahead in the end. As you can see from the picture above, we have each pulled fabric for 2 Bonnie sized quilts. Mom's are on the left in Bonnie's colors, and a second one using her Denyse Schmidt fabrics. My two on the right are Bonnie's colors and fabrics from some logo fabrics, that I acquired way too much of and mom so generously picked up from Goodwill and has been holding on to for me. I also have fabrics pulled for another one half sized out of my own collection of Denyse Schmidt, but those were unfortunately forgotten in my rush to get out to Indiana.
We have both completed all the pieces for part 1 in Bonnie's colors, and have been using the second as rewards when my boys manage to give us a few minutes of freedom. I have just a few yellow and black squares still to cut, and my mom is nearly done with her second set.
Now to join the linkie. You can find more crazy fun-loving people's links to their own quilts with the pattern here. I should be around am number 280.
