Two Bonnie Hunter quilt tops done

Yea for me!  I have finished two Bonnie Hunter quilt tops.  While I was at my friend Pat's house I finished putting the top together except for the borders.  This quilt was started in 2013 at one of Bonnie's workshop when Prairie Star Quilt Guild in St. Charles, IL had her for a lecture and workshop.  This is totally made from scrap fabrics.  Even the three borders are pieced from scraps.
This past weekend I made it my mission to get the borders on.  Mission accomplished!!

This is Oregon or Bust.  My friend Isabelle in France suggested we make a quilt together.  She picked out the pattern and we got started. We started this in the beginning of 2012.  We each made a total of 50 blocks.  We would make two blocks alike, keep one and send the other.  That way we each have the same blocks.

While I was up North with my friend Pat, I started putting it together.  When I got home I finished the top.  It just needed the borders too.  I got the borders on this one as well last weekend.  I am so pleased that both of these tops are done.
I had purchased a wide back for this one, so it is ready to go to be quilted.

 

 This is Isabelle's top.  She had her top done way before I did.

It is a bit hard to see, but Isabelle autographed her block on the left, I have autographed mine in the middle.  After we had started our quilts, I had sent Bonnie Hunter two blank muslin patches, and asked if she would be kind enough to sign them.  I had sent Bonnie a self address envelope in the hopes that she would.  She did!  So when I made the block on the right, Bonnie's signature is in mine, and in the one I sent to Isabelle.

I am so pleased that I have been able to finish up these tops.  I have to arrange to have them quilted.  Prairie Star quilt guild is having a quilt show in October, and I would like to have them ready for that.

In other news, this weekend was also productive in that I cleaned up and out my sewing space.  It took two days, but it is reorganized and there is now five bags of patterns, fabric and quilty things to donate.  It feels so nice to be able to walk around in that space.  I even found a few things I had forgotten about.  There are now a few things that won't take a lot of time to complete.  It feels so good.

I have set aside a plastic project box to put projects that need handwork to finish up.  We will be going on a road trip to Buffalo, New York, and Trenton, New Jersey the beginning of August. I have plenty of handwork to do while I am gone.

There will be more things to show soon.  I have been keeping busy.
Have a great rest of the week.
Mary