Friday, January 6, 2012

Orca Bay Update

UPDATE: February 6 2012. Top is done. Apologies for the very human fold but Betty was doing her very best.

Thank you Bonnie for your inspiration and leadership. I can hardly wait for the next one.


Imagine the frustration. I was without internet and phone service for the past 9 days. Well I had other things to do, like make the 4 more Ohio Stars that I had somehow miscounted.

In desperation to get my Orca Bay fix I did go round to the public library to get caught up on all the new Mr Linky posts that were happening. I did call my DD after new years (not knowing the next clues were going to be released) and she read the #7 clue to me so that I could get my flying geese made. Those went together amazingly fast.

Then I talked to Cathy Tomm and she explained over the phone (cell) how to contruct the rows. Since I have gone back to work full time now, I make the most of those hours between 5 and 7 am by working on Orca Bay and my other MQ.



The following quilt I did at a LQS Dec 27-30 with my friend Maureen. We give each other the gift of time for Christmas by taking this 4 day class together.



(Near) Completed pictures shall be posted after the weekend.

Wishing you all a very happy and creative new year. Many many thanks to Bonnie for your generosity of spirit and talent.


10 comments:

  1. Hi Kathy - love purple/orange combinations and your's are lovely. I love how lively your Orca Bay is - my eye just wants to wander around it.

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  2. Glad you survived without internet! Isn't it awful when you don't have it. I visited my Mother before xmas and she only has dial up which was so slow I gave up. Glad you managed to still keep up with the clues!

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  3. I just love your color combination for your Orca Bay Mystery !! That yellow is just great.

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  4. Wow both quilts look great. Good to have you back in the world of internet.

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  5. I don't know if it is your colors or the fabrics or both, but your Orca Bay quilt has so much movement! Like Judi said, it's so lively! Wow! Beautiful!

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  6. Great job on the quilts! How did we ever survive without the internet?

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  7. I do like the border that you are adding, it does really add to it!

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  8. LOVE your color choices. SOmtimes not having those luxurious would be nice...I might get something done!
    Your class project is also nice. You really do good on colors.

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  9. Happy New Year Kathy! I have the Orca bay saved for a retreat weekend - sometime... Yours looks great! I like your color choices. I think mine will be black, white, grey and a spot of red - maybe. Thanks for sharing - it's great that you were able to have some quilting time over the Christmas break!

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  10. You are amazing to work out how to do those blocks without actually seeing them. Well done

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