Good Start to Grand Illusion

I have stood on the sidelines for the previous mysteries since life just didn't let me play along.  This year I am going to play too! I was working and working on cleaning my work space and getting things in order.  I think subconsciously I felt guilty starting something new if I did not even have a clean work surface.  Work area is ready to go and I got lots of fabric and stuff out unexpectedly (you can see how that happened right here)  so I felt like I earned a new project.

Since I was cleaning I did not pull fabrics ahead of time so when the clue came out I was busy choosing colors right away.  I had read the introduction enough times that I knew what to look for.  I was very thankful that I had quite a few 2.5" strips to get started with.  When those were used up I moved on to cutting from the larger stash.

80 HST set aside

Started cutting, sewed a bit, make a sample and moved along.  I wasn't sure about the constant yellow, but ended up having enough to have a constant yellow for this part at least.  Good enough.  I also decided that I am not going to agonize over my color choices.  I am going to work with what I have and that is good enough.

Sewing the last seams

It is unusual to have this much free time to work on sewing, so I was able to complete Part 1 in two days.  Not sure what will happen next week.  But that's okay too.  I will do what I can.

Ready to iron

Looking good!

Done until next Friday

Probably won't fit in this box for long!

Head over to Quiltville   to see how the others are doing.