Bonnie K. Hunter's Winter Mystery Quilt: Allietare!

Bonnie Hunter revealed the clue for the first step of this winter's Mystery Quilt on the Friday after Thanksgiving.  We've had the materials list for some time, so I was ready to sew.  Life intervenes, and my actual start was delayed until a few days ago. I was content to view progress that others had made through Bonnie's Part 1 Link-up page - and wow!  The fabrics!  Now I can add my own photo to the Linky for part 1.  It's very freeing to just make the components without having to figure everything out, and this process is just what I need right now.