Autumn Diamonds: Bricks in the Barnyard Bonnie Hunter Pattern

Here's my completed "Autumn Diamonds."  The pattern is Bonnie Hunter's "Bricks in the Barnyard" from her book Scraps and Shirttails II.

This quilt--it's so cheerful!  It is a log cabin variation.

Do you like searching games? There is one red triangle facing the wrong direction. I found it when I was doing the quilting. It may be a mistake, but it makes me smile!

Bricks in the Barnyard, piecing top completed

Here's the top of the Bricks in the Barnyard pattern by Bonnie Hunter. 
I tried to chain piece the blocks but found I really needed to constantly to double check the blocks to make certain they were facing the correct direction.  It really helped to follow her suggestion to start piecing the blocks from the center of the quilt. 

Checking the layout with adjacent row that is already pieced

I still had to do a bit of un-sewing!  If you make this pattern, assemble it when you are feeling fresh and alert.  It's really easy to accidentally flip a block and it is possible to get 2 rows that look right together but don't fit in the quilt!

There is actually a mistake in the diagram showing how to construction this quilt in Bonnie's book, Scraps & Shirttails II.  One block, 2nd from the right in the row just below the horizontal midline, has been flipped. The points of the red triangles are facing the center of the quilt and they should be facing away from the center. The actual quilt in the book is fine, only the diagram has the error. 

Bonnie pieced a braid for the border on her quilt.  I decided I want I smaller quilt, so I'm going to use a border of solid red. 

I'll show you my Bricks in the Barnyard quilt again when it's finished.  I've been working on a couple other projects, so it will probably be a few weeks before I complete this quilt. 

Bricks in the Barnyard--the blocks are done!

All 80 of the 6 inch blocks for my Bonnie Hunter "Bricks in the Barnyard" quilt are done!  I really like the red triangle accent patches!  

I checked the pattern to see how the blocks are assembled. I had a "Huh! That's really interesting" moment.  Bonnie Hunter really makes amazing quilt patterns!  I'm looking forward seeing this quilt top sewn together!

Bricks in the Barnyard, a Bonnie Hunter Quilt Pattern

This fall I decided not to make Bonnie Hunter's winter mystery quilt.   Instead, I'm making a Bonnie Hunter quilt "by the book!" I saw a "Bricks in the Barnyard" quilt posted on Facebook and fell in love with it!

This pattern is Bonnie Hunter's book, Scraps & Shirttails II--Continuing the Art of Quilting Green. Here is a link to a trunk show of the quilts in this book which Bonnie posted on her blog. The "Bricks in the Barnyard" quilt is at the top of this post, on the left side. 

I'm using a jelly roll, Moda's "Grand Finale", designed by Sandy Gervais, which has been in my stash for several years.  I wanted to use a yellow fabric as the accent in the half square triangles but it wasn't bold enough as an accent.  Red, the same color used in the quilt in the book, was the best choice for the fall fabrics in the jelly roll. 

Here are my fabrics, cut and ready for sewing.

I'll keep you posted on my progress!