Mystery Quilts

[Catherine S.]

Thanks everyone! I had a lot of trouble with the little squares and I did starch them stiff. I am hoping the log cabin blocks will be easier. Terrie, I really love the quilt. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[Catherine S.]

Enjoying your colourway Lorra. It is really great to see all the different colour combinations that can come from the same description.

I've got my Dec blocks sewn together, but haven't cleared enough of my sewing table to cut the borders yet. I am also debating whether it would be safe to cut the borders from the length of fabric rather than width to avoid having to do any joins on the outer lengths - should I or shouldn't I?

[Geneva C.]

Rosemary, they are pros and cons for both. Lengthwise borders have less stretch which is good. But it makes the fabric left over "short" for cutting 42" future strips for blocks. I cut mine by the width and pieced the borders with a right angle join. It doesn't show much at all. And, the fabric design and color will make a difference on how much the join will show.

Have fun! geneva

[Catherine S.]

I did mine like Geneva. In the first round of border, you do not have to join In the second border you do have to join. Mine was a busy print, so the joints didn't show too much. My finished square is 49 inches from edge to edge.

[Catherine S.]

Fun to see all the progress on the Mystery quilts!

[Catherine S.]

Ah well, guess I will follow the instructions this time :whistle: Thanks for the input Geneva & Lorra.

[Geneva C.]

Oh Lotti! Those are nice!

Geneva

[Terry K.]

Lotti, my heart went thumpa thumpa when I saw your log cabins!!

[Terry K.]

I finished the December clue. I chose to piece my borders so that the seam was even with one of the economy blocks! I'm liking the pattern and the reveals every couple months are fun to experience! Don't know that I'll get January's clue finished before February; but, at least now I'm in the neighborhood! :cheer:

[Catherine S.]

Luann, Lotti and Terry, beautiful blocks!!! It is so much fun to see everyone's colorways. I wish we could see the finished quilts all together in one place at the same time. Too bad it costs so much to travel.

[Geneva C.]

Terry, we love having you and your quilts "in the neighborhood!"

geneva

[Geneva C.]

Say, maybe we can't have all the quilts in the same place, but we can post them in the member groups section. Maybe it will be easier to see them all together. Rosemary, please remind us again where in a group we should post a picture so it stays in the group. (Doesn't disappear after a certain amount of time.) It would be nice to do this in the Row by Row group also. I think it will help in making rows for each other if we can see what has already been sent to a specific person.

geneva

[Terry K.]

I'm "next door" now! Here are my finished log cabins:


It feels great to be caught up for a few days! tee hee!!!

[Catherine S.]

Looks great Terry! I guess we will have a new clue soon. It will be easier to stay caught up, than playing catch up.

[Geneva C.]

Really pretty blocks Terry!

geneva