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I noticed today there is only one post. So here is my work. Fun little blocks.
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Please inform if there are any instructions for the outer border . It uses the template B from the Centre block, but what...
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Your color choices are great, and your quilting is beautifully done.
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Beautiful work Helen!
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This is absolutely beautiful! Congrats on a wonderful job!
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Finished quilting yesterday! This was my first time to use spray baste. I sprayed each layer outside and then assembled...
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So Sorry! I accidentally deleted my last post trying to edit and re-add a smaller photo so it would show up, which also...
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Hi Barbara, I’m just wondering if the running stitch around the appliqué flowers stitched prior to quilting or is it...
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I think because 80% of the pattern was revealed in the first 4 months these last months feel like they are very slow. Agreed...
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I would like to know who likes mystery quilts. What in particular you like about them? What don't you like about them? What is your experience with them? Have you ever presented one, and how did it go? Do and don'ts? Any suggestions are welcomed. I have been asked to present the mystery quilt for my guild next year. I've done two previously, but I'm all out of ideas. Let me know if you have a favourite pattern that could be used ( without copyright violation). I've found a few patterns, but I'm wondering if the colour choices might be difficult. Some people like to use their stash - as in a scrappy quilt. Would you make one if it was not scrappy? Many thanks.Tags: None
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I've done several mystery quilts and I think they're fun. Some people don't like them because there's definitely the risk of making a quilt top that you hate, but I figure that if I like the colors and it'll keep me warm, then it's a good quilt. Of course, if I lived somewhere where fabric was very expensive, I would probably feel differently.
I personally like scrappy mystery quilts more than non-scrappy ones, but then I tend to like scrappy quilts better so that's not surprising. I guess what I like about mystery quilts are that you are the social aspects (I've always done them with a group, either locally or online) and the fun of not knowing what you are actually making. For some, it's a nice way to push yourself to make more complicated quilts that you might be scared to make if you saw the final quilt. This isn't so much the case for me since I'm dumb enough to be willing to try just about anything.
I haven't run a mystery quilt so I haven't searched for patterns, so I can't help you there. Have fun!!
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When I was teaching quilting I did a mystery quilt class. I found that 2 blocks that go together is best for a one day workshop. Students need time to master the blocks and make several, so quick sewing/cutting techniques are best. They need to understand everything and be able to go home and finish the quilt.
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I think this is where EQ7 comes into it's own. You could design it, choose the colours you like and get all the measurements you need at the same time. Does it run over several weeks, months? You don't want to make it too complex. Have a look at Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville mystery quilts and you will see how she does them. Maybe that will give you some inspiration.
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Thanks for the tips, Rita. I'll check that out.
I don't have EQ, but it's on my wish list! The way we do them each year, runs from fall to Spring. I have a couple in mind,but not all
would be good for scrappy. One of them has 2 blocks that fit together, so thanks for the tip, Geneva. So, I appreciate the comment about including scrap quilts.
I like them because it forces us to be very accurate, so that they will fit together! The gal who did them last year invited people who needed help to her place and she included very good directions.
Anyone want to share a pic?
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This is the first mystery quilt I made in a 2-day class. It was a marathon Fri evening then all day Sat event. She had us use flannel fabrics:
Then my second mystery done through our guild. Funny thing, it was the same quilt but with different instructions and I changed the borders a bit to add some interest:
I did another with the guild, but don't seem to have pictures. Then I did this one through our LQS. I don't remember who the designer was, and I think I changed the borders a bit again. This one still needs to be quilted:
Finally, Bonnie Hunter's Grand Illusion quilt from this winter. This also still needs quilting:
That's all I've got.....
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Thanks. Great Pics. How did you know the first two were the same, or did you just find out as you went along? I like your border in #2.
I've looked at Bonnie Hunter's page and I really like the Mystery quilt from 2013 - Celtic Solstice, but I can' seem to find the pattern. The link says the page isn't there anymore. So, perhaps she is going to publish it.
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I realized it halfway through. Totally different instructions. The first one had us make units like the flying geese and 4-patches. The second had us strip-piecing blocks. It was pretty funny!
I don't remember if Celtic Solstice is in More Adventures with Leaders and Enders or if it's going to be in a not-yet-published book, but she's definitely going to publish it. With her more recent mystery quilts she's only been leaving them on the Web site for a couple of months, then removing them for later publishing.
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Yes, Barb. It's lots of fun. Amazing to see so many varieties of the same pattern. I did one with a white background and another gal made hers with deep dark blues, burgundies and off whites - a variation of red-white-blue. It was fabulous. Just look how different Nancy's are.
If any one likes, I can send you the month-by-month instructions when I get around to it, but it won't be until the fall. I might be fun.
Just PM me, and I'll keep you name on a list. I actually love doing this. I've just asked a few for copyright permission. Some say no. Some say yes. Maybe I'll contact the Bonnie Hunter people and ask where I can buy the pattern.
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I've only done one mystery quilt, Celtic Solstice. On her web page, Bonnie Hunter also has a boatload of free (scrappy) quilt patterns. I wonder whether there might be something there that you could draw from. I was drawn to doing it because I had a friend (online) to work along with on it. I liked the color scheme so I was not worried about the design of the quilt and whether I would like it or not. More important to me was knowing that I would be making lots and lots of blocks that would help me hone my piecing skills. I also like the fact that Bonnie Hunter ran with new instructions every week, which forced me to work hard on getting that week's work done. However, she encouraged people to do as much as they could for that week's task but drop it and start the next week's instructions when they came out, then you could go back and catch up on the weeks that were unfinished. This way you never got so behind that you might consider giving up on the project. I learned a lot and would definitely do it again!
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A variation of Celtic Solstice is definitely on my wish list. Actually thinking about it :huh: , it is what I am doing for my leaders & enders whilst I am working on my miniature, Well the 4 patches at least. But I am thinking of changing the block that is in the top left corner of Renata's picture a bit, just haven't decided to what yet.
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I love the Celtic Solstice and Nancy your version is gorgeous. I might just try to get the pattern one day and just do it! Although...I think I remember seeing a pattern that is similar...just have to find it.
Remember that this Mystery I'm doing won't begin until the fall and you only get one clue a month, so anyone who wants to join from here, I think you'd have no problem doing it.
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I noticed today there is only one post. So here is my work. Fun little blocks.
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Please inform if there are any instructions for the outer border . It uses the template B from the Centre block, but what...
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Your color choices are great, and your quilting is beautifully done.
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Beautiful work Helen!
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This is absolutely beautiful! Congrats on a wonderful job!
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Finished quilting yesterday! This was my first time to use spray baste. I sprayed each layer outside and then assembled...
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So Sorry! I accidentally deleted my last post trying to edit and re-add a smaller photo so it would show up, which also...
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Hi Barbara, I’m just wondering if the running stitch around the appliqué flowers stitched prior to quilting or is it...
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I think because 80% of the pattern was revealed in the first 4 months these last months feel like they are very slow. Agreed...
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Done for now
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Photo is too big. There is a post at the top of the 2024 BOM forum with help for posting photos
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I tried to attach a picture under show your progress and it showed that I attached it but didn’t show up in my post only...
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