Project Quilt UFO This month has been intense, and if I am lucky, I will play catch-up on Sunday. I knew I would be up against it during the warmer months, but we’ve thrown a couple more big things into the mix. Please be patient as I re-evaluate the priorities here. Once I have a new routine, things should settle down. I want to get back on track with my Quilt UFO list. Machine Quilting…
Step 8 Mystery Quilt 2023 Block Number Two of the Mystery Quilt! Yeah, this scrap quilt pattern is coming together. As I looked for my pictures for this post, I discovered that I didn’t take any of the process. I will share a bit with you, but this is an easy block. Scrappy Process I added the scrappy background strips to two opposite sides of the block from Step Three. You can plan a bit,…
Step 7 Mystery Quilt 2023 Finally, you will see what Block #1 looks like in the Mystery Quilt 2023. This isn’t a new-fangled block but a great one for using the leftover fabrics. It is perfect as a scrap quilt pattern. You have completed most of the work for this block already. It should make it go quickly for you. I did lay out the components to plan for the fabrics ahead of time. Block…
Mystery Quilt 2023 Step 6 This mystery quilt step is another quick one. You will create a 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ strip from the Half Flying Geese blocks. That’s it!! With this portion of the scrap quilt pattern, you will only deal with two scrappy colors and two backgrounds. The backgrounds don’t even touch, so that is all the better. Create two piles, one for each orientation. I made a couple extra because I…
Mystery Quilt 2023 Step 5 This mystery quilt step is super easy. You will focus on creating 4-patches. The scrap quilt pattern aspect of it is less stressful as you are only using 4 squares. I randomly grabbed two scrappy colors and two backgrounds. It is mindless sewing and pressing. 4-Patches mean chain-sewing for me. It process speeds right along as you match a scrappy color with a background color. Carefully press the seams toward…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 4 This step is a quick, easy step for the mystery quilt. You are creating one half of a Flying Geese unit. The only difficult part is you need half of them in one orientation and half in the other. This step of the scrap quilt pattern will help to create texture and movement across your quilt. Depending on the number of units you need, split your scrappy squares and background rectangles…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 3 Another step for Mystery Quilt 2023! This scrap quilt pattern is coming together. It truly amazes me to see how all these random fabrics come together. I am thoroughly loving the results. If you’ve gone scrappy with the background, it helps if the prints are all very similar in value. Getting Started I randomly chose my squares for this block. But, I did make a couple of extra 2-patch units…
Mystery Quilt 2023: Step 2 Gather 16 different scrappy fabrics for this scrap quilt mystery. If you have more than 16 fabrics, you can randomly pick them out. You may want to be a bit more controlled if you have less. It is so exciting when a Mystery Quilt project starts and combines it with scrappy fabrics, and the results are lovely! Creating Rows Put them in rows of 4. You are essentially creating a…
Step 1: Mystery Quilt 2023 Are you ready to get started in Mystery Quilt 2023? This free mystery quilt is geared toward scrap quilts. This will be a quick post as the focus will be gathering fabrics and following the cutting instructions. The directions are written that way. Get ready to use up some of those scrap fabrics! I created the queen-size one. All of my scrappy fabric fit into the box shown to the…
Mystery Quilts were what got me started way back in the ’90s. Now for a bit more about my quilt design process and how I started designing quilts, specifically mystery quilts. It was a long and often bumpy road, but so worth the journey. I am showing my age, but I might as well celebrate it. I started my quilt business in 1999. That was when I felt that I could do something with my…