FINISHED MYSTERY QUILT EXTRAORDINAIRE

Finished the Mystery Quilt Extraordinaire! Got the baby quilt almost finished. For those who are making this quilt, it is fun to make, and easy as pie. The center block is a turtle, if you are making a fun quilt.....or baby quilt......if not, it can have any block you choose for the center block where the turtle is in mine! Also see the Quilt of Valor made with the same pattern. It is below this article. Since I was making a child's quilt, it made it a little jazzy than plain vanilla. Putting antennae on the butterflies made out of the log cabin blocks using black embroidery thread.......and a few other little things like making embroidery thread ties in Blocks #3 like it is an aviary with birds in it.......and feathers for the geese out of the quilting......and eyes on the turtle and on the geese......just fun embellishments on the butterflies, as well. Have fun with this. Happy Days!

Mystery Quilt Extraordinaire made into a Quilt Of Valor

Wow, now that the first Mystery Quilt Extraordinaire is finished, I am ready to start another one; only this time, it will be a Quilt of Valor done in red, white and blut to be presented to a wounded military person back from Afghanistan or Iraq. Notice that it requires 7 blocks of the #1 block. That makes the bottom row. The setting triangles may be pieced partial log cabin blocks using #1 block pattern, or they may be solid pieces of fabric....your choice. I love piecing the log cabin, so I shall most likely do that for mine. This setting also makes just a nice twin bed size quilt using finished 12" blocks. Unfortunately, my printer ran out of ink as it printed the last row of blocks, but I hand colored it in so you can see how pretty it is. Have fun with this!

LAST BLOCK FOR Mystery Quilt Extraordinaire

HERE IT IS! The TURTLE! This is the cutest turtle ever! The tail and head are sewn into the seams on the curves, after you have stuffed them a bit with a little batting or fiberfil. This gives them a nice touch. The head needs eyes embroidered onto it or buttons if making a quilt that is not for a small child. If making a quilt for an adult, you can put a "star" block instead of the turtle or something that you have appliqued.....or even a picture is nice! Be creative! Enlarge this pattern to fit a 12" finished block. HOW TO PRINT FROM A BLOG: look at my archives on this blog. Find the one for May 10, 2010. Complete directions are given there for pinting this pattern off or any other pattern that you wish...........HAPPY QUILTING! Next week: The Construction of the Mystery QUILT! YEHHHH you'll love it!

Mystery Quilt Extraordinaire Block #3

Wow, how time flies! I think someone else has said that! Block #3 is very simple to construct. Just be sure that you measure and cut accurately. Make 4 of this pattern. One corner should have a very "weird" fabric to make it completely different from the other fabrics. Notice light and dark areas. Be sure that all 4 blocks are exactly alike! Enjoy! There is only one more pattern and it only has to have one block constructed! We're almost there......keep up with me.....and you'll love the outcome. So different from the "run of the mill" quilts.....almost abstract.

Block #2 for Mystery Quilt Extraordinaire

The second block of this mystery quilt looks very easy to make, however, it takes very precise measuring to assure you of ending up with the right size square. I keep forgetting that not everyone has taught math as long as I did. The rotary cutting dimensions for a finished 12" block are as given below: For the background triangles, cut a strip of fabric across the grain that is 4 3/4" wide. Fold the strip in half with wrong sides together.To cut the triangles, measure along the bottom of the strip to 7 1/8". When cut, there is a triangle for the left side and one for the right side. Repeat this process until you have 3 sets or 6 background triangles. For the center "pyramid" cut a strip 4 1/2" long of a light colored fabric. (There will be a pyramid of a medium shade and one of an even darker shade.) Leave fabric single strip not folded. Measure along the botton of strip to 13 5/8" and put a mark there. Not fold the strip in half to find the center of the pyramid. Put a dot on the center fold. Leaving fabric folded, cut from bottom of strip to center dot. Once you have this pyramid cut, flip it over and cut the next 3 pyramids the same way using the same fabric. There will be 4 pyramids of each color fabric, since you must make 4 blocks exactly alike. Sew side triangles to a pyramid using 1/4" seam allowance. When sewing the strips together, sew from the side where you can see where the center point is so you won't lop off the center point of the pyramids.

MYSTERY QUILT #2 STARTING THIS WEEK!

My new Mystery Quilt Extraordinaire is starting this week! It is really a versatile quilt. By changing the size blocks you wish to use, you can make a baby quilt, a twin bed quilt, a queen or king size quilt, and either one will be beautiful! The first pattern is very simple to make. Dimensions are given for a finished 12" block. Be sure to use very light colors on one side and very dark colors on the other. The center should be red or dark pink or deep red. Using varying shades of the same colors will be great. I'm using shades of lime green, blues, and cream for a baby quilt, making the blocks 6" blocks. It is really pretty in red, white and blue, too, for those of you who want to make a patriotic quilt. Have fun.........next pattern in about 2 weeks............:)

Australian Trip wall-hanging

Wow, how time flies when you're having fun! Sorry I've been a little negligent about my posting. I promise to do better henceforth. Had a lot going on in my life, but that is what life is all about. Everyone seems to love my bird vignettes, and the pillow is the icing on the cake. I just love it. My birds are really having a fit out there today. Lots of rain in our area. Australian Adventure: I started my Australian wall hanging for my son using the authentic Australian fabrics that I bought while touring down there a few years ago. The classic blocks that I chose are: monkey wrench, churn dash, wild goose chase, and the compass star. The outside blocks stand for the Pacific and Indian Oceans that surround the continent of Australia. The flying geese pattern represents the 24 hour flight from Dallas to Sydney. The churn dash represents the churning of my son's brain while delivering his speech at the Computer Software Symposium. The center block represents the icon Opera House in Sydney and also being "down under" the equator. The blocks are 8" blocks. Most classic quilt books have these patterns in them, or if you EQ5, they are in the classics.