I am doing the blocks, but using fabrics that will go with another quilt I am making.

Brenda, if using a thick thread, try a finer one. And check each seam as you sew it. When two units are sewn together, check they measure correctly before adding the third unit. As I always say in my classes: "if the first two are not the right size now, they will not miraculously become the right size when you do the next step."

OK, I am NOT a precision sewist!!! Therefore, with this QAL I am challenging myself to work on precision. Here is my one block I have completed. I had to trim the slightly oversized squares which didn't always come out to 2 1/2 inches (go figure). I resewed several rows after gluing and pinning. The block still came out to 6 1/4 inches instead of 6 1/2 so, I used Sharon Schamber's method to block it. It is now about 6 3/16 inches and I declare it good enough and finished in time to see block 2 in a few minutes! Keep hope alive I am going to become a better quilter despite myself

Thanks, Barbara!!

Alex just started her Mystery to Me sew a long Monday. Go to the playlist on YouTube or her Facebook page. Second lesson goes live today at 10 am PST. You can start whenever you like

Very nice Debbie, looks like you are ready to quilt.

It has been a lot of fun so far. I wanted to share a way to quickly trim HST pieces.
www.inquiringquilter.com/tutorialblog/2016/1/31/tuesday-tips-fastest-way-to-trim-hsts

I just found out about this QAL. Is it too late to join?
Marsha

Brenda,
Glad to see you here. I hope things are going well for you I think it’s time for me to join in on this mystery, I hope to see more of our old group of Virtual Retreat people....
Luann

Barbara,
I’ve tried that numerous times,
maybe,,,, I’m supposed to follow along and make this one!!!! LOL
It’s probably got something to do with a setting on my ipad and I’m just unaware of it,,,
So, I’ll just sit back, relax, and enjoy the eye candy as it comes in. And perhaps I’ll grab some fabric and get cutting

My sequoia quilt with Rosalie decker mosaic bloom. It’s cotton/linen love working with it. Rosalie decker was so talented

I can’t figure out how to type in forum I gad to go in and reply to someone and then when I add file it shows file not picture. Can’t someone help. I’d like to get in forum for new mystery quilt. Thank u

I finally got sequoia done. - I used Rosalie deckers cotton/linen mosaic blooms. This was last group before get untimely death. She was so talented

I've never been intentional in my use of a color wheel so I pulled out a Joen Wolfrum book on design, found a color wheel and made two blocks using analagous colors that happen to be opposites on the color wheel. I don't have a lot of contrast between the colors. I put some of the Kaffe fabric behind the blocks showing what was guiding my color selection for the blocks. My white isn't a "bright" white, but I will continue to use it throughout the blocks.




Thanks for your tutorial, Barbara.