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Here is my first mystery quilt top. It is made with fabric left over from a quilt I made last year. I wanted something that made me feel happy and this does. I am working on the one with solids and Kaffe Fabrics. I'm hoping to have it pieced this weekend. This has been a delightful project. Thank you Alex! Sorry about the glare.
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 This is the final layout. Signature block in progress. I have changed the layout at least 50 or more times. This has been one of the most difficult quilts. Truly a mystery to me. Hope I solved it!!!! |
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I decided I wanted a house and heart so I had to figure out how I was going to incorporate them. First I put the star around the house. That made it too big. Then I decided to put the blue HSTs around it. I like that better. I will float the house block to make it fit.
Decided to make 4 three inch hearts and spin them. That way none of them are either up or down.  
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 I borrowed someone’s idea for a setting - thank you! I’m thinking of putting a block in each corner which means my border will have to be 6”. I love how it’s turning out! |
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Top is finished! Thank you so much Alex this was so much fun. The best part was seeing how everyone approached it differently. So many beautiful quilts! Now onto the quilting, which I think might be a challenge with all the bulky seams
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My quilt is completed and quilted. Thanks Alex, it was truly a mystery. I started using white in the blocks and abandoned that idea and went with all color. Then I must’ve had about six different layouts on my design wall, Straight set, Point set, and eventually ended up with random placement of the blocks. I really love it. Thanks again!
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Good morning! Here it is so far. I’ll might use dashing and I have two more blocks to make, they are the squares of Kaffe fabric.
 The photo is turned sideways! The yellow blocks go to top. |
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Now I have 21 if the 24 I plan to do. And I love the experience. Some are better than others but I am happy. As I work full-time here in Germany I have to find time and mood to work on it. And I love the book and the color wheel.
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PaolaRB, Thank you for the compliment. This is the layout I drafted in EQ8 to make the sewing machine. I had a pattern a
that was a sewing machine made of blocks but it was too big so I redrafted it and changed some of the blocks. I gave that pattern away to a quilting friend. Last year I needed a gift for my quilting friend that moved from Idaho to Colorado. So I decided to make it for her new sewing studio (room). The one I made was only 18 by 24 inches.  I did not pieced the blocks on the sewing machine I did raw edge applique. It turned out so cute I hated to give it away. But I can always make another for my self, if I want to. HelenW This is the pattern that I adapted the sewing machine from.
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Time to Quilt...
Just playing around with EQ8 and the theme we are on for todays lesson from Alex. HelenW   |
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