Hand dyed vintage linens and wool felted leaves ready for embellishment with embroidery and beads are the first two ingredients for a class sample. Students will add Tyvek leaves and a fabric printed quote, do some final embellishment and go home to finish as a …
February 26, 2018 Mystery Quilt 2018 Final 46” x 50” Thank you for participating. I hope you found it fun and an easy finish as we take the last step. If you got delayed don’t worry. You can always pull up the posts on …
Mystery Quilt 2018
46” x 50”
I hope you are keeping up and having some fun sewing without knowing what the end is going to be. It is fun for me to think about all the possibilities that this pattern can have after the mystery is over. As I said, I have made several, with and without the half square triangles so think about how you might personalize the design for another easy project.
Step three construction:
Okay, you have three 12 ½” square blocks and three 10 ½” x 24 ½” rectangle blocks so we’re going to get ready to make three rows. Row one and three will be the same. Row two will be twisted and reversed so be sure to follow the directions for placement of strips.
Sew one 4 ½” x 24 ½” fabric #6 strip to the bottom of each of the rectangle blocks.
Sew a 2 ½” x 12 ½” strip to the top of each of the square blocks.
Sew a 2 ½” x 14 ½” strip to the right side of two square blocks and to the left side of one square block.
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Row one and three: Sew the right side of two rectangles to the left side of the two square blocks that have strips to the right side. In other words you are sewing half square triangles on the rectangle block to half square triangles on the square block as in the photo below.
TIP: I like seams to match so have also posted a couple of photos to show how I pin to insure the seams match nicely. Place a pin perpendicular through both seam allowances at the ¼” seamline. Then pin on either side of seam with pins inserted from opposite directions to keep edges aligned. Remove perpendicular pin.
Row two: Sew the remaining square block that has strips sewn on the left side to the left side of the remaining rectangle block (make sure the block has the sewn strip on the bottom). Again, match the half square triangle seams.
Sew the three rows together as pictured below. I show row one and two, add the third at the bottom of row two.
I know this can be confusing as I sewed it wrong when making this project. You’ll know it’s in the right position when the half square triangles form the parallelogram seen between the two blocks. If this is confusing please email me at sharonwasteney@gmail.com and I can send more photos or help with clarifying.
One more step next week and you’re done!!
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Sunday I made this little quilt-to-be from leftovers after having made a cutting mistake. I had ten 10 inch blocks from a fall leaf throw that is in the ” sew when in the mood” pile. Plan was to cut the squares into equal fourths but when the first cut was clearly not equal it was time for some creative thinking. Simple solution, cut the remaining blocks in the same manner. I printed one of my favorite quotes, will add my favorite Tyvek leaves, a few beads and maybe some other embellishment before finishing.
