2020 Mystery Quilt

Sometimes I get behind in my blog posts.

Regardless, I try to post interesting projects.

  I am glad you are following me

and it is really nice when someone comments.

I don't feel so alone out here!  

Sew in catching up.....

The Columbus Modern Quilters had another fun

Mystery Quilt Challenge for 2020.

I selected ALL the fabrics from my stash.

Several FQs in Orange, Mustard

with a White Grunge accent and a gray background.

I always challenge myself to use my stash

and figure out where to put the same colors

of different prints in the design.

You see, you won't know where the fabrics

will actually be in the "quilt design"

when you are making the blocks.

 

The first couple clues gave us fabric amounts

and cutting instructions. I label everything and 

make a fabric card to help me pull the 

correct fabrics for the blocks, once I began sewing.

There were lots of HTS pieces left over.

Some people would keep these or use them...not me.

 The next clue made Economy Blocks aka Square in a Square.

Then we made 32 House Blocks

That looked like a village!

The next clue had us sew Flying Geese, full geese and half geese.

Somehow I have deleted that photo.

And when all pieces were assembled....

THIS is the entire block.

The last clue was the actual layout design.

Thank goodness...I would not have figured this out.

I have a good size  design board

and sticky notes helped keep my rows in order.

  I sewed them all together and really love this design.

Here I was expecting some kinda design with "HOUSES'

cause all those HOUSE blocks.

Backing was next.  I searched my stash and found this fabric

that I had tried to destash several times!

It's A Stitch in Color by Malka Dubrowsky

for MODA.  A batik looking design 

that lends itself to more folklore patterns.

Not quite enough to cover the entire back, but

I like to mix things up in my backings.

I made the center strip with several solid grays.

I added a small border to the top, in the gray background color,

allowing the top to float.

Stay tuned for the post about the finish1

I have to quilt this one, after my winter at the beach.

If you would like to see the other 2020 mystery quilts

done by member in our guild

just click here!

WADO (thank you in Cherokee) for stopping by!