Good Monday Morning!!

Well....this is what I woke up to this morning......can't beat it.  What a glorious morning, however, all I can think about is all those projects waiting to be completed.  There are the UFO's and more UFO's just brimming out of my "To Do" box.  There are classes to prepare for coming up in January, those customer quilts and of course getting ready for Christmas.  So today is 'List' day.....yes the dreaded list.  When you have to make one you know you have way too much on your plate.  So I think I will take advantage of this glorious morning and go for a walk....clear the cobwebs...sharpen the pencil....make that list....then get at what I love best....quilting!!!

Mystery Quilt Mondays - Clue #2

Hello to all you mystery quilters out there. It's the first Monday of the month. I have been busy working on the quilt and here is Clue #2.

I am going to refer to my fabrics by number and each part of the quilt by unit. That way when we get to the point of putting the quilt together you will have an easier time of it.

Again - here are the fabric requirements and my fabric choices. I have laid them out in numerical sequence from left to right. (I must confess that my fabric #2 had to be changed. I pulled a fabric from my stash but I did not quite have enough yardage. I think it worked out for the best as my second choice is much nicer.) I would suggest that you take a small swatch of each fabric and make yourself a chart by gluing them next to the numbers listed below.

1) 1.25 m of your focus fabric
2) 2 m light fabric
3) .5 m dark fabric
4) .75 m medium fabric
5) .5 m medium to dark fabric
6) .5 m medium to dark fabric
7) .75 m medium fabric
8) .75 m dark fabric

Also as we complete each unit I would suggest putting them in baggies and marking the unit number on each bag.

It's all about four patches. I like to strip piece my quilts as much as possible. I find I save time and it adds a bit more accuracy.

Unit 1 - make 12 four patch blocks using Fabrics #5 and #6. Each square in the four patch is 1 ¾” square.

Cut from each of Fabrics #5 & 6 – 1 WOF (width of fabric) strip measuring 1 ¾” wide by approx 40”
Sew the two strips together, press to one side (Fig 1
Sub cut the strip into 24 pieces at 1 ¾” wide (Fig 2)
Sew two units together to create a four patch block measuring 3” unfinished (Fig 3).

Fig 1

Fig 2

Fig 3

Unit 2 - make 24 four patch blocks using Fabrics #2 and #5
Cut from each of Fabric #2 and #5 – 3 WOF strips measuring 1 ¾” wide each
Sew one Fabric #2 strip to one Fabric #5 strip to create a strip piece unit (Fig 1). Repeat for the other strips. Press to the dark fabric.
Sub cut into 48 pieces that are 1 ¾” wide (Fig 2).
Sew two units together to create a four patch block measuring 3” unfinished (Fig 3).

Unit 3 - make 24 four patch blocks using Fabrics #2 and #6
Cut from each of Fabric #2 and #6 – 3 WOF strips measuring 1 ¾” wide each
Sew one Fabric #2 strip to one Fabric #6 strip to create a strip piece unit (Fig 1). Repeat for the other strips. Press to the dark fabric.
Sub cut into 48 pieces that are 1 ¾” wide (Fig 2).
Sew two units together to create a four patch block measuring 3” unfinished (Fig 3).

The next clue will be posted the first Monday - December 5th.

Happy Piecing!!