Good morning everyone! Here we are on a beautiful Sat morning (way to early for me to be this cheerful) Coffee is on (for most people, I personally drink tea)

Today we embark on my very first hosted mystery!!!!!!!! :D

I am here for any questions, comments, just chatting in general. I hope everyone has a good time today!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Morning CB, can't wait to get started :lol:

I FOUND you!
How did you get lost??? <g>
I am going out to the shop for some coffee and a smoke, then be back to see what my first job is.
Hubby is down at the lower garage doing some wiring on the pump panel.
Will have to pop out for a few hours in an hour and half, but will be back around noon (my time)
so ... how long with this mini mystery take? <g>
<wave>

welcome!!!!!

I hope no more than 6 hours, but I don't want to leave to many stragglers either.

I'm here!!! :D :D :D
and ready! :shock: :shock:

yeah!, so three is better than none anyway!

I'm here :)

I'm here! (need directions, information... ) New New to this site. But love to quilt, and love fabric.

Mini Mystery #1 by Cutebuns

Cutting Instructions

Blocks
Dark A 1 3 1/2” x 40”*
B 1 3” x 40”*
C 1 2 1/2” x 40”*
D 1 2” x 40”*
E 1 1 1/2” x 40”*
F 1 1” x 40”*
Med G 3 1” x 40” * (use same color, different fabric)**
Light H 12 1” x 40”*


Borders

Dark A 1 1/2 “ x 80”
Med B 2 1/2” x 100” (to match the med above)

Batting & Backing

Approx 28”x28”

Binding

Dark 2” x 100” (this is what I cut for binding, use what ever width that you normally would use)


*If using scraps, cut enough to equal 40” or more, does not need to be all in one piece.
*Two strips if using FQ or one if using the full width of the fabric.

**I used Orange in one and Red in the other one. (yes, I did two)

Cutting directions for those that missed it.

here are the fabrics I selected for the pieces you wanted cut <g>

I have everything cut and I am ready to go.

I even made sure my bobbin was full! :D

okay, so you want me to cut ALL of the pieces before you are going to tell me how little to cut any of them? oh, the sacrifices one makes to keep up with the crowd! LOL

Just one ninnie? hmmmm, okay,

This is what my stack of fabric looked like

So sad... Taking younger DD to college today. It's time, I'm ready for that :cry: But on top of that, we won't be home until late Sunday - so I'm going to miss the mystery! Will check in when I return, though, to see everyone's lovely mini's. Have fun!

Ohhhhh Bobbin. I didn't do that.
Thanks!!!

If all of my lights are the same will that still look ok?

My colours are very blah compared to yours!

it is, after all, a MINI ... 8)

Okay I think I am ready. where else on the board will we be?

Your colors are very strong, Thimblebug ... and strong is GOOD!

If I had seen Cutebuns' selection, I would have done something different <g> ... not a problem! I had already decided to make a second one that was more organized, but I am trying to learn how to do "scrappy" REALLY good!

Here's what I'm working with

We should be right here, unless Cutie decides to have an active chat room, also. Welcome aboard, Miss Mickey <wave>

It is amazing how much planning scrappy really takes. LOL

I think I shoud go and cut diffrent lights.

Here is the first step for today

Norban <wave> that is a nice variety you have there. A touch of pink will make it sparkle, I am thinking.

Lay your strips out. Lower your stitch length to about 1.5. Sew the strips together
making sure that you have them in the right order. (I used orange as my Med).
Strip
1: A
2: B,H
3: C,H,H
4: D,H,H,G
5: E,H,H,G,H
6: F,H,H,G,H,H

Thanks omak, it was hard picking fabric when you didn't know what was coming next. So we'll see!

I like everyones colors


I am also in chat if anyone wants to chat as well along the way.

Press seams open, when pressing, unless you trimmed down a bit, they should meet in
the middle on the one inch strips, but not overlap, good way to check if everything is
turning out the right size. (you can press each seam as you go along or all at once at
the end of putting them together. )

what my strips looked like

Special instructions if your strips are in more than one piece.

Sew until the one strip ends, add on the next piece and carry on, if there is another strip after, sew in all along the pieces, joining then together. ( you can get the ends closer than this, I was trying to make sure that you could see what I was doing. )

  
*Careful when sewing the strips together, it is easy to stretch one while sewing, when you press you will find that they have a tendency to curve to one side.

so I zipped it, Hopefully it will be easier for some to download it, Admin might have done something so that only one or two can download at the same time.

When you press it is easy to check if your seams are 1/4 inch, the edges will meet but not overlap. Try and be as accurate as you can be, of course we all now things match up better that way.

too bad I couldn't figure that strippy, butting ends together thing before I did what I did ... but, I have gotten used to doing things the hard way! LOL

Sorry cute buns, but my computer won't download instructions fast enough. Will bookmark and do it later. Thanks for your time and input

I am posting them right in the thread as well if you still want to give it a go

GRRRRR .... so, NOW my machine decides to pitch a hissy fit ...
I will have to go to the Operation 1161 sewin at the LQS and be back around noon.
I think I will take this thing with me to at least get the step one done for when I get back.
Please know that I will be thinking and praying for all of you and your machines <g>
<wave>