#8 mystery quilt train ride - it's scrap-alicious!
#492
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Thanks so much for creating and leading these mysteries. I didn't want to work with triangles before but your mysteries have given me the confidence to do it. It also helps that I found a mini triangle ruler in a stash that was given to me. It really helps me cut/trim my triangles neatly.
Off to sew.
Connie
Off to sew.
Connie
#497
Looks like this will turn out gorgeous!
Yea! I finished my clue 2 triangles just in time to do this next step. Off to lunch with DS before I start so he doesn't get too hungry as I'm sure he didn't eat breakfast.
Yea! I finished my clue 2 triangles just in time to do this next step. Off to lunch with DS before I start so he doesn't get too hungry as I'm sure he didn't eat breakfast.
#499
I've hit a couple of snags ... just wondering if anyone else has had these problems:
1) my seems are pressed exactly wrong for matching the step 2 triangles to the step 1 four-patches. I will have to re-press the triangles to the lightest side, to get them to nest with my four-patches. Would it have been better to just press all seams open?
2) after sewing these together, my blocks are coming out closer to 8 3/4 . I'm going to trim them to 8 5/8. Hope I don't lose too many points. Are these seams all pressed to the outside?
1) my seems are pressed exactly wrong for matching the step 2 triangles to the step 1 four-patches. I will have to re-press the triangles to the lightest side, to get them to nest with my four-patches. Would it have been better to just press all seams open?
2) after sewing these together, my blocks are coming out closer to 8 3/4 . I'm going to trim them to 8 5/8. Hope I don't lose too many points. Are these seams all pressed to the outside?
#500
Since I am a fairly new quilter and never made a scrappy quilt, I was a little apprehensive to do this mystery quilt. I seem to have a problem with things that don't match. That's exactly what a scrappy is. Well, I've taken the plunge and have the first and second clues finished. Now to start on this new one. I will have to wait and make judgement once everything is put together. Who knows...I'll either love it or hate it. I can always donate it to something.
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