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10-24-2010, 07:20 PM

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zyxquilts

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Originally Posted by lnikkers52

OK i'll do it .What is a mystery quilt? :(

:D A mystery quilt is one that you don't know what the pattern is or what the final quilt will look like until you actually sew it together. Most mystery quilt programs give you the directions in parts - the first one you may get ahead of time, telling you the fabric requirements (3/4 yard fabric A, 1 yard focus fabric, etc., and to get a dark, light & medium in small & medium prints) and sometimes it will also tell you the first cutting directions. Depending on the program, you'll get the next set of directions when the class starts or if it's online, it could be weekly. I've done 2 online, one day mysteries & we were emailed the next set of directions at intervals thru' out the day. I've also done 2 at the Road to California quilt show, & each time we finished a set of directions, we got the next set.
Some times you might guess what your quilt will look like before you get ALL the way to the last set of directions, but for the most part, you're just sewing squares & rectangles & triangles together, then sewing units together, and so on. I think it's a lot of fun! :D
Hope that sort of gives you the idea!

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