#14 Mystery Quilt Train Ride
Welcome all new riders and returning passengers to our 14th mystery! This train ride will last another 3 weeks, ending on October 1. New clues will be posted here in the Blocks of the Week and Month section, under this same posting -- #14 Mystery Quilt Train Ride -- and will be posted by 8:00 a.m. Pacific time. Bookmark this page for ease of finding it each Saturday. I think this quilt will appeal to all skill levels, from confident beginners to those experienced quilters. Many new participants to my mystery quilt may wonder why I give detailed photos and instructions. They are for those who may need a little reminder. We are going to be making a table runner that will measure approximately 19 by 48
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As you know, I usually design my own mysteries. However, a friend showed me an old block. (Fun story about this block that I will share on the last week.) I made the block and turned it into a small wall hanging, and decided it would be perfect for a mystery. (My friend had agreed it could make a good mystery.)
Today you will be choosing fabric. Originally, I had planned to make a wall hanging but wanted to sew from my stash. Nothing in all those bins of fabric was either big enough (I have a LOT of scraps) or didn't appeal to me enough that I wanted to look at it every day, so therefore, we are making a runner. However, I think this pattern is unusual and beautiful. If someone wants to make 3 times the number of blocks this mystery will give directions for, you will have a good-sized and striking wall hanging, or make four times the number of blocks and it could be a lap quilt.
All fabrics are WOF, 42 useable fabric. I have given you a few extra inches to allow for squaring up your pieces. A B C and E are batiks. D is a very light tone on tone. Naturally, you dont need to use a monotone collection of fabrics.( I am going to make a Christmas runner for my sister, and those fabrics are shown in the last picture)
I suggest small to medium prints. Although the A print of the batik and Christmas looks big, it will work because it is so busy. Meaning not a lot of white space.
A I used a dark this will be the focus fabric in the quilt, and even though it is not the largest piece, it will show up the most. 18 . Feel free to be dramatic with this print!
B - medium print Ύ yard
C - medium-light print 1/3 yard
D light Ό yard
E dark dark 7 -
F binding 4 strips WOF depends on the width you like for your binding.
Since I didnt have enough for sashing and binding, I used 2 additional fabrics that went well with the batiks. You may want to wait until the end to decide on whether you want to repeat a fabric or two from the quilt for these things, or if you want to add in some additional fabrics. Your quilt, your choice! Ive had these brown/black batiks for a while and never wanted to cut into them but this seemed like a good project for them. It will be a gift for me, as I dont have any more of the fabric, not a give-away when my daughter says, Oh, I like that soooo much!