Mystery Quilt - Edyta Sitar
#21
I too love Edyta and Laundry Basket Quilts. Her colors and patterns are so beautiful. I decided to go ahead and make her mystery quilt. I had a fat quarter bundle that I was gifted that I have been looking to use so I thought this would be a good fit. The fabric line is called "Folk Art Christmas III" by Robin Pandolph - Moda. I am guessing it's from the early 00's. I have made all 100 blocks and will post a picture once I get them sewed together. A couple of observations: I did not come close to using all the fabric in the bundle. I used mainly one color for the background as I had some extra matching yardage. I would estimate 2.5 - 3 yards for the background (light) color. The directions called for cutting everything. By this I mean cutting squares into rectangles to make a HST for instance. I usually make (2) HST at a time by sewing a quarter inch on each side from a middle line. It took me a bit to rework her instructions to make them work for my style of piecing. That said, I very much like the pattern and am appreciative that she offered this for free during the COVID 19 shelter in place.
#23
Here's mine
Still need to decide what kind of border to put on. I don't have any yardage, but do have lots of leftovers from the FQ bundle; some fat quarters and some smaller pieces. I will say it is an unusual color with the dusty pink for the background; but it was all fabric I had so that is definitely a good thing.
#24
I followed along the mystery quilt, but didn’t make any of the blocks. ekuw, your quilt is beautifully done! So interesting to see the colors in your quilt with this pattern. I like it! It turned out spectacular.
#25
Thank you! Like I said I have been wanting to use that FQ bundle but didn't quite know what to do with it. I am leaning towards a scrappy border maybe with varying sizes of rectangles sewn together. A piano key border would probably be nice too, but not sure I want to go that route.
#26
Of the various borders shown in the last post, I liked the scrappy one the best. But as I look at your quilt, for some reason my eye wants to see that vivid color concentrated in the middle. Once you’ve decided, I’d love to see the end result!