Merry Mayhem New Year Day Mystery
#411
*crawling on hands and knees from sewing studio* ...I’m here!!! oh my god....I think I figured it out today (took a couple,of hours of auditioning and drawing..ugh) then, I got busy . I just turned the light out...Two sides of border are done and the top/bottom border is cut and ready. I added an additional inner border, too, and a touch of applique....lol... did pieced borders cuz I really wanted to use those corner stars so that meant 6”...and, I wanted to use up as much of the leftovers...(about did my brain in with the math so I wouldn’t running n out of the specific fabric).. I’m excited to share with you....I’m hoping this escaped the ugly pile...sharing tomorrow...
#412
Givio.....I think it looks cool despite the oops....well done!
jmoore...looks beautiful! Love the soothing colors. Excellent decision to bring in some Fabric A into your center. That is where I went wrong ....my A was hideous against the center... I made a note on the pattern should I decide to make a QOV with this pattern.
jmoore...looks beautiful! Love the soothing colors. Excellent decision to bring in some Fabric A into your center. That is where I went wrong ....my A was hideous against the center... I made a note on the pattern should I decide to make a QOV with this pattern.
Last edited by Teen; 01-02-2021 at 07:38 PM.
#415
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Location: Arlington, TX
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I made an error on my part 4 chevron, sewing my C and D in reverse positions. With C as the center, my error meant that the whole star was C, center and points together. And being a plaid, that was horrendous. So, not wanting to seam rip the chevrons, just decided to reverse the blocks and not have a star. Here's my center now. I also turned the 9patches.
Yup, I should have paid more attention about fabric C being the focus fabric! My rebel side must have been whispering in my ear. Lol
Go for it Teen. Can't wait to see what you do!
Great seeing everyone's tops! So interesting to see how different they are. 😁
#416
After laying it all out, I decided to take out anything that had fabric C in it and the sawtooth border. My quilt ended up 42 x 42.
I used the sawtooth border and another plain strip on the backing. The other blocks and borders will go in my orphan blocks collection.
I like how it turned out although I've had better luck in past years with this mystery.
If I had only noticed Teen's comment about fabric C being the focus fabric, I would have done things differently. I assumed that fabric A (being A) would be the focus and that's how I ended up completing it.
All in all I'm happy with how it turned out.
Watson
I used the sawtooth border and another plain strip on the backing. The other blocks and borders will go in my orphan blocks collection.
I like how it turned out although I've had better luck in past years with this mystery.
If I had only noticed Teen's comment about fabric C being the focus fabric, I would have done things differently. I assumed that fabric A (being A) would be the focus and that's how I ended up completing it.
All in all I'm happy with how it turned out.
Watson
#417
Watson, That's a pretty piece! It would be a nice walll hanging in a feminine bedroom. Your solution for the back was a good idea, along with your star blocks to your orphan pile. I think I should be more open to the creation of the orphan UFOs...
Teen, like you, I used some time thinking about how to make my top, knowing from the beginning that I wanted it larger. When I laid it on the twin bed, I was surprised at how big it looks already. Still, I have a bit more to sew to increase it. A block border was my first thought. I liked my fabric A the most and such a wide border is something I haven't done before so I decided to go with that. It's more the length I need, so I decided to just add more to top and bottom. .
Teen, like you, I used some time thinking about how to make my top, knowing from the beginning that I wanted it larger. When I laid it on the twin bed, I was surprised at how big it looks already. Still, I have a bit more to sew to increase it. A block border was my first thought. I liked my fabric A the most and such a wide border is something I haven't done before so I decided to go with that. It's more the length I need, so I decided to just add more to top and bottom. .
#419
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Location: Arlington, TX
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Watson, I like what you did with yours. Very pretty.
i changed my mind again about Fabric C in the center of the medallion. I still need to sew the last three borders on. I like it, but it is, by nature, a busy quilt. Lol. My daughter said it best; it's busy but "comforting chaos", thus, that is its name. 😄
i put a pic of just the part sewn together and the next one with the rest of it laid out in one side.
i changed my mind again about Fabric C in the center of the medallion. I still need to sew the last three borders on. I like it, but it is, by nature, a busy quilt. Lol. My daughter said it best; it's busy but "comforting chaos", thus, that is its name. 😄
i put a pic of just the part sewn together and the next one with the rest of it laid out in one side.
Last edited by Sharongn; 01-03-2021 at 01:03 PM. Reason: Typo