Okay, those two weeks went by way faster than I expected. Two more blocks this time, and both will measure 12.5 inches pieced, 12 inches finished in the quilt. I decided to piece both of these at the same time, since many of the pieces and units were similar. Cutting the Pieces Block 6 Background:… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 4
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MEG Mystery Part 3
For this part, I decided to make two similar blocks. Each will measure 15½ inches square when pieced, and will be 15 inches square in the finished quilt. Pieces needed for block 4 In these blocks, my background fabric is pale blue, and I’m using the lighter floral/birds fabric as Fabric A, with the medium… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 3
MEG Mystery Part 2
This block is similar to the first block I made. It finishes at the same size as well. I cut more 3½ inches by width of fabric (WOF) strips: 2 of the background and 2 of the fabric print with the most contrast to the background. I also used the remainders of the strips leftover… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 2
MEG Mystery Part 1
Why MEG? Well, those are my initials, and I couldn’t come up with something more clever and unique as I was writing the introduction post, ha! First things first – I cut a bunch of strips out of the background and set them aside. 15 total, each 3½ inches by width of fabric (WOF) –… Continue reading MEG Mystery Part 1
Re-thinking a mystery
I dropped out of a local quilt group last year. The women in the group are really nice, and I’m still friends with many of them. But being in the group itself was just not my thing. I get that a group that large (around 70-80 members?) has to do things a certain way and… Continue reading Re-thinking a mystery