Wait, what happened to parts 1 and 2, you ask? Well, I finished part one, very slowly, over the past several months. It has been a struggle, but once I did it, I put one set of units on the design wall and tucked the others away in the project box. I didn’t take a… Continue reading Chilhowie part 3
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Chilhowie fabric pull
I was thinking about not participating in this year’s mystery, with all the other things I have going on. And when I saw the original colors, which are a bit brighter, I was even more convinced that I wasn’t going to do this year’s mystery. I just wasn’t into the brighter turquoise, orange, and purples.… Continue reading Chilhowie fabric pull
MEG Mystery Part 4
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
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