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
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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
Should I start another mystery?
I’ve been following along with Edyta Sitar’s latest mystery quilt along and I really like the style, so I picked out some fabrics that I think would work for it. I do like the combination of colors here. Here is the monochrome version of the fabrics, to check for values, and I think it all… Continue reading Should I start another mystery?
Off the Trail bound
And a beautiful day to take a photo. CC suggested that I give this to the wife of a longtime friend of his, as she is retiring soon, so I’ll sign it and box it up for her. I love the quilting and the backing so much. And I think the maroon binding goes perfectly… Continue reading Off the Trail bound
Off the Trail quilted
I picked up my Off the Trail quilt from my quilter yesterday morning, and I love, love, love the quilting pattern. It’s called Cotton Seed, and it looks a lot like the Cotton brand motif. It’s just the perfect complement to the angles of this quilt. Now I need to find the binding fabric (same… Continue reading Off the Trail quilted