Saturday, February 18, 2012

Mystery Quilt!

Well I have been asked by several friends to do a mystery quilt!   So here I go! 

But before I get into that I have to beg everyone - please be careful with your rotary cutter.  Give it your undivided attention.   Today I almost cut my index finger off!!!  Also make sure your cutting mat is in good shape.  No buckles!  That was part of the problem  the cutter bounced off of a bad spot and up onto the strip cutter and onto my finger!!!  It took several butterflies to close it up.  It would not stop bleeding and right now it is a big white blob sticking up in the air!!!!!    It is hard to type and haven't even tried to sew.  I love butterflies but not this kind!

MYSTERY QUILT - EASY STRIPING RASPBERRIES!
Size 89" x 89" without borders these are printed in blue and the smaller version is printed in redWhat you will need:
1 Jelly roll - Actually I only had a roll of 20 strips so I cut the others from fabrics that blended well with the jelly roll. If you want to cut your own you will need approximately 1/4 yard of 12 fabrics. A total of 44 strips for the queen and 36 strips for the twin.
2 1/2 yards of a dark coordinate
1 yard of a very light coordinate - Here is the Pat way for this one. I do not like to piece borders so I buy the length for my borders and cut my strips from the left overs!


The longer white strips are the borders and the shorter strips (next to the blue) are the stripes for the blocks FOOT NOTE HERE.
In future pictures the blue will be red - I changed the contrast to a deep burgundy instead of the blue. That is called creative license!

So get your fabrics together and getting ready to sew/cut!  I will put up the next installment in a few days!

7 comments:

  1. You need to start using one of those safty gloves so you don't cut yourself. I don't use my rotary cutter that much anymore, I have the rotary cutter that is mounted on a ruler and I use that one the most, much safer.. I also bought a leather gardening glove for when I use the cutter, Some rotary cutter gloves are on the market.

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    1. I can't use a glove. I have tried and I get so frustrated and then mad! I am usually very careful!

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  2. So, I may be a little dense, but just want to be sure I understand... do you cut the 2-1/2 yards of dark coordinate and the 1 yard of light coordinate into 2-1/2 inch strips?

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    1. You are not dense. I did not give any cutting instructions yet! You are very observate though. Everything starts as a 2 1/2" strips. I was giving everyone who didn't want to shop their stash a chance to gather their fabrics and have a great shopping trip.

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  3. Having a great time Shopping in Our STASH. The leftover rolls from bindings can now have a NEW home with this project. Velia tears strips for bindings for an even grain. Whiskers are trimmed with a RC or rolls with unsightly whiskers get a HOT flat knife treatment. If You are looking for wide synthetic or real SILK ribbon...this technique works. It does take a little practice but quickly learned...WHAT is OLD is NEW again. VeliaLauerman,517-448-2323 , 108 North street, Hudson,Michigan 49247-9705 USA

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    1. Saturday , January 19,2013 SewIn with Velia. QuiltStudy MusEum,108 North street, Hudson,Michigan Historical Study on SILK Quilts in USA and handSewing DollQuilt for starters. Visit to WilliamThompson House. Baking Traditional Egg Bread with Vickie "TheBakerInMe"

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  4. okay pat that was a really easy step... we are getting anxious to sew now... So whats next????

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