Mystery Quilt Foot Note

I have listed the size as 89" x 89" (blocks set 9x9) 44 strips but with the number of strips you can actually add 2 more rows and it will measure 80" x 96" (9x11) This is the size that I made and it covers a queen size bed. The twin sizes 60” x 60” (blocks set 7x7) 36 strips Whatever size you make it will need to be an ODD number of rows and blocks in a row.
Blocks will measure 8" x 8" finished

If you are doing the
60" x 60" (with borders approx) you will need 7 blocks by 7 rows = 49 blocks
89" x 89" (with borders approx) 9 blocks x 9 rows = 81 blocks
Cutting instructions (easy measurements)
Cut all fabrics into 2 1/2" x WOF.
From dark contrast - 36 strips 44 strips180 - 8 1/2" rectangles 218 - 8 1/2" rectangles
From very light - if you are cutting borders first (the Pat-method) you will need to cut:
2 strips 2 1/2" x 90 1/2" 2 strips 2 1/2" x 90 1/2"2 strips 2 1/2" x 80 1/2" 2 strips 2 1/2" x 80 1/2"(These will be trimmed to the exact length and width after assembling the top)
From the remainder cut:
6 strips x WOF (32") 7 strips WOF (32")from 4 strips cut:
8.5"|8.5"|10.5" 8.5"|8.5"|10.5"
from last 2 strips 3 strips cut4 - 8 1/2" rectangles 8 - 8 1/2" rectangles

If you are not using the Pat-method for the borders you will need to adjust the number of strips accordingly.

If you have any questions, please contact me at patsisler@hotmail.com or leave a comment.


BE CAREFUL CUTTING!

Next time we will get into the fun part - sewing!!!!

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!

Happy Ground Hog Day!

Yes, it's Ground Hog Day!  Well exactly what that means I haven't a clue!  We have not had any winter here yet!  The last 2 days the temps have been above 50 degrees!  It should be in the 20s and the warmest should be the mid 30s.  We have no snow and everything is a muddy bogg!  Yuck!!!!!!!
That's all I will say about the weather!

On to a more pleasant subject - Quilting!

I have finished a few quilts in the last couple of weeks!   Some are new projects and one has been in the works for more than 20 years!  Yep, 20 years!

Laura's Quilt.    This quilt was started in -------------drum roll   -+-=
1990!   The quilt is finished but no idea where the recipient is!  A lady who worked with my daughter wanted me to make her a quilt.  She bought all the fabric and I was to make the quilt.  Well it is finished!   Now my daughter needs to find her!  It really feels good to have it off the UFO list!
















Grandma's trip back to the 60s

 

















This quilt is alot of fun to make!  You sew sets of strips (jelly rolls work great)  and then cut into strips, unsew a short seam and you get 1/2 of the block.  Use the pieces you took off for a second block.  Repeat for second half.   The placement of the color makes the "sashing"  Looks very complicated but really isn't.  I have several in different color waves in progress!  The prayer shawls below are made  from the left overs.  They are 28" x 72".  They were donated to our guild as comfort gifts for those who might need a "hug"

Hugs for my Dad!

My dad is fighting cancer and my mom says he is always cold.  They live in Alabama - so I made him this big hug to keep up warm!  I made it very scrappy because that is the type of quilts that he grew up with.    The pattern is the D9P (disappearing nine patch).  I tryed not to use any "girly" fabrics and bordered it with a wild deer print.  He used to do a little deer hunting when he was younger. I will get it in the mail today!



  I have to add that tomorrow is their 62nd wedding anniversary!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, MOM & DAD


PS - 6 more weeks of winter!!!!!!!!



                                                                                                                                                                           My My new Toy!

I bought myself a new toy!  Actually I upgraded my portable sewing machine! I sew alot on my dining room table and I would use the Platmium Gem from Janome.  I loved that little machine.  It was a real work horse.   I love my Janome 6600 with the thread cutter, which is in my sewing room in the basement.  So when I was sewing at the table I really missed that feature!  I went to my dealer on Monday and bought this little beauty.  It is the Janome 3160!  It is a little bigger than the Gem and has a thread cutter.  It still only weighs about 12 pounds.  It is very quiet.  It comes with a cute little table.   Love it!

Ruffle Scrafs

The newest old craft seems to be knitting/crocheting and the article of choice is scarfs.  I know in one of my groups everyone is excited when someone brings in a new knit or crochet scarf.  I am no exception!!!  The latest craze is not so much the needle of choice but the yarn we are using!

There are some great yarns out there.  The above scraf is made from only 1 row of crochet stitches.  Yes that is right only one row!  The yarn is a lacey type about 4" wide and you crochet on the long edge.  It took only about 1 hour to make!

Simple says it Best!

I made this quilt out of scraps!  I once had a handle on my stash - not like today!  I would cut the left overs into 4 or 5 inch squares.  Then I made 9 patches.  I don't have this quilt any longer and really hadn't thought about it, until my youngest daughter (30 something) had back surgery in September.  When we went to the hospital to see her - she had it on her bed.  I had given it to her when she had moved into her first apartment.  She had held onto it through her single days and her first marriage.  Now it is still with her after 15 years and going into her new marriage.  She said it gives her comfort!   That fills me with  pride.  Something so simple can mean so much to someone you love and you may not even know it!!!!

My Favorite Quilt

Today I thought I would share with you my favorite quilt!

This quilt is very special to my family.  It was made somewhere around the early 60s.  We called it our "sick" quilt.  We were only allowed to use it when we were sick.  There were six kids in my family so it was used and washed alot!  What is so special about this quilt is that it was made by both of my grandmothers.  My mother's mom, Stella Hill Bass, made the blocks and my father's mom, Gertrude Reaid Rogers, did the actual quilting.  They did not work on it as a team - they didn't even know each other.  My Granny Bass made the blocks and gave them to my mom.  She then asked by Grandma Rogers to finish it! Granny Bass lived in Fort Sill, OK and my Grandma Rogers lived in Cullman, AL.  I acquired the quilt when my mom & dad retired and moved to New Mexico,  but the only person who has a problem with that is my younger (and only) sister.  But you know what they say - Possession is 9/10 of the law!!!!  So Sally - it is mine until I decided to part with it and that will be when I can no longer draw a breath!

Because of this quilt - Sun Bonnet Sue - is one of my favorite blocks.  Whenever I make a sampler quilt I always have a Sue Block in it.  When I first started quilting seriously back in the late 60s this is the quilt that I made for my first born daughter.  It was in those bright yellows and oranges of the 60s.  That quilt is no where to be found because it was washed to death and who knows what happened to it.  When my youngest daughter was born in '76 she also got a Sun Bonnet Sue quilt.  Hers was all red & white and again it was washed to death and disappeared in the the vast unknown.  Quilting was not as poplar in that time period so quilts were not cherished as they are today. 

Aren't we glad that this craft has had a growing following?  It sure makes it alot more fun to shop for fabric!

Rotating Quilts!

I finally took the Christmas quilt off my bed.    This is actually one of my favorite quilts.  This was a challenge between myself and a friend.  We both finished them before Christmas.  It was from a book named the Christmas Sampler.  Of course, I added a bit more to mine - from a lap size to an extra large queen.

This picture is from the Monroe County Fair 2009. It won best of Show and an invitation to the State Fair.  It took a 2nd place at the State Fair. 

In 2008 I was the chairperson for the BOM for our guild - I choose the fabrics and the patterns.  I had everyone add three 2 inch borders to the 12 1/2" blocks.  I was lucky enough to win the blocks for Jan - which was my favorite.  The fabric I choose was a navy and black paisley - paisley is one of my favorite fabrics.  I named this quilt Winter Nights and it is the quilt I use in January!

Today I finished 2 of the prayer shawls that I am donating to our quilt guild.  These are to be given to any member who needs a hug or some encouragement.  They measure 22"x72".  I guess they are very similair to the bed runners that are so "in" right now.  It makes me feel better to know that it may add a little bit of comfort to a sister when she needs it!

This was made from left over blocks from a quilt I called Grandma's trip around the World 1960!

If you look closely the block on the left and the block on the right are the complete opposite of each other.  They were both made from one set of strip sets.  I will have a tutorial on this later on!  It is a fun technique.  I am hooked on it.

Keep on stitchin'