GLORIOUS CREATIONS: MYSTERY QUILT BLOCK CHALLENGE: Block one part one

Monday, October 22, 2018

MYSTERY QUILT BLOCK CHALLENGE: Block one part one

If you are unfamiliar with this internet challenge I hope you will see why I am here.

The following link is your passport to quilting...(at least I hope this is the right link).

https://www.nationalquilterscircle.com/article/medallion-challenge

The first thing you do when beginning a mystery quilt is to pick your fabrics using the list of requirements. For me, this time was more difficult than normal. I am unable to get to my stash so I had to use what fabric was already at hand. (I won't order online...I am one of those people who has to feel and see. I don't trust my monitor's colors.) On the left are the fabrics I have chosen. I only had enough yardages to do the lap size version. This is another thing in mysteries. you are able to choose the size of project you want to work on.

A date is set when you'll receive your instructions. It can be monthly or weekly. When you get your instructions read them through ...top to bottom ...before you cut your first piece of fabric. This is the results of the first installment on the mystery. I made two versions of the first part because I was unsure which fabrics I wanted in the center of the block. My two greens are very close in value.

I chose this block because of the light flowery feel. The one above will be a pillow sham to go with the quilt.

When I began construction of this first part I knew I wanted to harvest 1/2 squares from the flying geese. Toby's instructions do not include the method the squares.

This is how I made my bonus 1/2 squares

(the pictures and script are from another blog I wrote):

BONUS, HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLES:

With a little extra stitching, and time, you’ll have a pieced unit to use in another project,salvaging fabric which would normally be wasted.

Stitch 1/2” away from your previously stitched seam: then press the triangle back to the “ outer point”. Pressing back to the corner is very important to do before you trim between the two seam lines. Stitching ½” away results in a bonus ½ Square triangle. Be careful when you trim the half square triangle off(cutting between the two seam lines) that you don't cut your triangle off the front of your unit.

Press your HALF SQUARE TRIANGLE open to the dark fabric. Voila, a bonus unit to use in another project, Fabric rescued before it be comes trash.

These are the harvested 1/2 squares from part 1 of block one. I have made them into wheel blocks. The red ones will be 2 inches when trimmed and the green ones will be 5 1/2 inches when trimmed. Now I have some orphaned blocks instead of trash fabric.