The Summer Mystery has now finished and the instructions have been removed. However I have left the tutorial here for you as there are a lot of good tips and tricks in the last 10 posts – just use the category to find all posts. You can now download the full pattern as a working Quizzle from here.
Today we are going to start putting all those little bits and pieces together so get them all out and arrange in piles.
First we join a Fabric D small triangle to both ends of two sashing blocks. (the ones you can see in the middle here)
now the triangles are longer than the ends of the sashing blocks so you need to have the flat ends even - the point will hang over a bit
your stitching line should pass through the junction of the last two stitching lines
so that you get perfect points on the front
press the seam allowances towards the Fabric D triangles (green spot)
Next you need to join the following
a triangle, sashing block, Fabric D square, sashing block, square, sashing block, triangle. Do this twice to make two strips. Press all seams towards the Fabric D pieces.
Next step is to join the following
a Fabric A quarter square triangle,(the larger of your triangles) sashing block, floral block, sashing block, quarter square triangle. Do this twice. Press seams towards the triangles and floral blocks.
Lastly we join the following:
one of the smaller Fabric A triangles, sashing, floral,sashing, floral, sashing, floral, sashing, triangle. Do this just once. Press seams towards triangles and florals.
Okay, you have probably worked out now that you have a quilt in strips. We will finish this bit next time!
hugs, Helen
Hello friend
I love it join the project and would like Mystery of must as is my filibeg. I am anxious to finish it and would like to make a quilt, increasing another 80 cm. Have any suggestions on how to increase?
Have a good day to you.
Marlene Carpes
Posted by: marlene carpes | February 13, 2009 at 07:39 PM
Helen - I've got everything done so far and it looking great. I didn't realize that we were going to have stars. I love it. Take a look at my progress. I wish my points were better but, I really like it!
Posted by: Kristi VanOs | January 26, 2009 at 02:03 PM
Thanks Helen, have managed to get half of it done this afternoon, hopeflly can get this step done after work this week, its looking good (I think) LOL
Posted by: sharon-nz | January 25, 2009 at 06:06 PM
So. I have cut the rest of my pieces. Sewing all seams took a lot of time today but I did it ;-). I have so much fun doing this mystery. I layed my strips on the floor and it looks so nice.
I´m waiting for the next step ;-)
Posted by: Corinna / Germany | January 25, 2009 at 07:19 AM
I have to say, your mystery quilt is looking beautiful. I might have to print out all the directions and try it on a slower time schedule. For now as I read it, I'm lost. Maybe if I had cut out everything and was doing with y'all then it wouldn't be so confusing. I love the idea of the mystery quilt, and will be trying to do it and catch up with ya'll. Right now though, I'm feeling overwhelmed.
Posted by: Shelly | January 25, 2009 at 12:05 AM
Thanks Helen, All done now I'm off to Melbourne for a rew days and I am not even going to try to see what the quilt is going to look like.
Janine Lawrence
Posted by: Janine Lawrence | January 24, 2009 at 04:59 PM