Sewsoft Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I have been searching books and online for a pattern that will be fun to do. But I can\'t find anything. I\'m wondering if any of you have a suggestion! I wanted something unexpected (hence the mystery LOL) I have Judy Sisneros\' new book Rectangle Pizzazz and thought maybe I could create a mystery quilt out of One of the patterns Anyway I would love a suggestion Please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiltsinmotion Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 Our quilt club just did The Cat\'s Meow mystery quilt by Debbie Caffrey Its a very pretty quilt , I believe they got the pattern online Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 How many are in your group? We have a casual group of Guild-mates--6 of us--who did a fun thing last year. We decided on a size and theme for blocks to swap--just like the Christmas exchange Teresa has organized. Our theme was stars (easy!) and each person made six of the same stars-one for each person and one for herself. The twist was each person decided on color choices and provided everyone else with a good-size piece of one focus fabric. I chose tones of yellow/gold for my stars and provided a dark blue fabric to use as a background. The others were to take fabric from their stash to piece the blocks. Someone went batik-y, country, Christmas, all-white background and jewel tones, etc. So you received 5 blocks, all different but with the same background fabric. We had the best time deciding on settings and I quilted them all as my Christmas gift to my buddies. I made a square wallhanging, one made two tablerunners, one added enough other star blocks to make a bed throw, the Christmas one was made into an octagon and I thread-painted a poinsettia in the middle. Sorry, I am getting carried away here!! Anyway, this was easy to organize, easy to sew--I think we all ended up paper-piecing the stars--and fun to quilt. We "hung together" at our Guild Quilt show last year. I can send you a procedure sheet for this swap if you are interested. Maybe I can find a photo of our projects. In any case, the goal is to have fun and make something beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 I was looking at Debbie Caffrey\'s website. She has several mystery quilts listed and they are FREE! The web address is: www.debbiescreativemoments.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmyhogan Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Is this "cats meow"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 I have gone to many mystery classes and the instructor has used patterns from magazines and books. She just copies the pattern directions and cuts the steps apart. We do a few of each step and then we get to eat, which is always a good thing and then we are shown what it looks like. The class goes from 11:00 - 6:00. We have to buy the magazine or book if we do not own it. I hope you find something that works for you. Charlotte Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiltsinmotion Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Jim that is not the Cats Meow , if I knew how to post a picture I would but I can email you a picture if you would like to see it . send me a u2u with your email address Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltFaerie Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 In the May issue of AQS magazine, there is a mystery quilt. It may be worth checking out for your guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sewsoft Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Thanks Everyone!!!! There is only 5 of us going to do it, but we think it will be fun!! Thanks for the suggestions, I\'ll let you know what and when we choose!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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