Your quilts are beautiful. I do believe that often designers overstate the yardage in case there are cutting issues. I would prefer to have more fabric then just enough.
Your quilts are great! I used scraps and yardage from my Laundry Basket stash. The only extra fabric I bought was an accent fabric which was a grunge. I agree with you about the binding and backing....I used a solid for the back. The quilting was free motion on my home sewing machine, and I did each block separately (kinda Angela Walters style) but coordinated throughout, using same thread top and bobbin. The binding is the accent fabric. After washing, it looks exactly the way I hoped. The entire experience was a challenge, and when the quilt was finished I was very happy!
I've used the Angela Walters style on a quilt a couple years ago. I quilted each quadrant of the quilt and then sewed them together afterwards. It's such a helpful technique because I have such a narrow space on my sewing machine! Your quilt sounds lovely! I love the visual texture that grunge fabric adds to a quilt. I enjoyed the challenge of this quilt too! I'm already looking forward to next year's mystery quilt!
Beautiful quilt tops!! You should be proud. I am really glad that you were able to piece the blocks together so quickly with the method I shared with you. I use this method ALL the time. I keep the thread between each block tight like chain piecing. You are right it can get heavy and bulky but I have a table or ironing board next to me to hold the weight. 😃
The piecing method was great! I'll continue to use it for this type of complicated quilt top. I didn't end up needing that extra thread, so next time I'm not going to bother leaving space between the rows. 😊 Thanks again for the recommendation! I really appreciate it. ❤️
Both of your quilts turned out beautifully. Thanks for your videos that helped to keep me on task as I tackled this rather difficult, but very rewarding, project. I'm just getting ready to sew my blocks together, finally, after having figured out how to keep my cats off of the layout. I've learned that I actually LIKE working with pieces this small, and loved the sewing practice in making so many different block patterns. I may make the quilt again in different colors, for the practice, so thanks for figuring out the actual yardage needed for the patchwork. The less I have to figure out on my own, the better. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I'm really pleased with how they came out. 😊 Edyta is such an amazing designer! I really appreciate how she explored strip piecing and it's versatility in this quilt. If you enjoy small blocks you might enjoy last year's mystery quilt. The blocks were even smaller! 4 1/2 inches, I think.
Wow! Your quilts came out so, so, so nice! The colors are stunning! Good job! I'm still working on mine! Got sidetracked -- hahaha! But this gives me motivation! Thank you so much. I do love your videos so much!
Thank you! 😊 I think I might like orange now. I was not expecting that. 😐 I just picked up a project that I've been putting off since the beginning of the year. So I totally hear you about getting sidetracked!
Your quilts look wonderful. I have not gotten mine all together yet. I agree about making scrappy backing. I only do that if I have a lot of one fabric and need to just add enough to make the backing large enough. Not sure yet what I will do for the binding on this quilt. I had a lot of fabric left over too. But I am happy the way the mystery quilt turned out.
I'm very happy with the way this mystery quilt came out too! I like that we got to explore the versatility of strip piecing and I really appreciate the slower pace she set this year. I also think the name Arizona fits the quilt really well!
Both quilt tops are beautiful but I think my favorite is the blue with a pop of orange. I am surprised that you have so much fabric left. I dont think I am going to do this quilt since I am on a budget and cant justify buying so much and then have that much left overs. This has been really fun watching you make this quilt. Looking forward for more videos from you.
I didn't know that chain piecing the top that way actually had a specific name to it - "webbing". MSCQ and FQS demonstrate it all of the time with quilt blocks. I myself prefer to piece my tops in quadrants because of the weight like you indicated gets to be a little much. Beautiful quilts by the way.
I've also heard it called "net piecing" in the context of a block and not a whole quilt top. It never occurred to me to use the technique for the top before. I usually just assemble my tops row by row. I love that as quilters we aren't stuck with just one way of doing something. There is so much room for personal preference!
Thank you! 😊 Good luck with your piecing. Do you have any idea how you want to quilt it? I'm thinking about doing straight lines on the diagonal. I want to keep it simple-ish.
Absolutely beautiful! Both of them..I actually like both of yours better than the LBQ one. And thank you for the fabric update..I would like to make one and am on an extremely tight budget so I appreciate this help.Thank you!
WOW! Both quilts are indeed stunning! You did a terrific job! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your finished pics. I still haven't started mine...sigh...but I will. I'll be back to re-watch your videos when I get started with my quilt because I like how you explain your thoughts and your process of making each of the blocks. AND your pictures and videography are both great. Also thanks for sharing how you sewed your top together. It's a good strategy from Bonnie Hunter but I don't like to sew the long rows together so I sew my tops together in clusters (Pat Sloan idea). For example, since this top is 9 blocks x 9 blocks, I would sew together in hunks of 3's to make big 9 patches. In case that doesn't make sense: I'd sew blocks 1-2-3 in Row 1 together, then 1-2-3 in Row 2, then 1-2-3 in Row 3, and make a 9-patch out of them. Then continue until I have 9 big 9-patches. Eventually I'd only have to sew 3 long rows together. I'm amazed how much fabric you had left over! I appreciate you sharing how much fabric you actually used. That's very interesting and good to know. I guess Edyta was planning on us making a pieced backing for sure. I'm not sure if I will or not, but I do hope I have enough left over of one piece for the binding.
I've never heard or that piecing method. I'm intrigued! I'll have to try it out. If you connect the blocks in clusters you could spin your seams and have a flatter quilt top. Thanks for your kind compliments! They have brightened up my morning. ❤️ I use the camera on my phone to film and photograph everything. I know it's not as good as a fancy $$$ camera, but I try to make it work. 😊
@@ThimbleStorm I just watched Edyta's new video and someone asked about the pieced backing for the 2022 Summer Mystery Quilt. I wanted to let you know that Edyta said she is still working on it and will be posting a video about how to do it on Sept. 16th.
I like your idea of big 9 patches. I am wrestling 81 blocks together right now and am on the last row finally. I have used Bonnie Hunter's method of webbing for years and it really keeps the quilt together. I only chain a few stitches between blocks though instead of wasting thread like this gal does. Chunk webbing like Pat Sloan's method works fine too. In your case I suggest sewing in columns instead of rows, then turn 1/ 4 and sew columns again to get 9 patches using the webbing idea. Keeps all 9 blocks together--less chance of flipping rows.
The quilts are just stunning. Kudos for the honest assessment of the fabric requirements vs fabric used. I share your sentiment regarding our quilting budgets. Also, last video you asked if we know of other mystery quilt alongs; I follow Jessica Dayton and she has QAL on her blog - not sure they are mystery but I love her style and tutorials. Looking foward to seeing your next project.
Thanks for the recommendation! I'm unfamiliar with Jessica's work. I googled her and found her book "A Year in Solids". 😍 I immediately added it to my Amazon wish list!
They both came out beautiful! I have notice before that Edyta tends to suggest much more fabric than needed. Instead of giving specific amounts she'll just say buy a yard bundle or half yard bundle. Maybe she is just trying to sell more of her own fabric, but it's not fair to those who sew on a budget.
That's a very good comment and really most patterns give more accurate numbers. Hopefully when she releases the pattern Edyta will do likewise. My favourite mystery is still the one from several years ago now sold as California. Mine is finally in my quilting queue so might be finished this year.
Your quilts are amazing and perfect, in my opinion !☺️ Is there a pattern somewhere because I'd like to try to do something so beautiful and proportionated . Congratulations !🥳 Please , I'd like to ask, if I may, how old are you ? 🤗
This is a free pattern! I love free! You can find it on the Laundry Basket Quilts blog. Or you can follow the links in my video descriptions. Edyta is an amazing designer. You should check out some of her other designs in her shop.😍 She does free mystery quilts every year and then, later on, she turns them into a formal pattern that she sells in her shop. As for my age... I try not to share personal information like that because the internet can be a scary place. 😐 I will say that I have a young voice but I'm probably older than you think. 😉
Thank you for your answear. I know Laundry Basket and for sure I'll search their patterns. I also love free paterns but usually I am able to find all the clues for almost all paterns . Long live the math !🤗 ( not for your age lol😅) please receive again my congratulations for your creations! Best wishes from Bucharest, Romania 🌸🌷🍀🌼🌹
Very well thought out and explained. Nice of you to explain about the left-over fabric. Lovely quilts!
Thank you so much!😊
I have been following the quilt blog but I haven't started one yet. I sure appreciate your blog today and the amount of fabric you used.
Oh my! Great color choices! They're both stunning!
Thanks so much! 😊
The quilts are beautiful
Your quilts are beautiful. I do believe that often designers overstate the yardage in case there are cutting issues. I would prefer to have more fabric then just enough.
Both are so......beautiful!
Thank you! 😊
Wow really striking!
I love the pattern, you did a fantastic job!
Thank you! 😊 Edyta is such a talented designer. I always love what she comes up with!
Thanks for the information on the amount of material to use as I thought it was a lot for the smaller blocks.
You're very welcome. I'm glad it was helpful!
Wow, both of these are absolutely gorgeous! Thanks again for sharing your journey through this project!! ❤
Thank you! It was such a fun project! I'm already looking forward to next year's mystery quilt.
You do such a perfect job.
Thank you!😊
Your quilts are great! I used scraps and yardage from my Laundry Basket stash. The only extra fabric I bought was an accent fabric which was a grunge. I agree with you about the binding and backing....I used a solid for the back. The quilting was free motion on my home sewing machine, and I did each block separately (kinda Angela Walters style) but coordinated throughout, using same thread top and bobbin. The binding is the accent fabric. After washing, it looks exactly the way I hoped. The entire experience was a challenge, and when the quilt was finished I was very happy!
I've used the Angela Walters style on a quilt a couple years ago. I quilted each quadrant of the quilt and then sewed them together afterwards. It's such a helpful technique because I have such a narrow space on my sewing machine! Your quilt sounds lovely! I love the visual texture that grunge fabric adds to a quilt.
I enjoyed the challenge of this quilt too! I'm already looking forward to next year's mystery quilt!
Beautiful tops.
Thank you 😊
Beautiful quilt tops!! You should be proud. I am really glad that you were able to piece the blocks together so quickly with the method I shared with you. I use this method ALL the time. I keep the thread between each block tight like chain piecing. You are right it can get heavy and bulky but I have a table or ironing board next to me to hold the weight. 😃
The piecing method was great! I'll continue to use it for this type of complicated quilt top. I didn't end up needing that extra thread, so next time I'm not going to bother leaving space between the rows. 😊 Thanks again for the recommendation! I really appreciate it. ❤️
Both of your quilts turned out beautifully. Thanks for your videos that helped to keep me on task as I tackled this rather difficult, but very rewarding, project. I'm just getting ready to sew my blocks together, finally, after having figured out how to keep my cats off of the layout. I've learned that I actually LIKE working with pieces this small, and loved the sewing practice in making so many different block patterns. I may make the quilt again in different colors, for the practice, so thanks for figuring out the actual yardage needed for the patchwork. The less I have to figure out on my own, the better. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I'm really pleased with how they came out. 😊 Edyta is such an amazing designer! I really appreciate how she explored strip piecing and it's versatility in this quilt. If you enjoy small blocks you might enjoy last year's mystery quilt. The blocks were even smaller! 4 1/2 inches, I think.
Your quilt tops are beautiful. You accomplished them in a short amount of time.
Wow! Your quilts came out so, so, so nice! The colors are stunning! Good job! I'm still working on mine! Got sidetracked -- hahaha! But this gives me motivation! Thank you so much. I do love your videos so much!
Thank you! 😊 I think I might like orange now. I was not expecting that. 😐
I just picked up a project that I've been putting off since the beginning of the year. So I totally hear you about getting sidetracked!
Absolutely Fabulous quilts! Bravo! 💜
Thank you! 😊
Your quilts look wonderful. I have not gotten mine all together yet. I agree about making scrappy backing. I only do that if I have a lot of one fabric and need to just add enough to make the backing large enough. Not sure yet what I will do for the binding on this quilt. I had a lot of fabric left over too. But I am happy the way the mystery quilt turned out.
I'm very happy with the way this mystery quilt came out too! I like that we got to explore the versatility of strip piecing and I really appreciate the slower pace she set this year. I also think the name Arizona fits the quilt really well!
Both quilt tops are beautiful but I think my favorite is the blue with a pop of orange. I am surprised that you have so much fabric left. I dont think I am going to do this quilt since I am on a budget and cant justify buying so much and then have that much left overs. This has been really fun watching you make this quilt. Looking forward for more videos from you.
Thank you! 😊 My favorite is the blue with orange too. Don't tell my mom!
I didn't know that chain piecing the top that way actually had a specific name to it - "webbing". MSCQ and FQS demonstrate it all of the time with quilt blocks. I myself prefer to piece my tops in quadrants because of the weight like you indicated gets to be a little much. Beautiful quilts by the way.
I've also heard it called "net piecing" in the context of a block and not a whole quilt top. It never occurred to me to use the technique for the top before. I usually just assemble my tops row by row. I love that as quilters we aren't stuck with just one way of doing something. There is so much room for personal preference!
Been calling it chain piecing for 30 + years. I think chain piecing is older.
Beautiful! Your choice of fabrics are excellent. Good job! I still have the last three blocks to do.
Thank you! 😊 Good luck with your piecing. Do you have any idea how you want to quilt it? I'm thinking about doing straight lines on the diagonal. I want to keep it simple-ish.
The quilts are stunning - I love them. Thanks for sharing with us 🙂
Thank you! 😊 It was my pleasure!
Absolutely beautiful! Both of them..I actually like both of yours better than the LBQ one. And thank you for the fabric update..I would like to make one and am on an extremely tight budget so I appreciate this help.Thank you!
I'm so glad the fabric specs helped. I work on a budget and I want to stretch it as far as possible!
WOW! Both quilts are indeed stunning! You did a terrific job! 🙂 Thanks for sharing your finished pics. I still haven't started mine...sigh...but I will. I'll be back to re-watch your videos when I get started with my quilt because I like how you explain your thoughts and your process of making each of the blocks. AND your pictures and videography are both great.
Also thanks for sharing how you sewed your top together. It's a good strategy from Bonnie Hunter but I don't like to sew the long rows together so I sew my tops together in clusters (Pat Sloan idea). For example, since this top is 9 blocks x 9 blocks, I would sew together in hunks of 3's to make big 9 patches. In case that doesn't make sense: I'd sew blocks 1-2-3 in Row 1 together, then 1-2-3 in Row 2, then 1-2-3 in Row 3, and make a 9-patch out of them. Then continue until I have 9 big 9-patches. Eventually I'd only have to sew 3 long rows together.
I'm amazed how much fabric you had left over! I appreciate you sharing how much fabric you actually used. That's very interesting and good to know. I guess Edyta was planning on us making a pieced backing for sure. I'm not sure if I will or not, but I do hope I have enough left over of one piece for the binding.
I've never heard or that piecing method. I'm intrigued! I'll have to try it out. If you connect the blocks in clusters you could spin your seams and have a flatter quilt top.
Thanks for your kind compliments! They have brightened up my morning. ❤️
I use the camera on my phone to film and photograph everything. I know it's not as good as a fancy $$$ camera, but I try to make it work. 😊
@@ThimbleStorm I just watched Edyta's new video and someone asked about the pieced backing for the 2022 Summer Mystery Quilt. I wanted to let you know that Edyta said she is still working on it and will be posting a video about how to do it on Sept. 16th.
I like your idea of big 9 patches. I am wrestling 81 blocks together right now and am on the last row finally. I have used Bonnie Hunter's method of webbing for years and it really keeps the quilt together. I only chain a few stitches between blocks though instead of wasting thread like this gal does. Chunk webbing like Pat Sloan's method works fine too. In your case I suggest sewing in columns instead of rows, then turn 1/ 4 and sew columns again to get 9 patches using the webbing idea. Keeps all 9 blocks together--less chance of flipping rows.
The quilts are just stunning. Kudos for the honest assessment of the fabric requirements vs fabric used. I share your sentiment regarding our quilting budgets. Also, last video you asked if we know of other mystery quilt alongs; I follow Jessica Dayton and she has QAL on her blog - not sure they are mystery but I love her style and tutorials. Looking foward to seeing your next project.
Thanks for the recommendation! I'm unfamiliar with Jessica's work. I googled her and found her book "A Year in Solids". 😍 I immediately added it to my Amazon wish list!
@@ThimbleStorm she has a new book coming out but I am intrigued by the book of solids as well.
They both came out beautiful! I have notice before that Edyta tends to suggest much more fabric than needed. Instead of giving specific amounts she'll just say buy a yard bundle or half yard bundle. Maybe she is just trying to sell more of her own fabric, but it's not fair to those who sew on a budget.
That's a very good comment and really most patterns give more accurate numbers. Hopefully when she releases the pattern Edyta will do likewise. My favourite mystery is still the one from several years ago now sold as California. Mine is finally in my quilting queue so might be finished this year.
@@maureentaphouse5206 Thanks. That California quilt is beautiful. Congrats on finishing it!
I thought Edyta said she is going to do something fun on the back of the quilt with all the left overs
She said we would use the other fabric for backing. But I agree about the seams.
I agree with you about the amount of fabric. I think it’s just a ploy by laundry basket quilts to get us to buy more of their fabric!
Your quilts are amazing and perfect, in my opinion !☺️ Is there a pattern somewhere because I'd like to try to do something so beautiful and proportionated . Congratulations !🥳 Please , I'd like to ask, if I may, how old are you ? 🤗
This is a free pattern! I love free! You can find it on the Laundry Basket Quilts blog. Or you can follow the links in my video descriptions. Edyta is an amazing designer. You should check out some of her other designs in her shop.😍 She does free mystery quilts every year and then, later on, she turns them into a formal pattern that she sells in her shop.
As for my age... I try not to share personal information like that because the internet can be a scary place. 😐 I will say that I have a young voice but I'm probably older than you think. 😉
Thank you for your answear. I know Laundry Basket and for sure I'll search their patterns. I also love free paterns but usually I am able to find all the clues for almost all paterns . Long live the math !🤗 ( not for your age lol😅) please receive again my congratulations for your creations! Best wishes from Bucharest, Romania 🌸🌷🍀🌼🌹