Easy Flower Block2007 Mystery Quilt
Welcome to the Tri-County Quilt Guild's First Annual Mystery Quilt!
The blocks for this qult will be announced once a month, here and in the newsletter, and by the end of the year, you will have a completed, full-size quilt top. The blocks will all be flower-type blocks, and some will be traditionally pieced, while others will be paper-pieced. They will vary in size, but will all fit together with setting squares. Border and setting square information will be given out when the time comes.
At the end of the year, all the participants will be able to show our tops or finished quilts, (for the over-achievers among us), and be amazed at the different effects we've achieved. I can hardly wait!
Fabrics: I'll be showing the blocks as done in 30's reproduction fabrics, but you may choose to do yours in brights, small-scale florals, tone-on-tones, batiks, or even Civil War repros. The choice is yours! Each month's block will use less than a FQ, so you could conceivably make the top entirely from your stash. If you'd like all the backgrounds to match, you'll need about 3 yds total. And don't limit yourself to a light background: think how dramatic your bright-colored blocks would look on black!
A huge thank you to Marcia Hohn and her website Quilter's Cache for the use of her patterns and directions.
If you have any questions (except for, "Can I see a picture of the finished quilt?"), please contact me by clicking here: Lisa, Help!
Good
luck!
Lisa
Hart
Directions for the blocks can be found by clicking on the block names, below.
February 2007, Block 1 (Choose either option)
For the first month, you will have a choice between two 14" blocks (14½" raw): either Easy Flower Block or Granny's Flower Garden. Choose whichever one you like. Our newer quilters might want to go with Granny's Flower Garden as it has fewer pieces, but gives the same effect.
March 2007, Block 2
April 2007, Block 3
May 2007, Block 4
(Choose either option)
Once again, you will have a choice between two blocks: either the 8" Desert Flower Block or Posy Chain (8½" raw). Choose whichever one you like.
June 2007, Block 5
July 2007, Block 6
Once again, you will have a choice between two blocks: either the 9" Pieced Tulips Block or Little Blossoms (9½" raw). Choose whichever one you like.
(Choose either option)
August 2007, Block 7
This month, again, you will have a choice between two blocks: either the 12" Pieced Weathervane Block or the12" Applique Dresden Plate (12½" raw). Choose whichever one you like.
September 2007, Block 8
This month, again, you will have a choice between two blocks: either the 8" Katie's Choice Album Block or the paper-pieced 8" Cabbage Rose. Choose whichever one you prefer.
October 2007, Block 9
This
month, we have a 14" finished block called Fancy Flowers.You can make all
four flowers the same, as shown below, or have fun and make each from a different
combination of fabrics!
November 2007, Block 10
This month,you will have a choice between three blocks: Cornucopia, Double Aster, or Red Emperor. All are 12" blocks, but you'll need to pick just one for your quilt.
December 2007, Block 11
This month,you will have a choice between four blocks: New Flower Block, Japanese Poppy, Four Blossoms, and Four Tulips. All are 10" blocks, but you'll need to pick just one for your quilt.
New
Flower
Four
Blossoms
January 2008, Block 12
This month,you will have a choice between three blocks: Mosaic Rose or Brown Eyed Susan. Both are paper-pieced blocks, but you'll need to pick just one for your quilt. Mosaic Rose is 7" and Brown Eyed Susan is 8" - the difference will be made up in the coping strips which will be added later.
February 2008 "Field of Flowers" Mystery Quilt Solution
The
quilt will be constructed in four sections. Click on the links below for piecing
directions for each section. They open as pdf's. You may need to download the
latest (free) version of Adobe Acrobat or Reader here
