I ran this mystery project for the Guild. This was a free quilt-along so all the clues were already online. I got permission from the designer to use her pattern for the Guild program. I’ve been a fan of Meadow Mist Designs for a long time and have purchased and downloaded several of her patterns. 

It was a fair bit of work to remove all the information in each clue that could lead the members to the online page. If they saw the quilts it wouldn’t be as much fun in seeing the quilt come together as each monthly clue was released.

There was no place in the house that I could lay the quilt out for a good photo so the photos were taken bit by bit. It wasn’t until it was bound and on the bed that I saw the entire picture.

Quilting was not easy. I knew it had to be straight-line stitching but even at that there was a lot of turning necessary and by the time it was finished my shoulder and arm were quite sore.

I used two different design stitches on my sewing machine for the centre portion. Then I mimicked the magnolia block and quilted it in purple thread for a bit more contrast although it doesn’t show up much on the finished quilt.

Finally, both edges of the quilt were done in a variety of straight lines. In some cases I had a plan but while I was stitching I found a different way to do the lines that would avoid burying in ends. Some of the designs I like better than others and some were done just “to get it done”.

I’m very happy with the results and I think most of the Guild members were as well.

The designer will have a new book out at the end of the month and I’m on the list for a pre-order.