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Mystery Solved

4/2/2014

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Let me tell you about a fun project that Mom, Aunt Brenda, and I have been working on.  They are works in progress, but close to finished.  

This past Christmas Mom bought for the three of us mystery quilt kits from The Quilt Company.  We did not know what the quilt was going to look like or even what the fabrics would look like, only the color scheme.  The fabric for the tops came in a sealed brown paper bag with only a paper attached that was a paint chip from Lowes showing the color combination inside.  Mom did not allow us to open them until Christmas!  That was a fun surprise.

Starting in January for seven weeks we received email instructions with the next steps to complete.  It was very fun to work on together, and the suspense each week made it even more interesting.  We are all very pleased with our quilt tops.

Brenda already longarm quilted hers.  It just needs binding.  You can see it below.  Her fabrics are golds, greens, and some black.  It is very beautiful in person.  It was hard to capture the true colors in the photo.  It has a little shimmer to it!
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Below you can see Mom's quilt.  I tried to get some shots outside on this lovely spring day, but the wind wasn't cooperating with me.  I really love the turquoise color in hers.
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Next up is my mystery quilt, and the picture at the top of this post is the close up.  Again, the wind was giving me a hard time.
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I ordered some new pantograph designs, and I am excited to try a couple of them out on these quilts.

I'm linking up with
WIP Wednesday over at Freshly Pieced where you can find more quilty inspiration.

Have a nice day!
6 Comments
Diane Shorts Genesse
4/2/2014 08:58:22 am

Beautiful quilts !!! What a great present from your mother !!

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Terri
4/3/2014 01:27:07 pm

Hi, Diane! Yes, my mom's pretty nice like that :-)

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Sarah link
4/3/2014 12:27:00 pm

Oh my gosh I just don't know if I could handle the suspense of a mystery quilt! Hats off to you for just sticking it out in my mind!

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Terri
4/3/2014 01:25:03 pm

Thanks, Sarah. It's fun! You should give it a try sometime if you have the opportunity.

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mystery aunt
4/4/2014 07:25:58 am

all are beautiful..... how much fun you must have had

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Diane link
4/4/2014 12:14:28 pm

What a truly neat and fun gift. And she went to the extra effort to give you two different patterns. All quilts are beautiful. I like the idea of paint chips instead of fabric samples. That is a cute twist.

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