My friend Carol followed a mystery quilt in the Quilters Newsletter Magazine. She figured it would be fun.
The first step was to make simple anvil type blocks. Her’s remind me of a piece of cellophane wrapped candy.
Next was a modified bear paw block.
Then they upped the anti with an applique block, eight of them. Four going in one direction and four in another.
The last block was a center medallion, a mariners compass. So much for simple. Had they reversed the order of the blocks she might not have even joined the mystery.
The quilt was finished off with some borders, half square triangle units, and a few four-patch units. I finished quilting it for her just the other day. It’s beautiful. She requested I carry the floral design of the applique into the quilting.
What do you think?
I would love to see other quilts made following the Quilters Newsletter mystery.
C
Amazing work! I love it!
Love the great work you did on the quilting. I enjoyed working on something that was a bit feminine for a change.