To participants - please make sure to e-mail me MMDmysteryquilts at gmail dot com with a picture of your quilt top or finished quilt, the pictures are due by April 1st to be included in the parade and be eligible for prizes.
To everyone - Please stop by again next Wednesday - Friday (April 5th - 7th), to see the Meadow Mystery Parade showing off everyone's versions of the quilt pattern (I already have over 100 quilts entered!).
Just as a reminder, the Meadow Mystery quilt instructions can be found in the Mystery Quilts tab above for free and they will never be taken down so you can start at any time. If you would rather have an easy to print version of the Meadow Mystery Quilt it is now available for sale on my Etsy shop.
For my version, I used:
Fabric B - Suzuko Koseki, Newspaper Print Retro in Blue
Fabric C - Mama Said Sew by Sweetwater - Sewing Guide Black
Fabric D - Architextures Crosshatch in Pickle by Carolyn Friedlander
Fabric E - Kona White
It took me a while to figure out how I wanted to quilt this quilt. I keep swinging between a more simple overall pattern and some very detailed and complex custom quilting. I decided to just keep things easy and do a cross-hatch design. I did not even have to mark the quilt top, I just used the seams and the different pieced shapes to keep the lines (mostly) straight.
Please come back on April 5th-7th for the full parade, there are some absolutely beautiful versions of the Meadow Mystery Quilt!
I am linking up to Let's Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts, Needle and Thread Thursday @ My Quilt Infatuation, Whoop Whoop Friday @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Thank Goodness Its Finished Friday, Finish It Up Friday @ Crazy Mom Quilts, Fabric Frenzy Friday @ Fort Worth Fabrics Studio.
Your quilt looks wonderful Cheryl, it has great contrast and I love how you quilted it. It will still be soft and cuddly so it will look good AND feel good, perfect. Thank you so much for generously giving this wonderful pattern free of charge, and for giving so many of us great pleasure in the quilt along.
ReplyDeleteSuper choices for your fabrics, again, this is another fantastic mystery. And the quilting shows off the design perfectly.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, such wonderful fabric choices too. Thank you for all the effort you put into the event =)
ReplyDelete... the colours remind me of a blue tit.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea to have a mystery quilt-along. And I love how you've incorporated some great basic techniques to form a sampler (that doesn't look like a sampler!).
ReplyDeleteWow, wow wow! Cheryl, this is awesome! I love your use of Carkai and Mama Said Sew, and I can't wait to see the rest of the quilts. Hope to participate one day!
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely! It has a very serene feeling to it. :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the colours and patterns but most especially the grid quilting which looks so homely whilst putting attention on to the pattern. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful combination of color! I've been seeing so many gorgeous quilts using your design! Another Mystery sucess!
ReplyDeleteCheryl, I did NOT participate, and now that I've seen various beautiful finishes posted around blogland, I am so disappointed in myself! This quilt is definitely close to the top of my to-do list. XO
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! The "pickle" color sounds funny, but it looks great in the quilt. Nice quilting, too!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty, I love the colors and I think the simple quilting really works well.
ReplyDeleteThe cross hatching looks wonderful and how awesome to not need to mark the quilt! I am very excited to see the parade of finishes next week! :)
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is very pretty, and the quilting is perfect for it!
ReplyDeleteIt's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - what a great mystery - no I didn't sew along but I bet those who did are pleased with the result!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Cheryl.
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome Cheryl!!! I can't wait to see all the different versions next week. :-)
ReplyDeleteA beautiful finish. Thanks again for a very fun mystery. There's been some gorgeous ones on the Facebook page. I'm looking forward to seeing the parade this week.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt! I love all fabrics you used. The blue and pickle are great together. It was a great mystery and I love the pattern.
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty quilt Cheryl! I love how you quilted it. Thanks for a great mystery journey!! I really enjoyed the pattern.
ReplyDeleteI like the cross hatch quilting. Great finish! Looking forward to the start of the next mystery QAL.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful pattern, Cheryl. I can't wait to see the parade of everyone that participated and all the different colorways.
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