MOSAIC MYSTERY A8 from Quiltygirl..... OUR VERSION

So!!!   What did you come up with? What version did you create?  OR!!! Did you create your own version???

Without Further ado! this is the one that Little Bit Liked the most.... and what we decided to piece.

Tanya at Show me the Quilts shared this one:

I like the scrappyness of it!! and now I want to make another!

And Barb who does SoCal Quilts of Valor did three! but look at this layout!!

Hope you all had fun!

MOSAIC MYSTERY A8 CLUE 7 - the REVEAL

MOSAIC CLUE 7 THE REVEAL

I hope you have had fun stitching up till now!!!

Are you all ready??? You have now stitched all the pieces for this mystery – and… we are ready to get started!

Two things 

One – My son pretty much designed this one. He did all the pre- planning, and the stitching of the blocks – ok – except for the stars – he didn’t want to sew those! 

Two – remember those books where you would read a chapter – and then choose an outcome, before the book would tell you which page to read next?  This mystery is sorta like that. We put it up on the design wall, and they had an idea – and all the men started making changes to it.   Sorta – how do you want this one to look?  I think you will have fun

Here is the original design layed out:

But then my son had a new idea :

He loved the idea of a bullseye in the middle…..

But after he ate dinner! He had a third Idea à

So how will you design yours? I would love to see if you go with one of the suggestions, or if you come up with something even  more different.

Be sure to email your finished top photos to me ( Email in Profile)

And come back next week to see what we finally chose.

MOSAIC MYSTERY A8 CLUE 6

Clue #6  ( Essentially the same as Clue #1 - but in a different color way)

You will use your Dark #2 and your Light in this clue

So in my case –BLUE  and White

LIGHT :  White:

Cut  4  - 3 inch wide Width of Fabric ( Wof) Strips

From these strips :

Cut 24 3 x 3 inch squares

And 24 companion angle pieces

I never know what to call these – I think they should be called geese – so that’s what I will refer to them as.  You cut your first one, then rotate the ruler to the other side and cut another – you need 24 of these pieced.

Dark #2  ( BLUE)

Cut 1   -  5 ½ inch Strip  WOF - Sub cut into 6     - 5 ½ inch Squares

Cut 3  - 3 inch Strips WOF

Cut 24 PAIRS of the Wings using your Easy Angle Ruler  ( JUST LIKE YOU DID IN CLUE #1)

I take my strip and fold it wrong sides together., you could also fold it right sides together, but I like to look at the pretty side.   Place your ruler as shown, and cut along the ruler.  Flip your ruler over, and cut on the straight edge.  

You need 24 Pairs of Wings.

Using one pair of Wings, and one of the Geese, Pieced 24 Blocks like this.  I add the right side first to all 24, press, then add the left side to all 24.

They should measure 3 inches by 5 ½ inches.  

Most of them I get right on if my seam allowance is correct – sometimes I need to trim a little on the top.

After you have your 24 Geese made – you will lay out the block like so:

And sew them together.

After the rows are sewn I press – the 1^st and 3^rd out, the middle in like shown

And when you are all finished – you should have 6 of these Dark 2/Light  Stars measuring 10 ½ inches each.

I will also have this as a pdf in my craftsy store as soon as I can
https://www.craftsy.com/profile/quiltygirl

MOSAIC MYSTERY A8 Clue #5

Clue #5

Grab your leftover strips cut from the last clue and

LIGHT 2 ½ inch strips:

Cut 24 : 2 ½ x 6 ½ inch pieces

Cut 24 : 2 ½ x 8 ½ inch pieces

Dark #2 ( Blue in my example)

Cut  24 :  2 ½ x 4 ½ inch pieces

Cut 24  : 2 ½ x 6 ½ inch pieces

Cut 24  : 2 ½  x 8 ½ inch pieces

Cut 24  : 2 ½ x 10 ½ inch pieces

Take your 4 1/2 inch piece from Clue #4 and we will add to it as so:

You will then create 10 ½ inch Quarter Log Cabins Sewing just like the diagram

You will have 24 of these blocks – they should measure 10 ½ x 10 ½ inches

 Now on to the next clue!

today is a travel day for me - so I will pray that the Pdf file gets uploaded to Craftsy first thing - but... if not - keep checking - it will be there when I am in wi-fi range ;-)

Here is the direct Link:
Clue #5


PS - If your a little behind - Katy is using an accucutter - and here is her post:
https://katyquilts.net/

Mystery A8 MOSAIC Clue #4

Clue #4

Cutting Instructions:

Dark #1  ( Red in my Example) Cut 5 -  2 ½ inch Strips Width of Fabric (wof)

Light ( White in my example) Cut 11  - 2 ½ inch strips wof

Dark #2 ( Navy in my example) Cut 18 – 2 ½ inch strips wof

 Step 1:

*Take 2 of your light strips and cut 24 – 2 ½ inch Squares – set the rest aside – you will need it ;-)

Step 2:

*Take 2 of your Dark #1 ( RED) Strips and cut 24 – 2 ½ inch Squares

*Use the leftovers and remaining strips cut  24   - 2 ½ x 4 ½ inch pieces

Step 3:

Sew your 2 ½ inch Light square to your 2 ½ inch Dark #1 Square

I put my light on the left, and the dark on the right to stitch. The piece will measure 2 ½ x 4 ½ inches

 Step 4: Add  your 2 ½ in x 4 ½ inch dark #1 piece to the top

Clue #4 is now finished – this piece should measure 4 ½ x 4 ½ inches Square 

 Save the other strips you cut – they will be used in the next clue ;-)

I will again have a pdf at the Craftsy site
https://www.craftsy.com/profile/quiltygirl

MOSAIC MYSTERY A8 CLUE #3

From your Dark #2 ( Blue in my example) we will cut the following:

Cut:   8   - 1 ¾ inch strips Width of Fabric

Sub Cut into:

12 – 8 inch x 1 ¾ pieces

24 – 6 ¾ x 1 ¾ inch pieces

12 – 5 ½ x 1 ¾ inch pieces

You will need these – plus the Dark #1 strips you cut in Clue #2

Grab the blocks you made in Clue # 2 and add your Dark #2  - 5 ½ inch piece to one side of it
You are then going to go around the block adding the Dark #2 layer just like you did in Clue #2

                              The Dark #2 round will measure 8 inches Square.

Now we will add the Dark #1 strips that you cut in Clue #2 – same way as we added these – just like a log cabin.

Start with your 8 inch red strips

You should now have 12 of these blocks measuring 10 ½ inches

Pat your self on the back!! See you for Clue #4

Again this clue will be in PDF form in my Craftsy store - And I will link it as soon as I can!

MOSAIC MYSTERY A8 CLUE #2

Clue #2

For this clue you will need your Dark #1 – Red in my Example and your Light – White in mine

From your Dark #1 Cut
1 – 3 inch strip Width of Fabric ( WOF)

                Sub Cut into 12  - 3 inch squares

12 – 1 ¾ inch Strips

                Sub cut into: 12  1 ¾ x 8 inch strips

                                   :  24 1 ¾ x 9 ¼ inch strips

                                                                                                                : 12  1 3/4 x 10 ½ inch strips

I don’t like to waste fabric – so on 3 strips I cut the 4 - 8 inch strips – and the leftover was 10 ½ inches – but check your strip length to make the  best use of your fabrics.

From your Light Cut:

5 – 1 ¾ inch width of fabric strips

                Subcut into:     12  - 1 ¾ x 5 ½ inch strips

                                             24   - 1 ¾ inch x 4 ¼ inch strips

                                                12 – 1 ¾ inch by 3 inch strips

I started with the 5 ½ inch sizes and worked my way down. If you original wof strip is smaller you may need 6 strips

STEP 1:

Sew a 1 ¾ inch  x 3 inch Light strip to your 3 inch Dark #1 – Press

I press to the dark side

  

STEP #2

Sew a 1 ¾ inch x 4 inch Light to the piece you made in Step #1

Press

STEP #3

Sew 1 ¾ inch x 4 inch to  the  piece you made in Step 2.

STEP #4  -

Sew the 1 ¾ inch by 5 ½ inch piece to the final edge:

And your final for this clue should look like:

Save the other red Strips – I promise you will need them soon!!

THE PDF's will be in my Craftsy Store - Look for Clue #2
https://www.craftsy.com/profile/quiltygirl

MYSTERY A8 MOSAIC CLUE #1

Clue #1

You will use your Dark #1 and your Light in this clue

So in my case – Red and White

LIGHT :  White:

Cut  4  - 3 inch wide Width of Fabric ( Wof) Strips

From these strips :

Cut 24 3 x 3 inch squares

And 24 companion angle pieces

I never know what to call these – I think they should be called geese – so that’s what I will refer to them as.  You cut your first one, then rotate the ruler to the other side and cut another – you need 24 of these pieces.

Dark #1  ( RED)

Cut 1   -  5 ½ inch Strip  WOF - Sub cut into 6     - 5 ½ inch Squares

Cut 3  - 3 inch Strips WOF

Cut 24 PAIRS of the Wings using your Easy Angle Ruler

I take my strip and fold it wrong sides together., you could also fold it right sides together, but I like to look at the pretty side.   Place your ruler as shown, and cut along the ruler.  Flip your ruler over, and cut on the straight edge.  You need 24 Pairs of Wings.

Using one pair of Wings, and one of the Geese, Pieced 24 Blocks like this.  I add the right side first to all 24, press, then add the left side to all 24.

They should measure 3 inches by 5 ½ inches.   Most of them I get right on if my seam allowance is correct – sometimes I need to trim a little on the top.

After you have your 24 Geese made – you will lay out the block like so:

And sew them together.

After the rows are sewn I press – the 1^st and 3^rd out, the middle in like shown

And when you are all finished – you should have 6 of these Dark 1/Light  Stars measuring 10 ½ inches each.

As always the PDF will be in my Craftsy Store ( for Free ) Looks for Mosaic A8 Clue #1
11:08 am - YAY the link is working!!!!


PS - ( 9/17) Katy Quilts is going to share the accuquilt dies that she is using for this mystery
So cool - So here is the link for clue #1
https://katyquilts.net/2018/09/17/dwmonday-mystery-quilts-for-military-mosaic/