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!

My Scrappyness is growing

I had a pretty great weekend - lots of stitching, thread, and only a teeny teeny bit of ripping.... so you all know that is good!!

Look at where I am on the scrappy one now:

Now I think I want to make a tiny white border and a larger blue border and Bam!! It will be ready to quilt.

Someone said this is a lemoyne star and someone else said a Hunter Star

and I said - I don't know ! But it uses 4 : 5 inch red squares
                                                             4: 5 inch Blue Squares
and                                                       8 5 inch White Squares

and it comes out about 17 1/2 inches per block - and Bam!! it goes together fast!


Linked to:

Oh Scrap!
http://lovelaughquilt.blogspot.com/2018/10/monday-making_28.html

Ems scrapbag - Moving it forward
Small Quilts: Design Wall Monday

A September hike.... that you will just start to see photos from

Yep! I am that behind on going through my photos.

Can you imagine? Me? the one who can't wait to see what she *got* after every hike?

Well - October has kept us running like crazy - so... you will have to settle for September in October -
Fall will last longer that way right???

The obligatory Selfie  or Groupie - since there are 4 of us!

We headed up to an open space

and as soon as we got there

this was the sign I saw

You know I had to keep going

I mean - Layer cake

What ranger speaks to quilters like that???

Ha ha

Not a bad view right???  Well - wait till you see what our hike looked like!! 

Scrapping away!!

After I finish my Quilts of Valor I have been cutting up all my scraps into 5 inch squares.... and then trying to come up with something to make.

Remember my Churn Dash phase?  They were all 5 inch squares.  and just in case you were wondering - NO! I am still not out of that...... yet..

But I did want to try a different block and see how it would look

So far! I am liking it - I think it will make a cool Quilt of Valor ;-)

Stitch away friends!!

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.

Silver Plume

Remember our trip on the train?  Well - while we were there we learned about a town called Silver Plume . The buildings were amazing, and old. And the history!! I always think I could live in the olden days, but in reality - I sorta like electricity!

Check out this one - what do you think it sold back in the day?

Silver Plume was founded in 1869 near the rich silver mines west of Georgetown, CO.  Only a couple of buildings were built in 1869.

By 1872 Silver Plume had become a town of around 500 residents, with a thriving commercial district. The town continued to grow as the silver industry boomed in the area, reaching over 2,000 residents before 1893.

Many other legends abound about the small "Living Ghost Town". One involves a citizen from the mining days, Clifford Griffin. 

According to legend, Mr. Griffin came from the state of New York, where he was raised. Griffin became engaged in New York, but his fiance tragically, and mysteriously, died the night before their wedding. Her death was contributed to unnameable "natural causes", and to escape the painful memories of his beloved, he moved to Colorado with his brother, who eventually became the owner of the 7:30 Mine (named because their day shift started a generous hour later than the other mines, who started at 6:30 AM).

Brewery Spring - the Brewery burned in 1889

Clifford became the manager of the 7:30, and was much loved by his miners for his kindness. 

According to local legend, every Christmas he bought all his miners a goose for their families, and every Fourth of July, he paid off every bar between Silver Plume and current-day Bakerville 4 miles to the west, so his miners could enjoy their holiday without spending their family's money. Not only did he take care of his miners, every evening he provided them with entertainment as well. Since he could not bear the daily sight of his men with their wives and families after his tragedy, he spent a great deal of time near the entrance to the 7:30, which sits about 1,500 feet  above the town of Silver Plume. Every evening he would sit near the edge of a nearby cliff and play his violin. Due to the incredible acoustics of the valley, the entire town could step outside and listen to his concerts.

Methodist Church

One evening, after a particularly beautiful recital, the residents heard a gunshot. Assuming the worst, the miners of the 7:30 raced up the trail to the entrance, and there they found Clifford Griffin, shot through the heart, in a grave he'd dug himself. A note in the nearby Manager's Office told the tale. It asked the residents of Silver Plume to leave him where he lay, because that's where he'd experienced the most happiness since his wife died. Not only did they follow his request, the town erected a 10-foot-tall Gunnison Granite monument in his honor, directly on top of his grave site. The monument can still be seen today, on the cliffs directly in front of the 7:30 Mine.

Disaster would strike the town in 1884 as a fire destroyed most of the business district, with damages said to reach $100,000 and several lives lost. With the local mining industry still enjoying prosperity, most of the town was rebuilt.

Disaster would return in 1899, but this time in the form of a giant avalanche. Newspapers reported that on February 12, "two mighty avalanches, combining into one, swept down Cherokee Gulch carrying away a dozen or more mine buildings, cabins, and machinery, and causing great loss of life. How many dead bodies lie in this great mass of show and debris will not be known before spring. Eight dead bodies are now at the morgue."

Many of Main Street’s false-front buildings were erected immediately after Silver Plume’s disastrous fire of 1884 ( like that below)

Former Silver Plume School

This is a  two-story, four-classroom, 1894 brick schoolhouse, where classes were last held in 1959. A sign proclaims that this school, is a “State of Colorado Standard School Approved Class.” Today the building is the George Rowe Museum, named for an eighty-seven-year resident of Silver Plume who donated much of the memorabilia inside. 

Silver Plume Jail

This is the Silver Plume Jail.  it was built in 1875. One of the Chief tenants was Jack McDonald, a scotch irish miner and previous owner of the 730 mine. The jail closed in 1915

Prizes!!

Whoot Whoot
I got a surprise package in the mail - and I LOVE it!!!

Julie over at Julie K quilts sent me a prize from her Log Cabin Loonies giveaway!!! How awesome

Now I really think I should make a log cabin quilt out of them too!!!

Aren't they pretty???

I don't normally get fabrics in these colors - and I Love them!!

I thought that my table was not doing them justice - so you get a few more pics!

Oh my!

What is that??

Where were we?

Are you ready for all of my travel posts?

I have been a few places recently...

and I am just now starting to catch up....

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

Log Cabin Loonies

Yay - I made some progress  on my scrappy Log Cabins

I started them and then drew a blank as to the way I should do the colors of the scraps, and if I would have enough, and it set me into a panic -I needed chocolate STAT....

after a teeny little bit of chocolate .. I figured it out.

Just DO IT and see what happens

Freeing

Here is where I am:

There are 20 blocks I believe... or maybe not - but that is what I counted pre chocolate ;-)

On Wednesday over at Julie K Quilt blog she will host a link up to a lot of other quilters making the coolest Log Cabin quilts - and it is fun to go get inspired - so just do it  - ha ha ha

Also linking up to
Love Laugh Quilt: Monday Making
Oh Scrap at Quilting is more fun than housework
Main Crush Monday at Cooking Up quilts
DWM at Small Quilts and Doll QUilts
Moving it forward at Ems Scrap Bag

Throwback Thursday and catching up

 I might have taken a trip - and I might still be a little behind the curve - but you all understand right? 

I was cleaning out photos, and uploading new ones ( from my trip) and I found these on my phone:

and you know - I think I have enough strings and 9 patches to make another......

this was on my phone too

but now it looks way different

because!

I made ( forced really) my boys to help me rearrange

I took just a little more space ( ha ha)

and I found this one - one of my favorite scrappy quilts. and funny story - it was on the rocker, and a boy was goofing around - when he opened his soda - it exploded all over.... and hit my quilt.  A lot of my quilt..... but guess what? It washed out just wonderfully and now we are snuggling again.

Alright  now back to downloading photos and prepping for next weeks Mystery MOSAIC Clue... hope you are following along and having fun!!

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

Log Cabin Loonies.... I am giving in

Oh I am just giving in... ha ha!!

Julie over at JulieKQuilts  started a log Cabin Loonies project - and I have been watching, and seeing all the quilts that others are working on.... and dreaming....

and then I started a little bit of organizing. Just a little bit, I don't want to get carried away!!
and I found a bage of scraps that had been gifted to me

I sorted and pulled the colors

 and now this pile:

Is turning into this pile:

and if time goes my way - I will start some log cabin blocks for fall!

Didn't want you to think I was playing too much Hooky and goofing off in the mountains. ;-)

Happy October!!!