Dakota Inspired ... through Canada!!!

I got an email that said - I followed your Mystery Quilt Dakota Inspired and I have it finished - I will be traveling through Loveland and I think you aren't too far from there. Could I deliver it?

And I said YES!!! lets meet in town and get ice cream - because - as you know!

There is nothing better than Meeting Quilters, Quilts, and ICE CREAM!!

Kathy and her Husband Dave made the trek to Kersey Pizza and it was so much fun!!

Although. I am not sure Dave is going to let me hang out with Kathy again..

He said - gosh she starts so many projects - to which I said - yes - that is what artists do...let her go.

And he promptly laughed and I think swore me off forever hahahaha!!!

Seriously - two of the nicest people ever!! It was a great time ( for me, she doesn't blog ( yet)  so we won't get to know what she thought )  

The actual Quilt delivery!! Note the water on the ground - just as I was headed to meet her the skies opened up and even with my drive to down - I was still drenched when I arrived. Just opening my gates soaked me clear through - it was quite hilarious!

The quilting!! Kathy is also a Longarmer!!! LOOooooove it!!!!

and check out that back - K says - you need some of that fabric - its Cool!!!

I had so much fun talking with them , and learning about Kathy's Quilting Journey. She makes a lot of quilts for donations - and I think that is so cool! She also might have gone on a fabric buying journey here in the states - I loved seeing her car all full!!!  Super good things will come out of it!!

Shameless plug - 

• there is a new Mystery Coming up
• Starting August 2nd - you can join the mystery here:
• https://groups.io/g/MysteryQuilts4Military

Second Shameless plug

One of our Colorado QOV groups is going to do an event with Women Marines - and they need a dew more Quilts of Valor - if you are interested in helping them out let me know !

Linking to:

• Monday musings at Songbird designs
• Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps
• Design Wall Monday and Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
• Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrications
  
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• Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation
  

Flock of Geese - and Dakota Inspired

 I have such fun going to the Post Office now - there is more than Just Bills!!! Yay!!

These two awesome blocks came from Amanda!!! Thank you!!!

And QuiltDiva Julie sent in 15 and... some yummy cream fabrics!!!

And then - check this out - the WHOLE finished quilt came From 

BellCreek Pat!!!

I Love Her Dakota Inspired!!!

AND!!! We got to award a Few QOV's this weekend!!  That was HOT and Fun all at the same time. That they agreed to let us wrap them up - in that heat - shows how much they love their quilts!!!

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Dakota Inspired

 Oh my gosh  ...oh my gosh!!! I LOVE it when quilters send me a finished photo of a Mystery quilt - Oh!!! I just love seeing what they did!!!

The First was shared by Art In Search!!!  Linda had a fun little option to her quilt - LOVE it!!

Are those side pieces Just Not Ah!!!! Mazing!!!!   and if you click on the photo - it will take you to her blog so you can see how she did it!!

And then Donna!!! She made a GORGEOUS one as well!!! 

her fabrics are SOOOOO yummy!!! I just love the Dark Blue!!!!

And now!! I finally have the pattern written in one file for you - It is written just like the mystery so its a fun step at a time way to get a quilt done!! And until June 14th you can take 25% off the pattern price with the code DAKOTA  ( original right???)

Dakota Inspired Pattern  just click right there and it will take you to the pattern!

Enjoy!!

Dakota Inspired - My Finish!! and.... Finished ( or Not) Friday!!!!

 I just hope this was a Stitchy Quilty week for you all!!! We had snow!!! and I will tell you, I must have checked out from the news, because that was a surprise to me!  A good surprise... I like snow... but still...

All right!! Dakota Inspired is now a *finished* Mystery!!!  and here is mine!!

( if you haven't downloaded the latest clue, avert your eyes!!)

Ta-Da!!!  My Finished ( yes un bound!) Dakota Inspired!!!  I think this was a fun one, but I have been sworn to produce a Mystery with not as many half squares - okay they really said no half squares... but I am not sure that is possible... so my brain is off to ponder another quilt design.

And you can tell - I took this photo before the snow.  I actually took it when Little Bit was home and willing to hold quilts... Thank goodness for kids! Middle Bit came over for a Whole Day!! and he helped me rearrange my fabrics and sewing room and I loved it!! I have some space!!

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Dakota Inspired Clue #8 - THE FINAL CLUE!!

 Its here!!! The Final Clue for Dakota Inspired!!! Whoop Whoop!!

Now!! Because I don't want to ruin the surprise for anyone... you will have to come back Friday to see my complete quilt... but!! The last clue is here for you!!  ( PS  Friday Is Finished ot Not - so you could even do a blog post, link it up and let us all ohh and awww on your quilt!!)

I also know a lot of you are sharing the clues ( yay!) But please link to this blog post - not the google drive documents... that way who ever is seeing you share can find all the clues ;-)  ( thank you)

Alright --- are you ready??

Here we go!!

THE FINAL CLUE ( click HERE to get it)

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Dakota Inspired Clue Number 7!!

Happy Wednesday!!!

Hope you are all stitched up and ready for Clue 7!!!!

I know you are getting closer to the finish link!!! Whoop Whoop!!

Here is the link to the clue!!

 Dakota Inspired Clue 7

I have had a few emails asking for patterns of past mysteries - 

they are in My Etsy store

(link below)

 Enjoy!!

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Dakota Inspired Clue #6

Happy Wednesday all your Mystery Quilters!!

I hope you are ready for the Next Clue!! I know some of you are getting Spring Weather and I bet you want to be outside... but !! You want to really do this clue before hand!! I promise... we are getting closer!!

 Dakota Inspired Clue #6

Click above for the Clue!

And stitch the day away. You know I have already given up doing the dishes... so I can spend my days stitching.. and its working... Last night the boys had my whole kitchen cleaned up! It was nice!

Enjoy!!

A12 Dakota Inspired Clue #5

Happy Happy Wednesday you all!!!

it's that time again!!

We have built some Units in the past clues - and now we will take some of those units.... and

Start Making a Block!!! Whoop Whoop!!

 CLUE #5 PDF CLICK HERE

HAVE FUN!!

a12 Dakota Inspired Clue #4

Welcome to Clue #4 of our Mystery!!!

I have uploaded the file for you to click on !

Enjoy!!

PDF of Clue # 4 HERE

A12 Dakota Inspired Clue #3

Dakota Inspired Clue #3

For this clue we will be using your Red and Light Fabrics – do not throw any away… you will need them again ;-)

 

For this clue we are making 80 Red/Light Rail blocks that will measure 4 inches x 4 ½ inches. This step took me just over 90 minutes :

 

Here is my Method:

 Red:  cut 5 wof Strips 4 ½ inches , and sub cut these into 40  - 4 ½ inch squares

 Light:  cut 5 WOF strips 4 ½ inches , and sub cut these into 40 – 4 ½ inch squares

 Pair a Light with a Red

 

Stitch on two sides ¼ inch from the edge.

Slice in the center ( at the 2 ¼ inch mark)

 

Press open

 

And Ta da – you will have

 80  -  4 x 4 ½  inch rail blocks

 

Again please note the strange unit size!!

Clue # 3  Print Version Here

if you have just joined in - all the other clues and Fabric Requirements can be found here:

https://alyciaquilts.blogspot.com/p/mystery-a12-dakota-inspired.html

A12 Dakota Inspired Clue #2

 

Dakota Inspired Clue #2

For this clue we will be using your Medium Blue and Light Fabrics – do not throw any away… you will need them again ;-)

 

For this clue we are making 48 Med Blue/Light Rail blocks that will measure 4 inches x 4 ½ inches. 

This step took me just over 30 minutes :

 

Here is my Method – Feel free to use whatever you’d like:

 

Medium Blue:  cut 3 wof (width of fabric) Strips 4 ½ inches, and sub cut these into 24  - 4 ½ inch squares

 

Light:  cut 3 WOF strips 4 ½ inches ,

and sub cut these into 24 – 4 ½ inch squares

 

Pair 1 Light with 1 Med Blue – right sides together.

Stitch on two sides ¼ inch from the edge.

Slice in the center ( at the 2 ¼ inch mark)

 *Look closely at the photo for the two stitch lines*

Press open

 

And Ta da – you will have:

 48  -  4 x 4 ½ inch rail blocks

Click Here for a Printable PDF 

A12 - Dakota Inspired - Clue NUMBER ONE!!!!

 

Dakota Inspired

Clue #1

Red Half Squares:

You will need 80 Half Squares that measure 4 inches  using your Red and your Light Fabrics. This step took me 1 ½ hours.

 

My Method: RED ( Dark #1) and LIGHT

 

Red: Cut 5  - 4 ½ inch Width of Fabric ( wof) Strips.

Subcut into 40  4 ½ inch Squares

 

Light:  Cut 5  - 4 ½ inch Width of Fabric ( wof) Strips.

Subcut into 40  4 ½ inch Squares

 

On the Light side draw a line diagonally across the piece.

Place the Light on top of the Dark - and Stitch ¼ inch on either side of the line.

 

Cut along the line and press open.

 

 

You will have 80 – Red/Light Half Square Triangles that measure 4 inches

Click here for a Printable PDF Version

And above all else.... Have Fun!! Clue 2 is Next Wednesday!!

Oh If you are new!!  These clues stay up the duration of the mystery - once the mystery is concluded, the Clues come down, and in about 1-2 months it will be for sale in my etsy store.  So make sure you get the clues now,

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Mystery A12... Are you ready?

If you haven't heard.... it's time to Pull Your Fabrics!!

Next Wednesday... IT IS COMING - Clue NUMBER 1.... and its a cool quilt.... 

Check the tab up top.... it has the intro, and the Fabric Requirements!!

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Mystery A12 - Dakota Inspired.... The Fabric Requirements

 its here!! 

Todays the day!! 

The Fabric Requirements are here for the Next Patriotic Mystery!!! 

Dakota Inspired!!!!

All the posts about Dakota Inspired will be in the tab at the top of the page too - for easy reference!

If you have never done a mystery before - jump in!! they are fun!! You will get a clue each week that will last 1-2 hours worth of stitching, and at the end - you will have a Patriotic quilt in the perfect size for a Quilt of Valor ( that is my donation of choice!)

Dakota Inspired

A  Quiltygirl Patriotic Mystery

Finished size:  65 inches x 81 inches

 

Fabric Requirements:

Navy Blue (Dark 2 – the darkest of your fabric choices)     1 ½ yards

Red:  ( a contrast to your Navy)  Dark 1                                 1  3/8 yards

Medium Blue ( should be lighter than the Navy and the Red  1 1/4 yard

White – a Light that Highlights the darks -                        2  1/2 yard

 

·        Please do not assume that we are done with a fabric at the end of a clue, save it, there may be multiple steps using that fabric.

·        We will cut what we need to accomplish each clue.

·        There are many ways to piece some of the parts – I will provide one, and tell you the finished sizes of the pieces – you can determine the method you would like to use.

·        Above all else – have fun ;-) 

If you would like a PDF of this file - click Here A12 Dakota Inspired PDF

Mystery A 12 - Dakota Inspired - Announcement

 Mystery A12

 is in the finishing stages.....

originally I was going to post Fabric requirements in January and start mid February - but since National Sew Day is February 6th....

And a TON of us are stitching someplace, or virtually..... 

I am now thinking that I will post Fabric requirements on Wednesday February 17th 
The first Clue will be March 3rd - so that gives you two weeks to get your fabrics together!!

I'll give you a few hints:

• It will be a 4 color quilt....
• It will finish in the 60 ish x 80ish range 
• The clues will be manageable for a max sewing time of 2 hours each week.  ( And that is MAX - none of them actually take that long)
• You do not need any specialty rulers - a straight edge is enough.

I design these quilts to be used as Quilts of Valor .  I know that not all of you do QOV, and donate them to another Military outreach. That is awesome. But if you are making them for your own personal use - would you consider making two and giving one as a Quilt of Valor? 

Now!! If you don't have all the clues to A11 downloaded - please do - I will be removing that tab at the top of the blog and replacing it with A12....   Gotta stay organized you know?

( I know - who am I kidding - I am creative not organized... haha)