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Title: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 05, 2019, 12:22:01 PM
My son sent me a link yesterday: https://murdermysteryquilt.com/
Each month for a year,  you get a chapter of the story and pdf instructions for a quilt block, which builds into a picture giving clues which help you solve the mystery. Unfortunately it closed at the end of January or I might have been tempted, even at $9 per month.  Different techniques in the blocks.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 05, 2019, 15:14:58 PM
@toileandtrouble  ...  I clicked on join now and it was letting me join as a monthly or yearly subscriber ?!
 
I havent put my details in so at which point did it say closed for subscriptions ??? I didnt think these BOM style things ever closed their doors to subscribers, you just have to catch up and/or see others blocks before youve made them.

I am tempted tho I would like to see previous quilts to decide if the style is for me.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 05, 2019, 16:02:42 PM
I thought it was a group - open any time, but a sewalong  for 12 months for that quilt. I did wonder if I could play catchup if they let me, but remembered I already have more than I can do.  Did wonder about next year though.  Going back for another browse. Don't talk me into it!
Oh dear, reading FAQ it says registration open until Feb 12.  Switch set back to Dither
You can join for just one month and then cancel if you don't like it. Presumably you could then see gallery or something like it. It mentions Facebook, which I don'r do.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 05, 2019, 23:07:57 PM
Question for all you experienced quilters.
How much time would you expect to spend on an 'average' quilt block?  I realise this is a piece of string question but it would help my dither if I had a ballpark figure.
I really like the sound of this but there is such a lot else I really ought to do.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Renegade Sewist on February 05, 2019, 23:53:18 PM
If this helps any of you, here is a recent blog post (http://whip-stitch.com/quilt-and-solve-crime-in-2019/#more-13852) showing quilts from some of the previous Murder Mystery quilt series. Also, she mentions doing Modern, original blocks on the website.

I have enough trouble picking fabrics that make an attractive quilt when I know the pattern beforehand. I'm afraid I'll really mess up a mystery quilt and that might put me off quilting altogether. Then what do I do with all of this fabric?  :thread:
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 06, 2019, 06:03:35 AM
Thanks RS ... That was an interesting read and it was good to see previous examples of finished quilts.

The ones, in my opinion, that worked the best were with either a very dark or very light background ...

There  seems to be a fair bit of FPP going on and some applique too and there is certainly some appeal to leaving it to someone else to choose your design (hers seem fairly modern which is good) for taking you out of your comfort zone.

I think I might enrol, (I dont have much on otherwise do I ???? ... NOT!!!!)
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: wrenkins on February 06, 2019, 07:46:55 AM
Question for all you experienced quilters.
How much time would you expect to spend on an 'average' quilt block?  I realise this is a piece of string question but it would help my dither if I had a ballpark figure.
I really like the sound of this but there is such a lot else I really ought to do.
As a sort of intermediately experienced quilter I finished two 11"x22" blocks last night. Each block had 27 elements but they are fairly straightforward cuts and I was watching an old episode of Bake Off at the same time.
This is virtually no help at all I realise.
Depending on the complexity of the blocks it is indeed like a piece of string but I do find that most of my time spent 'making blocks' goes into the thinking rather than the doing!  :S
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 06, 2019, 10:02:06 AM
No, it is a great deal of help! Thank you. Now I need more help - to decide.   -<
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Sandra on February 09, 2019, 14:47:30 PM
I've signed up.  0_0  :S

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 09, 2019, 19:42:12 PM
Kick me!
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Sandra on February 09, 2019, 20:47:58 PM
The clock's ticking...you have three days left before time runs out... :P

I've spent the last couple of days thinking of fabrics and trying to choose what I hope will work nicely.

I'm looking forward to trying this but I won't be joining in with the group on there and uploading images on Facebook and/or Instagram to gain extra 'clues'...(I'm not on Facebook or Instagram  ><)
So far, I'm happy with the instructions, I enjoyed the first chapter of the story, and I'm curious as to how it will all come together.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 09, 2019, 21:30:50 PM
DIL and I still deliberating if we will have time.  @Sandra  could you possibly estimate how much time we might need  for the first one?  We thought it would be nice to have our own mini group (of 2!)   It would be something we could do together even though we live a fair distance apart and can't meet up very often.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 10, 2019, 08:30:34 AM
Shall we have our own mini group on here ???? I could be in with a lil encouragement as its only £7 a month.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Sandra on February 10, 2019, 08:40:48 AM
Oooh...erm  :[ ....how long?....hmmm...

I'm not very good with estimates, and I don't have the fabrics yet to be able to time myself....so...I'll say the first block is pretty simple.  -<

Nothing complicated. It needs some half square triangles. It's all machine pieced together, there's no fussy applique or anything hand stitched on this.
You need to make two blocks the same of this first one.

Based on this first block, it looks like it ought to be do-able with time/distance restrictions. Obviously, I've no idea what the rest of it's going to be like.

Hope that helps... @toileandtrouble .

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 10, 2019, 10:20:26 AM
Im going for it !!!

Any other takers????

WE could have a lil mini group on here ... would your DIL care to join TSP and this @toileandtrouble  ???
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Sandra on February 10, 2019, 10:47:48 AM
Lovely!  :)

I'm awaiting a bundle of different Spraytime fabrics to arrive in the post. I've found an online shop which sells it at £3.95 per half metre...(Pinflair, if anybody's interested. It's a funny site to search on, but enter spraytime in the search box and the range should show up.)

I've bought from them before and was surprised when the fabric arrived in half metre cuts...NOT in a single piece. It didn't matter to me for that (or this) project but it's worth mentioning.

I'll see what my selection looks like and I'm hoping I'll have a few FQ's in my stash to make up the rest of it.
My background is going to be a sandy neutral colour. My first thought was for a turquoise sea blue...Hawaii  :)... but I (over)worried about the fabrics to go with it...so I've gone for the sand instead of the sea.

Sandra.
xxx 
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 10, 2019, 11:32:21 AM
Done and very much enjoyed the first chapter!

Now looking at the fabric requirements and January's block.

Has February been released yet?
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Sandra on February 10, 2019, 11:44:07 AM
Pleased to see you've joined up too.  :)
The blocks are released on the second Wednesday of the month, so we should get the next block this coming Wednesday.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 10, 2019, 12:03:08 PM
Oh Goody! Is that the cut off date to post a pic of your block too?
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Sandra on February 10, 2019, 12:15:34 PM
Yes. I think it is...before the next one's available.
Remember to allow for the time difference.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 10, 2019, 12:21:04 PM
@Sandra  I did say thank you, that was very helpful, waiting to confer... Did post about 3 hours ago but it's not there, must have forgotten to hit Post. Apologies to everyone for enabling, will probably succumb myself.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Celia on February 10, 2019, 14:09:40 PM
Would this be possible for a beginner, also what sort of amounts of fabric do you need
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 10, 2019, 15:25:57 PM
Celia, You are hardly a beginner! If you can sew I think you're good to go!

Any other takers ?????

I think there is a prize draw for everyone who posts a pic of their block (before the next months block is out) for the whole year (similar to the Darksides BOM) ... so if you were interested in that aspect, better sign up soon as the deadlines seem to be the 12th of the month.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 10, 2019, 19:25:22 PM
3.5yds main colour, 10x .5 yards of feature and accent colours and 5 fat quarters.  Plus backing of course.  Finished quilt is 60" square. 
As you can guess, I'm in too.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 11, 2019, 08:01:01 AM
Shall we have a lil thread of our own then??? Or continue on here???

Im going to make the first block today (and get it posted on the facebook page ...heeheeeheee)
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: wrenkins on February 11, 2019, 08:47:19 AM
Post it on here! Post it on here!!!!  0_0
I don't do Faceache and I'm nearly dead to see what it's all about. See what I did there?  :ninja:
Near dead...murder mystery... I'll get me coat.................... |O
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Sandra on February 11, 2019, 09:35:03 AM
Shall we just continue on this thread rather than start another one?

@Iminei  You already have the fabrics, and you're ready to make your first block!?  :S

I don't know whether to admire you for having such a stash that you're able to start immediately, or to be shocked that you have so much fabric in your stash that you can put your hand on pretty much anything needed at a moments notice.  :P 0_0 ;)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 11, 2019, 10:40:38 AM
For those on the outside, the theme is Hawaii.
I am using all  sorts of offcuts of colours.  Not in FQs but bits that will add up.  COVER YOUR EYES LOWENA.
I have enough dark green for the background - not my favourite, but this will be a scrap quilt, even if it is following a design. Just off to find an excuse for the colour - will there be deep enough forest? Might just buy a little bit for the feature colours.  And black, I don't think I have black in the right sort of fabric.  Jersey and suiting not good?
Alternatively, deep coral (I'm so fashionable!) but then the colours would need to be different to contrast.
I've checked - that vegetation looks dark green to me!
@Celia there are video tutorials for quilting techniques included, and online help. You should be fine.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 11, 2019, 11:05:01 AM
And of course there is help from here!!

Yes I have an embarrassingly large stash;  but Im going to batik it all the way and my batik stash can be seen from space ...Oooopps!

I havent actually chosen any colours yet but I have printed out the block and colour suggestion sheets,  ...  Ive just completed last weeks temperature quilt but this will be next after something to eat!
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Celia on February 11, 2019, 14:11:03 PM
I am still sitting on the fence trying to decide, I really want to get into a bit more quilting but think I should find a way of using up the fabrics I have already bought, maybe project Linus quilt would be more appropriate to me.
@toileandtrouble  thanks for information re video and help also the fact that you are using scrap fabrics, I do have quite a lot of fat quarters just not sure they are going to be the correct colours.

Please keep posting off this thread though as I am dying to see what everyone does.
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Iminei on February 11, 2019, 15:03:22 PM
Colour choices ... I just love the fact when I find a fabulous blender I splurge on the range!!!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HCcgWJ7UrcpNZZj9ZGTkEara-sl9KaQsR_Jm8svMzOSj-cbefkxNLf9shqtqOoT_d_CmNeJnfNtcepSqbkYfvYa4bC45pMCEshloxY050akdeo4d12p7AMtdrKjCZCYQ2BtJnSMe2TmUegeJm3hOsWlgbhOq1_cXDJnyx9IlZPr79YvJ8uUVqgW_ZrVo4dSLYKqocuL35Y-7VOJKHosGAYvMsXd3q6cX_hZX4jjECZuxpd4foEQSVXbUAvrxX2B5q4eaznLxGPOF0gagDFVj11W-48zaSpOwGMJP4ch5HmfpqpbdqjRQryYh_YJ2fH_H7XjHaNuOjgTnT3OnQbSLb7w3A7rxtthBEGekhR5gr4B26wOR9bllFTgMLdn2sgPoS9vU_92qI43d9wBuAgUUnmiqn3L_skJB1niLekxASmWgAdvWy7dwCl3iXLKbKbFvG0wCYYjy2YZVMqCXQAJQSN9RLEjXlKYNAVyhyEoSiZeiTI2zDma8sSn1HOeLq3Ro92YqmfHolhAU2_EZQomze5mxHRU-dDr1ru06GShyQWr0Zdp4qmu9tihPwkWESj3U0dSu2zSaJr5p7MyS2tZ89k6_hW2dLj2CsnYrBXo2imE_jWxBuVm2wHGBehH_scDvZpVPWZ7IWZhGdW2FhgYVREFO7w=w1037-h774-no)

Plus background options .... Mmnnn which will I choose ???

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2X_s2KWiOEzFhaXNgDzYEw2BvclINjkWg640b9EgaFXjRSn2Rhi2VXKHiSugthhsJRyBVM_qSHRZMVICClHK8FGdJy3B2P6dcCW7Jx2pSao8niAARxl1yiFXIt4r4IykV8HYKcaexxzQ3ToJsYgSvzIS1VsjRSLmIexXxXqGBwYMWgSt65oRHjEHMclhyu8w8Av2XBdjZM6yajxuZrmECuwmEcowHvd-I0OKsSBOBFN4lo54BxHt0qxl-enyZJmqSDDcA_YmCQUy3QKwTpmSqwvSdJ-ttdbX36D7Ah9QGepF1Stg0rLf0BgK-M3qfbMuIWolke7ASjJYmPfuB5zUfdcFq8VlT4l83EGDnWf79U5n9Wx7yb8dj889dqd5jVKppGmw5Anowf0Gf_5n-Zt7VspPd59cMWHjHtB-AV-BXFTpmiDnsDTKbzIB1GLdi5vMafg0-Jz6XS5k40rpgSG7Y6NtuSI9ErsiG-cIAgyb9_eA5_0Ejv88hgo9zISyWohA1qYzQ9hQ8MGSftGueIHmKtNVnFU9_IVdjgGjPsqXSLpacc-Eo0Xl9x3NUIc4HgAv3WJWB6ZYO7PZI8eo4dlpiZUlSQTYSaAAXzJ4gnbLKIYiPRIO2KoMWDT1vEvNdyUMWh7Pe366CHSJhvez29V7KB7Q6g=w1037-h774-no)

Yeah, yeah ... OK, you guessed right, Im always up for a bit of drama!

Januarys block complete, a really pleasant couple of hours!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/HIyFjnKtUzsIRI9L_sV-2wTP_X-dVTw7XPj9-1kQjyYEO5LeZlC-PGOq39BDdsTHgarI3zMJzTSaXOFcFu4EKxEWPc56N0iadG5QBb8qgLwUMj7vL6HI44aupU5WA3neoO7ZnfIUQfVMT4_Ep9gYbPRuOdl968ZUR2K6bmO4oOIDqr-YPL04N9-n87kIlzFm3nCn6aCgEbMGMBw5EN4Pth6LxL5mm4_Zi_npcz8sxUZwTlvlvXMT2FCju4D1IQxQqcFV3z-Ws_fRoxg-REKmSB6uzobBJOroAWT29_n18nnQGFgkRIY4aZ-sUGRkxeCI_-2pkGCCu8687cB56x_cKwVTbuvCHeIkGkSghiuEO9m1GmPoH-1k6nTpEIFO1mAmtz1T2gYkczG-39Yn1QU_Joo1vfIF3Ex3Fz6KyFwTYPrBK4btFKsA6C6mGf5p3KhtkbFKCRdsYKEcvgAa4YL00Xq8A19A3Mvu2LjKs5ID9Hh3TqR0GTBfzc0uQ7lMHOs585tOts7CFb9wQ1pcmPFoCo468zto13HSJxmq7WmazR-ljQeqrOZO4Kfr7V3zjuc5RvPPMtcMxExHefwBcRQlHuwhvGU7ABbe0RCUD7H5zzoSAtQYZBqpEisazIDGmvm0cq9_6MpOZzmlv-nzjFdP76dx1onwbxMM0RjJp-xqv0hiu6PGP0TFdoEyFJ4zaInqGNb0QcIBmH4ZhrgI7Ps=w771-h774-no)

times two!

Linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/8DYMh5KF91DCBKtm9)
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: Sandra on February 11, 2019, 15:28:48 PM
Ha,ha...how much fabric  :o :S

 :loveit: Lovely!

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: murder mystery - seen this?
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 11, 2019, 15:30:51 PM
@Celia
Main colour she had down as 'your favourite colour) that's the 3.5 yards.  Half a yard for stems and leaves, Two toning halves for feature (about 1/3 of quilt I think) and another to make the first one 'pop'  which I am  guessing is to bring it to life.  The others are accent colours.  5 lots of halves (could be 2FQs?) and 5 single FQ
Does that help you look at your stash with new eyes?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Celia on February 12, 2019, 12:23:09 PM
Thank you @toileandtrouble the information is what I needed, I have been through my quilting fabrics ( I really don't have a lot, well compared to Imi :devil:) as much as I would like to do this I really think I must do something with the fabrics I have especially as I am still very much a beginner at quilting.

I will be watching you all with interest
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 12, 2019, 19:37:26 PM
Managed to finish my first blocks. 
Handy hints for those who don't know them:
1. Do not cut backwards if the rotary cutter doesn't cut cleanly. It will infallible cut out and trash the piece you are working on.
2. Follow the instructions, especially about which side you attach the pieces.
3. Do not iron the joins until you have checked them. It will make them harder to unpick.
4. Have sewing machine, cutting mat and ironing board all on the same floor of the house.
As you can see, I have learnt a lot already.  Always ready to save you the journey!
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Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on February 13, 2019, 07:21:39 AM
What about the swear box @toileandtrouble? Will there be one of those?  :angry:  :ninja:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 13, 2019, 08:10:51 AM
Probably should come with the cutting mat!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 13, 2019, 14:58:58 PM
I've had a small parcel arrive today with just two fabrics. A lovely marbled orange and a purply magenta sort of colour...they're nice and bright. I'm pleased with these 2 for starters. These are some of the half-yard colours.

The main package is (I think) on its way.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on February 13, 2019, 15:10:36 PM
Pics Please!!!!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 13, 2019, 15:59:42 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/7EnEyyFl.jpg)

The fabrics I've got in front of me are a little darker than they look in the picture.

I think these should stand out nicely against my plain, sandy, beigey background. I'm looking forward to all the fabrics arriving so I can see if they work as well together as I'm hoping they will.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 13, 2019, 16:01:46 PM
I've just checked on the website, and the next chapter will be released in about an hour!!

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 13, 2019, 16:42:27 PM
20 minutes! Hopping up and down here!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sakar on February 13, 2019, 17:19:10 PM
At the moment I can't find the website at all   -<
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 13, 2019, 17:29:48 PM
I keep getting partway and then it drops out due to insufficient storage.  In humanspeak, I think too many people are trying to access it at once and the site can't cope. 
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 13, 2019, 17:32:28 PM
Same here. I can see what the next block looks like.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on February 15, 2019, 09:31:38 AM
February's block

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dT73feC068DB1d3chHs-8Zh_Pw5WdiSAzraAKr6X-dDaAHG_zWTzIoP1LPaDGLEqn4YrQBP7FMIrv_GXXp1_teOnETtq61cGOsOxnc0Xaa09O4GYkGHZfNzi-ips3Y2vuvtPB8uJBwfbyB7yAOGNBD09EFWvBKX5lh3wXp_BxZTlH5VsSLzo19TJs3COSBVtiX1Nqqr5PlwCghtAVvggm5mVDvKbfLpPVi1forOMrs8741mDvA-45pxNFE4ehDHXZQ6w7jeWA8uQ88KyMsZF7ZUn2BmOBHdLENUU0JPnkOZ3n8AUMun_eT2EO5FzQwKADSmCG-H9eRtJFx5ezAlvYYG288VocM1E3Q8pxvDz9O5m-zuj8jQHXe_4fsgOq-qhUL6gUjPqouxB3YuJIR362QC0Z1HYsecI03dhANqWFMPjf9LG28NXPmidwOohJzxMt582VtkrCEg49WR2-9cnoZkkHfWOLvj81znryMXd9MxGF-lctkewqUxOyHFOyYh6bRxWWhcrscflPYvxGPYnGyun7MZB2kD1aBAw9xXDBzfEN2Sn0pTZlU4yhS8Yn3Rrbf43QIa3NIDktd3drYUxXH8lTDLPsBdcmpv7Jieoa6ArGlJcyp15kSMVYIJn-2Ru-4SwlhuxGzzuSdudwxfbjlGvfELansDeqy2k1FM1wzElBudQozM5Mu516ha5XOkXZl2uzC_ZFRhOU55L-pQ=w725-h713-no)

Thankfully just the one!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 15, 2019, 09:40:41 AM
Oooh...I like that!

Yes. It's a long and curvy way round isn't it?  :S

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 15, 2019, 10:01:40 AM
Lovely. I'm thinking I might splash out and buy something for my background instead of using what was in the cupboard.  It would mean redoing the January blocks but might be happier at the end of the year. I want my banana leaves to stand out like that.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on February 15, 2019, 10:17:18 AM
I've solved it!

Mr Fyffe in the conservatory with a banana!  0_0
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on February 15, 2019, 10:28:38 AM
Glad I decided not to join in. I thought it was all just proper blocks - it wasn't made very clear. I can't / don't do machine applique  :(
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on February 15, 2019, 14:41:32 PM
I'm going to have to, as usual, buy some more of the Dark blue batik ... everything else is good tho'!

Apparently they've tripled their server capacity after this months block release !!!  0_0
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Celia on February 15, 2019, 15:24:39 PM
Glad I decided not to join in. I thought it was all just proper blocks - it wasn't made very clear. I can't / don't do machine applique  :(

Me too it looks lovely but not for me.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Pearl on February 15, 2019, 16:43:22 PM
I always think I don't like applique, but that is gorgeous.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 19, 2019, 08:46:06 AM
Did I say banana leaves?  They are the wrong shape, Monstera of course, as it said.  Must have been thinking about that pit!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 23, 2019, 08:12:40 AM
I'm still waiting for fabrics, but I have had the bulk of it arrive in the post yesterday. I've got a much better idea now of what I think I'm going to use, and what looks good together.

But  :( ....Ugh!...missing the main, background one,  'Out Of Stock', so *tut*  ;)  I've had to buy it from somewhere else.
And you know how it is when, 'just in case' fabrics drop into the online basket...

Sandra.
xxx
 
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on February 23, 2019, 08:13:43 AM
Cmon Then @Sandra show us your fabrics!!!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 23, 2019, 08:21:22 AM
Ooooh...hang on a tick. I'll gather them together and get a pic.....

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 23, 2019, 08:43:55 AM
OK...

This is where I'm at so far.

(https://i.imgur.com/ZWhYpZ6l.jpg)


I'm happy with my featured fabrics.  :)

I need to adjust the accents/half yard pieces...that's the middle ones in the picture. I've got some good blues ( and a green, I think?) coming in the post which I hope will sit in amongst them better. This selection looks like something's missing.
....then I'll have a better look at the fat quarter/accents pile to see what goes best.

I now know that February's block shows that AC9 ought to be leafy green, so that's what the odd piece is sitting by the olive colour.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on February 23, 2019, 08:48:23 AM
I like the Olive ... and (like the lady from the Aldi/Lidl ad) I like the patterned green next to it...

Why not use the Olive behind and the patterned in front ???

I also like the fuschia in the same pattern (Im a great fan of using the same range of fabrics within a project)

Hang on, here are mine, I managed to get them all in a 4litre RUBox

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rux75ewEpOkjFQl5gUZV3Iyi-YaZMb-fjl-mDBcwb5U9ozynisX3DnYi-u20MAP03GJZUjMqod-DoUg4yGzXtQJElQG4bnPnQrzDv5WoDd_YQQcWOsVP4lPiVAk3A7ZcxGfI4mLXgWL9gLrl8uD_7YsVJUh8Bm7n62Ja0Dmvx1yo3TBehSU8LzSUTh1UNSolIi1QBMIPMh9ziI93Y8VuOVrzdjZK3kpAVSfIZVdpDqPRsz6s9OIaMBVM7NM-WnT3-XAwp-S1vqamay1NNXWK4ATaKdAZDNO7PoLqa-Ak-3ruCCWKEPc0YNJAQ6-WFyqBpVofV8SxuUZJlS2OrkVGRZfQCGhxUTTboV7CNK9E6__mM4Fprah1sX8ubchroGs22gJZe2GAr9COYdxcD6gAHgYuwFclQ61IOE48QlaBuYRDaPAlma6K3-QgT-UdrWjP3UBMkVG2-KtW7jukQUrA_L_Yizbktg9icfuFbCDvqF7_n694B4sIjZ0oe1CxzaOsN5bd5PXktedbCnjNKVyEiDnWmnUNHrjT9YpK_11LochY2McsWilKGfxOP7PZ4FhnGzEAXvCCf8ZrtAGK6G8Koi0R1FAt6x87Gd5ptM0Gol-TMx3R98CSxSbJ32xRWxtNDkdhGT2ZWeQk7_SgWyp3dllS-wuob2f-aZPPKsIXtx_483oEYm12w8CvR1A3y6uM9MxYi3C1Y8vl8brg1Co=w707-h773-no)

Excepting the background blue batik which, as youve probably guessed, does not come from Cherry Tree ... So its Midsommer or Doughty's or nearest match!" Oooh errr!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 23, 2019, 09:04:12 AM

Why not use the Olive behind and the patterned in front ??

That's what I'm going to do.  :) I have the 'half yard' in the olive and only a fat quarter in the patterned green...so that's what I'm going to have to do.
I mustn't buy even more fabric... :[

Love your fabric stash.  :loveit:

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 23, 2019, 12:21:00 PM
Everyone's colours look  lovely.  I'm changing my background, it is not the blue/grey colour my computer shows, but a dull green and I realise now, it wouldn't look very cheerful as an overall theme, so I have bought  some patterned blue that reminds me of sun on shallow sea.
Bought some of the accent colours too and ordered some from Pinflair.  @Sandra yours seem to have taken a long time to arrive, hope mine come before I need them. I know I have to redo the first blocks, since I have swapped the colours around.
My first leaf is on the fabric  and I am experimenting with the edging stitch.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 23, 2019, 15:52:50 PM
Yes...Pinflair   -<

My order took two weeks between placing the order and it arriving. As I've mentioned, the main background colour was out of stock.  :(
And...another one of the fabrics I ordered isn't in the package...(Blueberry Spraytime)... so I've had to send them a message about it. I'm still waiting to hear what they say.

Don't want to grumble. The price is very (very!) good for the half metre, and it's not urgent for me to have the fabric, but I must admit I've felt a bit impatient waiting for it to arrive.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 25, 2019, 10:21:10 AM
Just done my second block. Not as good as some people's but pretty pleased with it.  Got to redo the first one now I have decided to change the fabric.

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Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 25, 2019, 12:31:01 PM
Looking good @toileandtrouble .

That's lovely background fabric...I see what you mean about the sun on the sea.

Have you done satin stitch around your leaves? It must have taken aaaages to go all round that!

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 25, 2019, 12:38:23 PM
Oh yes, ages!   It was a bit fiddly round the curves. I think that is where the puckering comes from, trying to turn it as it went. Much better to do 2/3 stitches and then turn with the needle down. You live and learn.
Has your background arrived yet? You won't be able to start at all, how frustrating.  I'm sure you'll soon catch up though, you sound very organised.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 25, 2019, 15:16:14 PM
I can't see any puckering. It looks lovely.

No background yet, but it's been dispatched. It's coming from Doughty's.  :) I ordered a...couple  ;)... of other 'maybe' fabrics to try with the bundle I have so far.
Whatever the fabrics look like when they arrive, I must NOT order any more. I'll have to use what I've got.

By the time I've got these two months done, it'll nearly be time for the March block to be released.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on February 25, 2019, 16:27:20 PM
You did put something behind the fabrics, interfacing, paper, kitchen towel to stabilise, didnt you?

I dont think it was included in the destructions but having appliqued extensively in the past (and used up all my medium weight interfacing with The Village) I knew I had to, I used tracing paper!

BTW, I see no puckering either!

BTWBTW ... Lovely background fabric, very David Hockney!!!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 25, 2019, 17:05:14 PM
Actually bonded the pieces  first, it was the edge stitching that caused a bit of a wrinkle which I think was on the small turns when I was 'helping' it a bit. I think I could do better another time, but I will attack it with the iron soon.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 26, 2019, 15:23:02 PM
Squeeeeeeeee!!!!!  0_0  0_0

Fabric's here. Need to look at it properly. I've been shuffling bits around and thinking what looks best.
Nearly ready to make a start.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on February 26, 2019, 15:28:08 PM
Pics !!!!!!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 26, 2019, 22:33:53 PM
DIL has done her first block, like her choice of colours. It will be interesting to compare the finished quilts when we are done.
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Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on February 27, 2019, 08:47:34 AM
This is where I'm at....


(https://i.imgur.com/ajjG1iwl.jpg)


I think I'm happy with these. The colours are brighter than they seem in the photo, and the blue fabrics are less alike in reality than they look in the picture.  :S

I'm going to leave it like this, unless we have a block which is asking for fabrics to be put together which look absolutely vile, (or completely wrong) together...then I'll re-think it as we go along.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on February 27, 2019, 11:16:56 AM
I think the quilts are going to be very cheerful - we will be the only ones to realise there is a murder behind them!
Glad you will be able to get started at last.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 01, 2019, 12:34:37 PM
Pinflair have sent the colours I ordered, so I'm ready to remake the first blocks with the new background. Sent in the second one but haven't got the clue back yet.
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Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 01, 2019, 13:37:49 PM
Oooh...lovely!

I've been cutting out for my two months of blocks. I've got a neat little heap of pieces for the 2 January ones, and I've got my first leaf stuck onto the 2nd block awaiting me to decide how to stitch it on...(and also making sure I'm feeling patient enough to start stitching it on.)  ><

I've also bought a little folder with slip-in pages, to hold my chapters and block instructions.  8)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 02, 2019, 17:58:13 PM
I'm now up to date with both of the blocks.  :)

January...


(https://i.imgur.com/8X7Vj6Kl.jpg)


and February...


(https://i.imgur.com/4hD9TiMl.jpg)


I outlined my leaves using my 'towelling stitch'.  ><
I've had my little old Bernina for over 20 years, and last year I decided to have a look at the special stitches I can do on it...I know...I don't rush myself, do I?  0_0
(When I bought it, all I needed it to do was straight stitch, a zig zag, and a nice buttonhole. The only other stitch I've ever used has been the blind hem for when I do curtains.)

I now have a little bit of fabric with samples of the stitches. Number 11 - Towelling, is like a blanket stitch...so that's what I've used. Not sure I'd have had the patience for satin stitch...toooo curvy.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 02, 2019, 18:51:33 PM
@Sandra  Glad you are up to date! I have a ring binder and I'm putting the instructions in pockets, back to back so I can refer to them like a book, but the story I'm putting in the back of the binder and adding each chapter as it comes in. Can't see any clues so far, can you? I have sent in my second block by email but am waiting to get the extra clue. This was a bad choice for someone who can't put a book down once she has started it, I'm having to learn patience!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 02, 2019, 19:07:23 PM
I'm not going for the extra clues @toileandtrouble

I don't do Facebook or Instagram to be able to submit my finished blocks.
I know I'm able to send my blocks in an email, and I'd be able to receive the extra clues that way, but I really can't be bothered with the faff.
I'm happy just doing the blocks.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on March 02, 2019, 19:09:57 PM
Perhaps @toileandtrouble  will help you out @Sandra ;)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 12, 2019, 20:45:17 PM
Block 3, for March, will be available tomorrow.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 13, 2019, 07:28:05 AM
It says 9 1/2 hours from now ... Grrr !!!

Im awake and raring to go now, What can I do for 9 1/2 hours ???

Sandra I can post the extra clues here if you want ??

I cant understand how, as the story has just begun there can be clues as to the killer yet

JANUARY 2019 BONUS CLUE:

Underneath and covered up
What's newest must be on top
How did the hand that tipped the glass
Find itself under the pig in the grass?


FEBRUARY 2019 BONUS CLUE:

They say it’s not the crime
It’s the cover up
That makes for sinful actions
For in the heat
Clear thought is gone
Smothered by great passion
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 13, 2019, 08:07:44 AM
Ooooooh.......Thank you!  :* @Iminei

Hope the site doesn't crash again as we all log in at the same time. I think it was fixed though, wasn't it?

I'm looking forward to seeing what we need to do for this months block.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 13, 2019, 15:01:29 PM
They trebled the server capacity I believe.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 13, 2019, 19:07:34 PM
Have you got your next chapter, ladies?  Isn't it exciting?
It downloaded really easily this time.  :)

I've just been re-shuffling fabrics around trying to find which ones will look best for this new block. I think I'm going to put a nice hot pink in this one.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 13, 2019, 19:38:17 PM
GOT IT! They did treble the server capacity and then had to go up to 6 times.. There must be a lot of subscribers.  Notice that Deborah has done archaeology, as my husband said, it has a lot in common with detective work.  Probably why AC went into crime fiction. That, and a lot of waiting around thinking while her husband was out digging!
I hope this doesn't get too addictive, I have quite a few little jobs coming in, besides what I want to do for myself and the family.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 14, 2019, 09:41:53 AM
Just printed my destructions off ...
Glad I didnt yesterday as there was a placement mistake, tho' pretty simple to work out.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 14, 2019, 15:46:23 PM
Oh... yes....I hadn't noticed but I'm sure I'd have figured it out by the time I was putting it all together.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 15, 2019, 07:56:31 AM
I've cut out all the pieces for this month...all 92 of them  :S  ><

I'm going to need to take this one slowly so I don't get in a muddle, and to make sure I get the right, and left correct.

(https://i.imgur.com/3eCqNqQl.jpg)


See how organised I am  :angel: with my fabric scraps stapled in so I remember which colours I'm using.  8)  0_0

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 15, 2019, 08:14:42 AM
I stapled mine too, but not neatly like yours,  they are raggy offcuts -  I am paranoid about running out of  a colour.  Also cut out all the bits, 92? I hadn't added it up, but I started pairing up the first sets and I seem to have lost a tiny square already. Better get them stitched down quick.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 15, 2019, 08:26:37 AM
I'm cutting my fabrics so, so carefully, so I don't waste anything, and I'm keeping any off-cut safe, cos you never know if it'll come in handy.
In fact, there was a little scrap of my background fabric which I'd put to one side, and I've been able to use it this month for some of the tiny squares...it pleased me so much to be able to do this.  0_0

I'm hoping I won't run out of anything either.  -<

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 15, 2019, 13:48:22 PM
March .....

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linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/8DYMh5KF91DCBKtm9)

There is a lorra lorra cutting involved in this one.

I omitted the 1 1/2" sq block of the green and added an extra inch to the 1 1/2" x 4 1/2" strip making them 1 1/2" x 5 1/2" rectangles instead.
It means you have to put the individual units together in a slightly different order but you dont have an extra seam in the green which upset me ....

Quite fiddly with all the tiny blocks but very rewarding to putting together the three 6 1/2" sq units  to form the block.

Doughtys came through for me this morning, with the marvellous mail order maiden that is Mickey finding as close a match to my background fabric as possible as is shown in this pic of all the blocks so far with the new fabric in the middle!!!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2afn7-lDs1zI5URAxaQQfyrDqVCUXWo1DbXsiNNAVJXQmhOtll3WTAxEygv7BZr2DA_jXv8bpgPcJy00O5N4gzAWm8i01q7iNj0z-VUwe9Z90QUQLgj2x2y_lpThle9YsaxWkDl379cpyNkClGPTiAJX32G6UIpkHEiHosGuF-cb-hZvSig56oLPARDGMSdYHTvOv-JYSsSgAXYagi6Ormg64900EgHvwUds7uTwCRglgiKgxwRnyM9ZZPKMlY0Yj2xfUVZtDrSX7SjHBsrYm3DS8bJreywlgxMEtBpjaKnfp_qaFFIXXQvyDdwQx4vFaqTO1btSvovS12eBYZBFtDu-5AbL-YEaz5lJ1jVcbdpMJIFOXpkcGp3teR_82KxtODvYwMCR7cNDDJy_RjXXAgqIUz7EPJsbnVJQhKfHSdfoehiEHjGJlSpkGQUB7_UmUDR5FgmNIdyaGcwJgAGtOCfQ5RsQkGDsyMT0AfrxfjObSkCMzb0E_N2-FowGKJEeTL_u_E64nNOS4T_DkM5WAgYFRNnNYRg-JFhz98VZGPZ6qe-42eRbKXEv76oxlDmBRuiV_OylDqq0bi0on9A8J1y7hhKcP2CLd1lGNL6magRbU4q0WWkNRMumI8Vc4legO9fNQI6yicJRZQqSIiQvmWM-hw=w578-h774-no)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Acorn on March 15, 2019, 14:06:41 PM
Water lilies!   0_0  That's gorgeous!!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 15, 2019, 14:11:18 PM
Lovely, really lovely.  Want to get on with mine.  Is it just you, Sandra and myself doing this, or are there more?  So sorry if I have missed anyone off.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 15, 2019, 14:27:59 PM
I think its just us three Musketeers!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on March 15, 2019, 15:55:59 PM
I'm cheering you on and I doubt very much if I'm alone. It's looking great. I love how everyone gives their own twist.  :loveit:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 15, 2019, 16:28:48 PM
That's a gorgeous shade of blue @Iminei  Really like your background fabric.  :loveit:

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Pearl on March 15, 2019, 21:06:59 PM
 Gorgeous.  These are going to be amazing quilts.   :loveit:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 15, 2019, 22:29:27 PM
I've been putting mine together this evening/tonight. It's all done now.  :)  I've not taken a picture yet. It's a bit late now, so I'll probably get the picture up tomorrow to show you.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 16, 2019, 09:25:14 AM
Pics taken...


(https://i.imgur.com/vLUlvWLl.jpg)


There's quite a lot of work in this one and I needed to be careful when I joined it so I didn't get in a muddle.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Pearl on March 16, 2019, 09:43:20 AM
Your background fabric is gorgeous, too, @Sandra .  I'm loving following this thread.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on March 16, 2019, 09:59:32 AM
Me too, you're all so very clever  :flower:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 16, 2019, 16:12:55 PM
Yes, there was a lot of work and a zillion pieces to get mixed up too .... but if you were organised and kept on referring back, it was ok!

Im a bit concerned that Aprils might be even more involved but Im betting its going to be an applique piece next time ...

I like applique!

And yes I do have some 1 1/2" x 2 1/2" background strips left and I had to cut a few more 1 1/2" x  3 1/2" strips !!!  :S
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon - Creeping Vine completed
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 21, 2019, 21:14:49 PM
I said I didn't mind saving you from learning by your own mistakes.  Here are four more:
1.  Do not cut out when your head is full of cotton wool.
2.  If you are too tired to stand, do not cut out sitting down when you can't keep the blade close to the ruler.
3.  If the pieces do not fit any which way, check that you have not sewn the last piece on 90 degrees out.
4.  Do not try to take pictures with an empty battery.
 Picture will follow, but the eagle eyed will then notice that my leaves do not have nice tidy points.  My excuse is that vegetation grows as it will. Also, Hawaii did not escape the freak weather we have been having and my creeping vines got knocked about a bit.
P.S. I don't care the total size is OK and it can go in.  (But will be more careful next time, Miss)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 21, 2019, 22:03:16 PM
And here they are:  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 22, 2019, 07:48:00 AM
Loving the David Hockney background fabric TnT
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 22, 2019, 07:59:35 AM
It's all coming along nicely.  :)

Nothing wrong with missing points off your green bits.  ;)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on March 22, 2019, 08:03:58 AM
@toileandtrouble can I ask what that watery fabric is please? When I decided to do the boys' quillows I looked everywhere for suitable fabric for 'a river' for our medal winning oarsman (did I mention he'd won a medal for Ireland?!??!  :)) and came up with various shades of dull blue.  :S Yours is lovely and would be perfect.  :loveit:
I'm loving this thread. Haven't a clue what's going on but the blocks are great.  0_0
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 22, 2019, 08:09:57 AM
Someone on the FB site mentioned something about losing points and suggested cutting the small end squares  (BG1) 1 1/2" instead of 1 1/4" which I did and it worked out fine.
Someone else also suggested just cutting the middle of the three layers out so you had a straight uncut piece to sew to (when joining the blocks at the end) if your add on sq went a lil wonky ... all good advice.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on March 22, 2019, 09:58:58 AM
I always cut whilst sitting down ( my back hurts too much for me to stand ) Is that why I have problems with my cutting straight?? What can be done about it??
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 22, 2019, 10:36:52 AM
@Lowena  I think you need to be high enough above the table to look down on the fabric, I wasn't.
@wrenkins  It is Riley Blake, Sharktown.  It was 2017, I don't know how long they sell them for, but I got mine at the Sewing Centre in Scarborough.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on March 22, 2019, 10:44:55 AM
@toileandtrouble I'm probably not high enough either :(
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 28, 2019, 08:26:00 AM
  MARCH 2019 BONUS CLUE

First comes love, then comes marriage
Then comes murder and a great miscarriage
Of justice and loyalty
Of blame and action
When promises made Require reaction



Go figure Girls!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 28, 2019, 09:04:55 AM
Lovely, thank you, @Iminei . I've jotted it down to add it in my folder.

I meant to ask, is your DIL still sewing along with this @toileandtrouble ?

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 28, 2019, 13:30:21 PM
@Sandra  Yes, she is, but she has been busy this month and is just starting the March block.  Did you see Deborah's comment about the vines?  "If you like them now, just wait until  you see them in the quilt!"
Thanks @Iminei , I've sent my blocks in but haven't got the clue yet.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 28, 2019, 15:45:45 PM
I can't imagine how all of this is going to go together when we're finished making all the blocks, but I'm enjoying myself so far.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 28, 2019, 17:16:39 PM
Well as the two Monstera leaves are the only single block, so far, my ordered (hahhahahah thats a joke) mind insists it must be at the centre of the quilt.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 10, 2019, 17:28:24 PM
The new block for April has now been added ladies @Iminei  and @toileandtrouble

At first glance I'm thinking it looks complicated/fiddly.  :S

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 10, 2019, 17:43:22 PM
Yeah, Templates ... why??? Im sure theres a good reason but it really doesnt look like it couldnt be done with regular cutting ... does it ?

Ill be on it tomorrow!

Mind you the posy pattern, was templates ...

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/zXqlPKcMwvtD0-DV3EXoxNJ5U7ljEqeoQ9FFbeeLfn20RLNI5N3jSHbifm3q_qG2dutRCMYzwxMXmtUzrMFFRuRKXiePP27R4dyhk6Kfst6Z-C1T9_rCxMX_NkAtzhsByY8zfEnaPy4VKeA0IAuPSh0wp1L99QPTC42YwkDqZyNcRYSblcPneUoZMYuAn4d_gCZ34ZnlU8ws7dNdQaFNVkqglnrKr0gRWOGxBTlcIJewyvbJ2aaJSJwCuBifgOgzDFKkDHTz2FZu1jQEy8iJaxh7GkwMIDJbtVJU1hVB2we4QMJ2RL2vx7DUFJHf9nrpAekaQy8gJwdsBiw9tvjADyn4zCGlALNcMJM2Kf_5DKiXGQdBBbfAKSlsETMDQQ52BJmVHxARmcfsSWGG32x1uu5nDExE7EI3s6kybcuhpM7Tkh-Hoe7uYbCf6R0Wx-HW8oh49Am9QEYS9qpBoCauy0itEjAI2U7u0VLOvGrb_g1pc0wleA_u5MNEMJ6xyNEITFSHHFXJHym24fIn1vjadgqlJ3M3lGAGhJG7_J6icByVBVZk4SRqvLN2gR89ekuJzWdPsJQHjmdqGc5E-t-lsUYdYnX4olBnZbFLlgfXqNYZ0SmpXLp7FEPaOvZ_GCNWaTP_rJzyZE1J0PSAC5yJXG0H2fG037Ir13C2wz3P5Zhgyt-FtI4mudSw0Y-aOSQMAW-MWKEeYaSSi9zRaok=w857-h773-no)

Not the leaves obvs, they are my addition but the flower itself.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 10, 2019, 18:06:26 PM
I've got it too!  I had been looking for the countdown, but then got the email. 
Perhaps the  templates are there for tuition, for people who are totally new to quilting.  Important to realise that you must have it at 100%, so a good lesson there.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 10, 2019, 18:50:46 PM
Hmmmm....strange. It says...*NOTE...When trimming your blocks, you may lose some or all of piece A2.

It's definitely missing on the finished block shown. So why bother with it?
Or...squidge up the other two inner 'petals' to make more room for it.  ><

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 10, 2019, 20:08:24 PM
Oh BUM, Im going to have a look at the destructions now ... Thanks a bunch @Sandra !  >:)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 10, 2019, 21:08:19 PM
Lose some or all??? That is surreal, like straining your gravy and then throwing it down the sink.
Did you just make that up Sandra?  I can't see it on my copy.  Not April !st you know!
And - I've found it. Not on the printout, on the website.  Thanks for pointing it out, although the piece seems too big to get cut away, it is reasonably wide.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 11, 2019, 08:41:33 AM
On the WEBSITE ... Bum Bum Buggery b*****s

Thanks a bunch to you too TnT !

I cant see why we need templates ??

Think the Lecherous Dr Van Horn in Tootsie ...  I don't see why we can't use the tape just because it's a little sticky.????
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 11, 2019, 09:04:17 AM
These blocks clearly haven't been tested before being issued. If they were, then these little problems would have been corrected.
We had chopped off points last month and now a disappearing (possibly/maybe?) piece A2.  :(

Overall, I'm enjoying doing this. I'm happy to keep on going and I'm going to try not to over-stress about these 'errors'.
It's just a pity it wasn't polished up properly first.

So far, I love my leaf applique block best.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 11, 2019, 12:13:02 PM
I suspect she is allowing for someone who does not take the proper 1/4" seam allowance so that the finished piece is too big and A2 being at the edge, suffers most.  In the introduction, she said that what was really important was to be consistent.  I could foresee problems with that, but what do I know?  Still fun, as you say.  Previous years, people did end up with a proper quilt top so, hopefully, will I.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 11, 2019, 18:52:55 PM
Ive been working on these all day.

I have got them done but not finished.
I have shoved the teeny piece of curved piecing into touch and inserted a triangle of BG1 onto which I will applique the heart of the flower ... YAR Boo Sucks to Teach!

They are coming out ok;
Im dubious about the 5 1/2" squaring before the green is added as it does indeed chop off most or all of the edge petal ...Why?
If you squared it to 6" you would keep that petal and you could compensate by cutting down on the BG1 square/half squares that you add to it!

GGGGRRRR ....    :angry: ....  I wish i had written this before finishing cutting the blocks ...
That is what I would've / should've  done !!
GAH! but Im not going through all that R, L and template stuff again!

Will be finished tomorrow, pics then!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on April 11, 2019, 19:01:16 PM
Doesn't it miss the point if you don't follow the instructions? Will it be the correct quilt at the end?
Just being curious as I could never do applique or templates :)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 11, 2019, 19:58:41 PM
I did the cutting out last night, I've organised my left and right, and have just been pinning the pieces together.

They haven't even pinned together very neatly.  -< I must make sure I'm feeling patient when I go back to them so they don't end up in the bin.
Yes. The curved seam bit looks like it's not going to go well.  :\  I'm not looking forward to trying to stitch all 12 of them.

I'm going to have to remember your advice when it comes to the trimming down to 5 1/2" bit.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 11, 2019, 21:37:13 PM
Thank you both @Sandra and @Iminei , I will try to trim to 6" and see what happens.  Not going to happen for a day or two.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 12, 2019, 08:08:12 AM
AAAannnd Now Im thinking if I should maybe deconstruct my blocks to the 2nd petal,
re-attach new 1st petal units and trim to 6" ....

Aw Nuts!    >:)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 12, 2019, 08:47:56 AM
BIG news @toileandtrouble @Sandra

Firstly when using the templates .. I drew a stitching line, 1/4" in from the heavy black cutting line, on the white paper template.
By lining up my ruler along its 1/4" mark on this newly drawn line I am hopefully cutting the correct distance away from the stitching line.

Otherwise, I found, as you gaily place your ruler along the black line and cut, you are inevitably cutting a shred of the template along with the fabric everytime ... when you get to the last few templates the paper template is smaller than when it began.

Clear as mud????

Now the piece that has given me, and everyone else, so much trouble is the outer petal ...  the A unit

It simply doesnt fit!

I am now recutting this unit. I will then take my blocks apart and attach the new units and hopefully square to 6"

But I am recutting A1 (the background colour in the unit ... in my case the dark blue batik) with an extra 1/4" along the side  where the writing says or cut 2 right sides together ... so under that writing ...  Im allowing an extra 1/4" of fabric.

If you havent yet cut your templates out, you could cut it with an extra 1/4" of paper and use that particular black line as the stitching line.

Then it should fit together much better ... Well we will see!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on April 12, 2019, 09:35:04 AM
I love this thread. It's like learning ancient Greek.
So far I've got 'don't use their lines, make your own'!  0_0  0_0  0_0 That about right?   :ninja:

If it's any help, I found that shimming problem with paper templates so I made thick card ones. My blade sat along them much better if I was careful.  8)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 12, 2019, 10:28:21 AM
 :\  Have you ever seen such a messy shaped bit of piecing?  Good grief! I hope we don't get any more like this one.

(https://i.imgur.com/afjJPM4l.jpg)

It looked an untidy mess when I was pinning it. Nothing seemed to fit together very neatly.
After joining the first pairs of fabrics together, I trimmed to straighten the edges where they were going to have to join diagonally.
I managed, somehow, to just about get my curves to join. They're a mess, and they're 'off' when I've joined the two halves of the block together.

The good news is that I think the block will trim down fairly neatly to 6 inches. It's not a skimpy block. It has plenty of 'extra' to play with. It'll look a hell of a lot nicer than it does at the moment.

I'm determined to hang on to the outer petal, and now I've gone to the trouble and faff of making this block I don't want to chop it off.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on April 12, 2019, 10:39:51 AM
HeHeHe! That's brilliant!  0_0

You know it'll be fine when you trim.  8) They don't make it easy do they?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 12, 2019, 13:10:41 PM
OK...If I cut all these blocks to 6 inches, I can't/don't know how to/CBA to re-adjust the sizes of all the other bits which needed to attach to these main blocks...while still keeping the finished block size to 12 1/2" x 18 1/2".
I'm incapable of working out mathematical stuff like that.

The quilt police might need to look away right now... :ninja:

So, what I've done is to take a larger, half-inch seam diagonally down the centre to pull the block down to the proper 5 1/2" finished size. I get to keep the outer petals  :), and all the other bits fit together as they should. It looks fine. Better than I expected it to.

I haven't looked on the Murder Mystery website but I imagine other people must be finding a problem with this block too.

 :[ It's not just me is it?  :|

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 12, 2019, 17:18:11 PM
No its not just you Sandra  and Bravo for thinking that one (extra seam allowance down the middle) through.
I didnt ! (my only excuse is you do all these alterations all the time so something clicked for you that didnt for me)

I did manage to replace the outer petals on one of mine ...

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1eTov6d_eg64qWJw0teHTxewsed21XY-41pRgupCLjQ9ebwoNYV5mzfw4QvYDZ0jSLN792TfVk964lwk_Ebw6bSA9AVwukZh8vMPZGKEqUT_-1OokPvEyr2z0V4-1MnyDV3p8gufwXVrR2zkmFyQ-tOSUR1ML9O7OCndbLuOtoj3kkAjknl4MfX_Ii5qL77TO9wnGHVAqLsjvNfvR2DfziwM08mZvCLIH2ay__rxLkvbgfawTHcq8u65NOzDpCj-I4yK5ppYUo_atbJJZ-BbPxquPz3kG8cuCpHzv_30G46nxCcBipTdONZyxL2dVHsotNuLXUfvTEVFrVN6pYfItHmA00n843Rl9Tt_r2JXdLxZmJLR7yoxbrJsQkwVsPcHc1msjmBQ4NaQeJCk-C6hMtM2ycah2g1eJC-Q1SZuLae01zygjrSF5tgipWuY83DMMx79RnC-XAEXkJZwfikJ3j2AaJIu0nzOBUNWnMPNuY_AsS3lI7_Y-xlWhoWXEYR0fMnxcYcSshqCXPAJ_wxB9lzsPZOmJkFTEi8bXRVT4dKwYFO_KrAiOtiE4bs0LXj_JTRovC_Tr6qD2P0Vz0DKRmsVXMIVfqC7239VbjJypl0KHBFUb83_447RBz5KBgfRC_TMvqdQbUQ7PHOAou1QnwoAqwFQr9GXYVQQACirFk1qo-pRsldYIhdo0_NWvR6OOed2YtdmzpRL46HXBFg=w682-h712-no)

but after considering the hassle and time of unpicking (1.8 SL), the fraying and the Y !!! seams needed to insert it next to the second petals I decided to redo the entire 6 blocks  :S

But mine are now done but OMG the mess ... BUT its not 18 1/2" x 12 1/2" ... Oh no no no....   :P

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/FoL2MN2yh3DYN8g-8IXHU1gpbTZRsjgYCNF5tnYc5_C7w70sxkahjvPMP9g5TykJR1RsSlEgEaQH8siCGkg5OxjmOHUiw76SbU-LEu_WqNW9k5-FaD-sEW7RMIWV_e6yN0EZs8ocmR9Jdlq_RZxJMxd39PbXy5LNbOuMGNqaUecpSdjQkbVWoWqyiwdk-fN5wPeaNBbDbNo2PVjYfC-ZfPayl6YznExsaF9SbbDue1fFATsP8L8X9BqZREOe8BxfDsvq3q-gPmcl2DILIAOnWCWuepagV3PVIeSaw2z_Ypb6AxH7VpfmBS5Mg52_R4uVUiVV1n40WeJpJUrX9kGUk_esL0kQyeBU6v0TwazZD0Np-Ve_zkvqzpQbkIft2rEovyXqinjJzssLzP-8TBEJ7ne10UIdMSVsgCiPW1RloU26IcYW-lUOd_AOvxnes2wDQGRJd50UDaF5ulQAcYDSqV4WkzvwAA10UUx0R7764aYQ0rPQpbX3qPT5zVdeWS4Dn7UhT9zSH8a9pR9cXlYkTGDaL1K1kfHlNFT_WXAskiRIQeoroAGDAsA5kN2FXZ8JxdmBDFqw8yH7wyZuY9d02HiKXo6P9m7KbKDwHyevZaz3j4pCB8Jq65letf7nKcchusAtD3VFKghb_NMXZXfXCea0bgjGp8ewDv1bgAhWv0M8Kfzye4HJm9urk07GkwgCrrQwDznH_Q26QHJMgFI=w1076-h712-no)

Not mine ..... theyre 13 1/2" x 20" ... No worries I'll sort it   -<

Linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/8DYMh5KF91DCBKtm9)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 12, 2019, 18:23:11 PM
That's lovely @Iminei

Hope you're able to squeeze it in to the finished quilt. It's difficult to know, when we've no idea of the finished design.

Mine ended up like this...

(https://i.imgur.com/NQc1Ezwl.jpg)

It's a bit 'Art Deco' in design, isn't it?

Glad to have got this one out of the way.

Good luck @toileandtrouble . Hope you've picked up some useful tips for when you do yours.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 12, 2019, 18:27:27 PM
Thats brilliant Sandra, but damn it was a buggery bollocks of a block wasnt it???

I was hoping for some applique but then we had this and curved piecing! Hope Mays is better.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 12, 2019, 18:32:51 PM
a buggery bollocks of a block

Yep! My thoughts entirely.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 12, 2019, 19:36:07 PM
See someone on the website has queried the X and Y markings.
I'm beginning to think that the measuring and geometry bit are not her strong point.  I have never done quilting before, but if I wanted to design a block like this, I would draw it inside the finished measurements, cut out the pieces, having coloured them, and then draw a seam allowance around each. What could be easier? Correct me if I have missed something, please, you experts.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 12, 2019, 20:34:50 PM
Its a typo (i hope) that they are referring to ... pieces A had Y markings and she wrote match the X'x or pieces B had X marks and she wrote match the Y's ... or Vicky versa

The more serious error was the size of Piece A1 (I think) the background fabric triangle (could be A2) which didnt fit the x or the y ... I added and extra 1/4" to one side (the side with the writing above) and hey presto, All good!

I know from the BOMs how easy it is to get a measurement wrong when typing the detructions so feel quite sorry for her ... shes got over 2000 peeps waiting for this every month.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 13, 2019, 00:00:29 AM
If there over 2000 people paying every month, they should have someone to test the instructions, surely?
If the blocks had been drawn up as I said, all the pieces would fit and the side petals would not be lost.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 13, 2019, 08:03:25 AM
Not my tut hon!

And someone on the fb thingmy said there was nothing wrong with the background fabric template for the outer petal (A) but mine didnt fit as it was printed ... user error ???

Personally Im glad its over and I'll handle the size issue when I get to it.

Im liking my colours tho ... and all from stash (how embarrassing)

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/rglddTxw8Nt7unmnvLdIfD41Zue0sOwFA6ZTkE4Jo3zGLYKIfokMFLuQmcNABt30Fz-PNCRaKzj-duwUuk6t__tAzZhNZIN8OksJJejcszfIVzfWaqB8WSeoeBQyn2P1TYc-jTo8EBZWCSqLs65iOrFGhuiRyrmv75O0pcnmfkjU-zVZST33PTTr6_rIRUqWs94-inmv85fYQufdbsn0d4Tcu9r_ZwbtOBwi9ubZnbd0X8q23bTx09K6BmpIU_MHgxX5RjpwDKAdlN1bF4haMpootA3mb_KjP65zgcLtB9tUrbj5dxQzJcXKxz3BM3ik0KDxba4GE0kPOx0AqprAgcjJYArs3cMDI1rYw6oXMS17ROQd3_Ed5-2A8wLuD_5458KoHCf1AcxX3VD7wozNEKsgiXN1EeT515IgAzbxhhZHpkpJ92fgc-9x9rRJPuhJ1Ip5Gg2w00tajP4z4gGssYZWMblyi8SXs-hJ2ch5lkLymXSMH0gUoTpwupzzZ9D87oq7ogd7ckReduZ6Ps-LMd991YaQzDLcPX5iSrtPAFXesAAMN6bgZ76GvL1Ut1DkkUtZrIrMhM9bCyvZQVvRzaPfJmeYHYUTBkEYsiBV3pTHI7XQcyCa4w7--BwlqqmjIsp6m_FPmJHqI-8SKTS2Dj1UpM4kYXzBok7OYT3j4cUzPafeug2cyKjPpZUBdSYsPnO0LeU5qjwyPSCjxUY=w1035-h773-no)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on April 13, 2019, 08:08:02 AM
I agree with toilandtrouble's comment...people are paying for this so you would have expected it to have been tested beforehand.

Should have mentioned yesterday that I didn't bother to re-cut the outer petals as Iminei did, and it all came together OK in the end. Those two pieces look awful trying to fit them together, but I carried on through gritted teeth and with my fingers crossed.
User error?...hmmmm...I don't think so. We'll see in the coming month just how many other people mention a problem with this months block.

Lets hope that this is as bad as it gets and we'll have no further problems.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: StitchinTime on April 13, 2019, 08:37:37 AM
Well done @Iminei  and @Sandra for coming up with a solution to the badly written pattern.

At this rate there will no mystery to the murder - the pattern writer will have been murdered in the sewing room by a disgruntled quilt maker with a rotary cutter.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 13, 2019, 08:43:43 AM
I want a white cutting mat! (stamps foot!)

Im really struggling with my dark green one and the dark blue batik!
Im slipping sheets of white paper underneath the blocks when squaring up but its a pain!!!!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Deafoldbat on April 13, 2019, 18:38:39 PM
Quote
if I wanted to design a block like this, I would draw it inside the finished measurements, cut out the pieces, having coloured them, and then draw a seam allowance around each. What could be easier? Correct me if I have missed something, please, you experts.

I don't think you've missed anything @toileandtrouble. That's the solution I thought about as I read of difficulties with the design. And yes, if people are paying the block should be accurate - none of this 'we'll make it the right size afterwards'. That just discourages anyone who lacks confidence in their abilities. They think it's their fault when it's not. Fortunately the TSPers are made of sterner stuff...
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 14, 2019, 09:12:19 AM
Found the problem.  Template C3 is not correct. It has a right angle bottom left.  If you fold up the bottom section to divide that right angle, you get the shape shown in the next diagram. After that, the pieces go together as shown.  I checked by folding away the seam allowances and it gives a perfect match.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 14, 2019, 09:19:57 AM
well done TnT but I thought the shape shown in the next diagram, of the 3 pieces together, was after squaring up ??
It certainly looks very neat and nothing like any of the pics in progress (or mine) looked like before joining the two halves together.

Anyhow mine are done (AND done again) So Im not worrying. But a lot of peeps are finding this difficult including seasoned quilters.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 18, 2019, 08:41:44 AM
April's Clue is out and roaming the wilds of T'Internet ....

Beloved friend, constant help, Forgive us for the way you fell
Under the leaves, above the board, Reveal to us the secrets you hoard.
Inside your heart & outside your vows,
Her heart was burning beyond what was allowed
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 18, 2019, 14:22:56 PM
Thanks @Iminei, mine hasn't arrived yet, I must be a different batch!
 RE the templates, Deborah said we could trim it off afterwards, but what is the point of a template that is wrong to begin with? Also, if the side is too long, it is not obvious where to join it up. If you lined up at the bottom, both edges with be wobbly and need trimming.
Did you see this comment on the website? 
"Hi, Can I ask that if you are doing templates again that you highlight the number of the piece rather than the fabric choice on the piece, as I cut BG1 for one of the B pieces.
Also, can I ask that you re-read the instructions so that they are right before you post them, ie. where you mention notches and X and Y’s when they have been changed?
I am a little disappointed that this mystery quilt programme I have paid for has worse instructions than the free weekly one I have signed up for. (And I can do the math at how much you have been paid by the over 1600 people you are writing these instructions for) Thanks"

Someone is saying what we have been thinking, it seems.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on April 18, 2019, 18:06:06 PM
Maybe we'll get a refund?!

But I do know how much time goes into a tutorial let alone a mystery quilt, before during and after release ... nightmare!

But if you put yourself up for it you should be able to do it right or take the consequences and there are many types of peeps in this ... some will curse silently and wangle their way through it, others will complain vociferously and still others will pick you up on every misspelt word and wrong destruction.

This was a complicated block to begin with and as I know explaining some processes is more complicated than actually showing it ... maybe they should have a vid ?

I do think they should have had a pic of the pieced half block BEFORE it was trimmed nice and square dont you ???
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on April 18, 2019, 21:20:44 PM
And - that comment has now been deleted from her site. It is a fair comment that the instructions should be tested before hand.  Someone did make up a sample block  but didn't flag up the problems, just bodged it up.  That sort of approach could be very disheartening for someone trying it for the first time. (Well, I am, but I'm also pigheaded and won't be beaten!)
 I do think a template should be what it is supposed to be, not need cutting down afterwards.  I'll make up mine next week and show how mine went together. I tried the paper templates I had cut out and they matched perfectly square - what's wrong with that? Must admit I didn't notice the Xs and Ys transposed, just worked from X goes to X and Y to Y.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 05, 2019, 20:42:19 PM
DIL came for a visit and we got to work and finished our April blocks.  I didn't like the colours I had chosen for accents because they didn't make the flower stand out enough so went with some I had used before. Hope they are in a suitable place when the pieces are put together.  Cutting out was massive, I tried to do it all in one go, with the  result that some got rushed and weren't as accurate as they should have been, making me problems further on. Still, it's done and I'm ready for the new one next week. Let's hope it is not as massive as this!
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Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 06, 2019, 07:35:20 AM
Well done TNT, very nice and you got the outer leaves to show very well,
Which method did you use to achieve that ?? Sandra's centre seam hack?

Im going to have problems as my blocks are too big ... But I'll come to that when we come to it!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 06, 2019, 08:13:49 AM
It's lovely toileandtrouble...it's good to see you've got it done.

It wasn't much fun was it? I didn't enjoy this one...

The new block will be released this week. Lets hope it's much nicer to do than last months.
I'd like to start introducing some of my feature fabrics. I feel like I'm lacking a bit of blue, and two of my FF's are blue. I hope they fit in nicely.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 06, 2019, 16:49:30 PM
To be honest, I didn't enjoy it much either.  If there was another big one, I would only cut out the pieces in stages, as they were needed.  Still, I feel as though I have learned something.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 08, 2019, 19:20:40 PM
Chapter 5 has arrived. Won't spoil it for you,  :ninja:  but I like the look of this months.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 08, 2019, 20:07:46 PM
Me too! Another first for me, I think I see the method OK, and I like the idea of the matching and guessing. Hope Iminei has got it too. 
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 09, 2019, 10:29:33 AM
You do @Sandra  ... blimey, Im quaking in my boots!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 09, 2019, 10:41:31 AM
 :ninja:  I've done three of mine already.

@Iminei  With all of your experience, you'll be absolutely fine. It's not difficult to do...it's just a different way of joining the bits together.  :)

I like this months idea of these being parts of a puzzle to make up a larger image...the other pieces to follow in the coming months. Two of these look like they fit together, but I can't see the canoe  :S  which somebody claims they can see on the MMQ site.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on May 09, 2019, 10:50:36 AM

Ik vind deze maanden het idee dat dit deel uitmaakt van een puzzel om een ​​groter beeld te vormen ... de andere stukken die de komende maanden volgen. Twee van deze zien eruit alsof ze bij elkaar passen, maar ik kan de kano niet zien: S die iemand beweert te kunnen zien op de MMQ-site.

Twice!

I love this thread!  0_0  0_0
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 09, 2019, 11:12:16 AM
 0_0 I'm sure it'll become clearer as we progress  -<

Yeah....probably.  :[  You'll be the first to know if I find the canoe.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: annieeg on May 09, 2019, 11:17:26 AM
@wrenkins




These months I think that this is part of a puzzle to form a larger picture ... the other pieces that will follow in the coming months. Two of these look like they fit together, but I can't see the canoe :S that someone claims to be able to see on the MMQ site.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 09, 2019, 11:18:03 AM
Wrenkies ... are you feeling quite alright ??? You've come over all Afrikaans!

Annie are you doing this too?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on May 09, 2019, 11:38:34 AM
HaHa! Double Dutch!  :ninja:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: annieeg on May 09, 2019, 11:58:13 AM
@Iminei

Blame "translate Google" ;)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on May 09, 2019, 12:11:11 PM
Yes I fess up. I used Google but I did spend some time there so Ik heb een beetje Nederlands.  :)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 09, 2019, 14:51:22 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/nAD5tXLl.jpg)

I picked my two blues with the yellowy green colour quite early on as my 3 main feature fabrics..loved the colours together... and now they're put together I'm not so sure of them.

Hmmmm.... -<

Anyway...they're going to have to stay. I've taken a while to decide what colour to use as the Accent fabric number 7. Felt I was missing a good green shade in my fabric selection, so have put this one in. Hope I've done the right thing.

Pieces 3 -2 and 3 - 4 obviously seem to fit together. I've no idea what it's going to be when it's all done...perhaps it will be a canoe after all?

I'm not trimming them down to the 6.5 inches, and am going to leave them just as they are until I'm able to start joining them together...just in case I could do with a tiny bit of wiggle room to get them to fit together better.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 09, 2019, 15:11:09 PM
Blimey Sandra!!! Youve got a wiggle on! Well Done you!

and FYI the colours are perfect! Dont fret about it!

Afrikaans is bascially Dutch so double Ha-ha with bells on to you too Wrenkies!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 10, 2019, 07:15:21 AM
Not started the pp yet, but saw there was a tip to use a serrated wheel to transfer the lines to the other side of the paper. Sounds like a sanity saver!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 12, 2019, 13:01:02 PM
Loathed, Loathed, Loathed these blocks and will seriously consider stopping this quilt if there are too many more like this or last months horrors

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_HynINYPLg5faROJLzk8a_v6glwgX6xfvM14Rghzv8DYmO8ORPz3b2vrrcF2JEgIBZ6wgKjqnI5dSsGzG26PdhuNYXg6LNAxf8c1FKZREWCvWoyRRuuC0FxYxlwUMPZJbRVKTTJrxZwKt0oyQAf3458_XaV0rbYtHtNfPKh_6w4SXCm29__c4kMXfs0fKBkpyr_al1wEdv2SobsIC7TQBe2ur8bJueJPG-NTatsEuBADfIAS07IAWZGDuqrkRtzLoHK0q5nu8GoE6iNON1gEHm_zLEv3DUvDPAixARxSABrRlit7Br61FlIoive9QN8hFfkhVuzlC7VapR86LrXvQ_s1LehjsVb0ZkMc0PW1Q3t-X2De8tLqtxr-zXGjEnUj-UmbYBUpPxG5FN7Swm-WqmUQWUHdZizAvr-d6Anhgok1fp9Og8twn6GBaed2FzSa0QY9o9ylLNr51FbLSBUy6-cnY3rPUYSmHHHduxr8BR6o176ePWzldYaR2qaDwlXPx0NQqKyH25GOAAnU_Pr-C8veLECz58MkW8dU5OCyDUp0cMS1QeCCIAYd1EgKDL0VostvO-yy-xnNEAR1jfEyEpnHXdMaQzDPdN2Cdcu1XEJWhhwUqvTZlBQHl_3EZOI-_Lfri7tuNo6B7-3mnHaUeEAJG0YuZTlkgu8enGQlkFaO4GL2RnCsoo1qWTGGw_wWAFSlr9sCT29UCyVnugg=w650-h712-no)

linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/8DYMh5KF91DCBKtm9)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 12, 2019, 14:20:43 PM
 >< Wow! You've surprised me by how much you've not liked this one.

I suspect there must be another three? months worth of these.
Going by how they're numbered, I'm assuming there are four lots of these blocks, which will make up the four 12.5inch blocks which are going to be in the centre of the quilt.

Lovely colours again Iminei.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 12, 2019, 15:15:10 PM
I suspect there must be another three? months worth of these.
Going by how they're numbered, I'm assuming there are four lots of these blocks, which will make up the four 12.5inch blocks which are going to be in the centre of the quilt.


UUGGHHH! :angry: >:) :S
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 12, 2019, 16:26:36 PM
Sorry to have been the bearer of bad news.  :(

Hope toileandtrouble's ok.  -<

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 12, 2019, 22:18:02 PM
I'm here! Still toiling, still troubled, but managed to finish off the May blocks.  Had to unpick a few times, I was finding it difficult to control the angle of the pieces when they turned back, but I think I'm getting the hang of it now.  Did a very neat job on the third one and then found I had used FF2 instead of FF1.  Unpicking that really hurt!  Had to keep reminding myself to turn the fabric over when cutting out the pieces to match the front sections.  I'm keeping the ones that slope the wrong way for the later blocks,  because I have a feeling there may be some symmetry going on.
I do hope it is not going to one of those hideous masks.  Might just design my own centre piece if it is.

  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  

They are square, my camera is not the best.
Is @annieeg taking part? One of her posts seemed to indicate she was. 
Stay with us @Iminei , we need your support!  Glad your class went well.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: annieeg on May 12, 2019, 22:37:02 PM
@toileandtrouble
I'm not taking part on the mystery quotation .  I did post about the Dutch language  :)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 13, 2019, 08:06:50 AM
Those bottom two squares definitely go together dont they TnT ??? and werent they marked the same as well?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 13, 2019, 08:15:40 AM
I'm pleased to see you're still with us, toileandtrouble  :) Well done. I much preferred this one compared to last months.

Yeah.....a hideous mask? ...it's possible, and more likely than a canoe.
After we get the next four pieces to this centre piece, it ought to be more obvious what it is...surely?

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 13, 2019, 08:52:31 AM
Thank you. So, just the three of us apparently.  I'm glad to have seen all these techniques, just finding it a bit difficult against the clock - I want to leave some time clear for other things, so it's a good thing I can put it all away for a bit.  Love seeing everyone else's colour choices. XXX
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Celia on May 13, 2019, 09:43:12 AM
I think I am glad I didn’t try this it is far too advanced for me. I am in ore of you all and am really interested to see what it turns into.

I am still  dabbling my feet in the dark side
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 13, 2019, 10:12:36 AM
Honestly @Celia you would have been fine. I've not done it before, but you get step by step instructions with each part.  The only one causing problems was the templates. If you have done garment sewing you would probably have coped better than some, because you might be familiar with the way sloping pieces go together at the seam, for example, where princess seams meet. If you are used to matching sewing lines rather than edges, you would be OK. I'm glad to be learning one or two new techniques, but not sure if I would want to make another.  Like embroidery, there  is little call for it in my life!  This one will be to snuggle under when I'm watching my detective stories.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Celia on May 13, 2019, 11:10:28 AM
@toileandtrouble that’s good to know. I love the idea of a quilt to snuggle under, I also love detective stories and have little use for embroidery in my life, even though I teach it.

I wish I had tried the temperature quilt, maybe next year.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on May 13, 2019, 12:31:24 PM
@Celia  it's not too late. I haven't started mine yet. If you go to Accuweather you can get all the temps from January 1st. I can't start mine until next month and as it runs until the end of the year, there's no hurry. Please consider joining in  <3
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 13, 2019, 14:42:58 PM
@Celia  As Lowena says, you've still got plenty of time to join in on the Temperature quilt.  :)

If you want to join in...then do it. It'd be lovely to have another one with us.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Celia on May 13, 2019, 16:25:42 PM
@Lowena and @Sandra  I am tempted by this, I have found the Accuweather site and found the numbers I need so I will meet you over on the Temperature quilt thread for some more help if you don't mind
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 13, 2019, 16:30:25 PM
That's great @Celia  :) See you over there.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on May 13, 2019, 16:30:32 PM
Really pleased to have you aboard  <3
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 16, 2019, 09:27:20 AM
MAYS Bonus Clue


Some faces tell stories with significant looks
Some follow the rules and go by the book
Each with a strength and each with a con
One with a secret that must not go on

Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Puzzler on May 16, 2019, 20:26:45 PM
MAYS Bonus Clue


Some faces tell stories with significant looks
Some follow the rules and go by the book
Each with a strength and each with a con
One with a secret that must not go on

Oh Geez, what did I just stumble upon??  :o A witches coven? No, a murder mystery quiltalongathon. *backs towards the door before there's a lock down*
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 24, 2019, 22:38:33 PM
You can't leave now - you know too much   :devil:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on June 10, 2019, 09:47:45 AM
@Sandra @Iminei June block due on Wednesday!  I think Deborah has too many irons in the fire, with her new quilt store and has forgotten all about us.  The countdown for the new block hasn't even started.  Have a good day both of you.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on June 10, 2019, 12:48:48 PM
Im dreading it after the last two months!  :S
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on June 10, 2019, 13:39:33 PM
Are there any more quilting techniques to try?  She hasn't done EPP (looked that up!) or embellishing of any kind. As someone said, the blocks don't look too good on their own.  Hopefully, when it is put together it will look like something. She did say they won't all be FPP, which is good.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on June 11, 2019, 20:40:23 PM
Countdown started!  I was wrong, it's not Deborah's store, it is someone else. Confused by it being on the MMQ facebook page. Perhaps this is the month we can begin to guess how it all fit together.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on June 14, 2019, 08:27:01 AM
Blooming Hell ... just printed out Junes blocks ... Ah sheeesh!  :angry:


(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/8SfpphS9JKPJeDeiZvgf4fJY8pMO93RvUYYKS3B7IUGspVpWVu5NTr9kWiOA0tmuyE9NDhWLOkTO9EDwSEufhrGcAMkFPEVDyS9LuFZNEpRApBEy7BOxWb8xvowcB5pNBnVT-8LWvwDgrIiUtmzQtPz2-Afz5IueKS4_M9OshCdsnhqXS9H4nPEdGtKVwRLzfIT6yozpArl9kX79V_yxothdpTO1FUmFbFgWkDkTlkJ3jpvW8hjXmRUlNiGpj7vaT7XUX5WTDef0DuaIXQzCJ9nFUk0CG7ihhNKQpxeGUa5wwTrtvBRHPIjSeqXHQL-ZpWiXpalh9ZNCZLYz6GXUeOSiKxRp0SbG4l_LQtufHf56o9rPH2NB7N_kngKH2Xchg3V_VSV14td-xg_gqkg-AuApyKFJANOpYA38fIcvsm6y893VFzpsrEkwOqlmcy3DeNnqva6EAY4VY1iFyfd38T19MeDnbvT22GpEgh63gfzAODaA2S9NPAT6VAIEC7jWtUfUEEexPm3dATnuCYJZ-mc-HahHc_N3xXgckQmKFgVzW5erGiEr_lU-zXXrAsNuoearQ-bWstX1wVwy8ajNWdcEoFuzHc218pWIUfJGlnyPJV-GvSm8KYQLB9wgIByqZ0F7NX3lp4oo-Df85n4Q_yG7FQ=w1035-h773-no)

linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/9XXjmbfzjxWCkwm98)

Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on June 14, 2019, 10:08:48 AM
Did you have to pay for this blood, sweat and angst????
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on June 14, 2019, 11:20:48 AM
I'm glad it's free for us @Lowena.  0_0
Looks like witchcraft!  :S
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on June 14, 2019, 12:23:08 PM
sadly ...  :(  yes!

It seemed like a good idea at the time ...
But Im going to channel my inner Anita and have a go ..

At least the tracing paper helps with the calculating if a piece will cover the area to be sewn.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: maliw on June 14, 2019, 14:31:03 PM
Ugh, glad I'm not doing it, it looks as clear as mud. Good luck.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on June 15, 2019, 15:10:55 PM
Grit your teeth @Iminei , it is back to traditional piecing next month.   0_0

Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on June 15, 2019, 18:01:41 PM
How do you know TNT ???
Theres a lot more of these to go judging by  the numbering ... sigh!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on June 15, 2019, 18:20:40 PM
Deborah put it on a reply on the Facebook page.  I'm waiting to find out which are the fabrics that have to have continuity. If they join up to some blocks we did earlier, people who used scraps, as she said, will be in a bit of a mess. Still, I'm learning.  I can see how I might design my own FPP - if I ever want to make another quilt that is!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on June 16, 2019, 07:30:45 AM
Hmmmmm......

(https://i.imgur.com/K6tGgU9l.jpg)

Yes. The numbers have indicated there are more of these FPP blocks than I first thought. I can't imagine how this is all going to 'gel' together when we're finished...a bit of this and a chunk of that...and this almighty great mystery 'thing' (as the centrepiece?)  ><
It's still no clearer what this is going to be.

I'll be surprised if I like this when it's all done. I'm happy to keep going though. Can't give up now.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on June 16, 2019, 09:36:32 AM
Hmmmnnnn Indeedy .... but previous years quilts have turned out all right ... so we will have to trust her.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on June 16, 2019, 11:03:05 AM
B***er me! I'm glad I never signed up. I wouldn't even attempt something like that..... not my thing at all!!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on June 16, 2019, 17:20:17 PM
Procrastination is a wonderful thing ....

3 out of 4 done ....

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZUbHB1Eh19ChfL_8HuhNLdPW_7QfI9OCWzMWxKyHEtBkd7X-LWTs8WXhwvaEXKEa-8GoXoXa0Lrowb9ahMuWIAuRfQ4Q9cfNuCuvs-2yTLxAsqubmyZDCK9lVmdnL6YJ6ZsbNUfcb6MG1-bBls48bKTLsVHMM0CkdN96QlwtDI8vbU-EeJevCCm-TM3CGe5VRM9ZzIYbiEVHjUjkA1JI6A_ToUj5pzqo2lG7eq_4pC1G-37Kk0yhH9j-CYrUFwUOGSfwYAM3TGbrBoVdqt26Rj-zfKGyQ-kxGiOpUQ52iVIzyR76fBRcpmziUZe6ivDlDECkerw1AIw0CwJmffEoPIF3c6bQKWTATbFEAies9WpCDkWTXrYQcKgBTQ5y5YUZAaEb4vfp_w5OHIQPIl6jgtH_qJn-JoWEn0rokqnBbxGCtOSiNXqcn6pSN3W57yPCes3BhAS2IWrPX-HTSJzK1erBaZZ_5zXVck9hO9STTXYfLEWTmiATSWfmjArb_ytTINl0RtV54mnKEcJeg8t-P6VsTe52xv9GRno5NlzcrhJChYun1q7V5dKz9ubb23PmTES2P7bT5xy__HiOLF2Nbe4Z6uW5XVwgNZEKxa55FJ91AcYQDfMJ1YdPmCyHhLHidl5Cb-Sl3QHWOp3xkJCIcbpKlA=w824-h773-no)

linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/wNPHNKahsNWYVB3j9)

I couldnt face the last one today!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on June 17, 2019, 12:44:36 PM
Finally but that last one, although relatively easy was a complete B*** because I kept mixing the colours up ... the small top unit was so bad I had to completely redo it and I had to change sections in at least three of the other units that went together to make the last block ... the one with, what I assume is, the flower

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_E-yjQ5YPSuKQGAb2Hv7q0GUdWjxd-Te52yNBW1Mh--wKg8Eguz1waStrIEpTTjHimDUMbWhhMYODvNT__6JzmN2T8qk5WeijCJrbwe5aZikFiywlNSiV-lsYZZ9GiFZ4a4phGwkVkSQPMblZ2Q8KNgfXeY7nXeuce9M9i2Hztb5Sl4Hc0a8wGY26XWVjmgHtT6d0lUEBUiB2PiDhumUvIPbHc2D_I7YBOsqSg2G9QOqlR33YJAMi3TyIkDbkovU5rIFT_6RbwRWzDkIXIEKyy1VAmg5fKmFFPaANCqKOGjdQjgBUQyQxKhqz32RKEHS5gUkJKBczD3pVjPY7ZzfxAtjxKgQ3zb-M2dyvXkyWnTicS4fMPBYQ8IdRRpc9bNtCoKuOD9s4bXWX3Ij-J4ZQ8rXQUWfZk_qL3egOwzjcCHdQEWov0DDoHSzVAESQAlagVQOfamp3SyzrYYxfR3r9g1FnMJWEGkncahMVmv8UepRFeh7hw8UAqSYDeyuoqkteg6XzFmLLEgCZ8HhCrr-aR6KSiuLuwoXIX_tRd-5wvXP_l9jlft1qyx8FjBLulJuRh4D7haxlLM7n84RcJy3pxIM3zo2oc-j9WE3VstBXgUNvGMKucOqRGIoesSLe_8gL61KndZiYZAUksVNvNv0oJSsA=w993-h773-no)

linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/d3XT4QGnvunWTzL37)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lilian on June 17, 2019, 12:50:59 PM
@Iminei this looks so exciting I can't wait to see how it turns out  :)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on June 20, 2019, 07:18:44 AM
Junes Bonus Clue


Giant oaks from tiny acorns grow
Larger truth from sweetest flowers flows
Around the neck hangs a secret blame
Behind the back lays the greatest shame
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on July 01, 2019, 11:18:30 AM
Finally got the June blocks done.  Never in my life have I unpicked things so many times.  Really don't know what was going on, but wherever there was a choice, I seemed to pick the wrong one.  Had to reprint the template for 6-3 because it had been redone so many times. Still made mistakes but not so many.  No real problem with the others. What was going on?  I'm looking forward to something more straightforward in July.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on July 11, 2019, 07:59:00 AM
It's a nice looking block for July, and I enjoyed this months chapter of the story.  :o
 
We finally get to introduce the last of the colours in this one, so I'm going to have to try to choose what's going to look right amongst what I've used so far.  :S  It might take a little while to decide.

No idea when I'll get the chance to do this one. I've got a lot of other stuff to be getting on with  :\ but I know I'll catch up as soon as I can.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on July 11, 2019, 20:10:00 PM
I printed these out today but have no idea when I will get round to them ...
at least they are properly pieced blocks if you know what I mean?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on July 11, 2019, 22:11:41 PM
Hello there ladies, printed mine and cut out last  night.  Sewing might be done in bits. Glad you are both still there..  :)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on July 12, 2019, 19:47:35 PM
I've just been thinking about what colour I'll be using as 'Accent 2'...so to help me to decide, I've just laid all the blocks out on the floor...

Goodness me... 0_0  :S

(https://i.imgur.com/4I8rRxbl.jpg)

I can't imagine how this will be put together when it's finished.  0_0

I definitely don't need any more hot reds/orangey colours, and I've got quite a few blues (and greens)...with more to be added in the FPP, 'puzzle' section in the coming months.

Blimey....isn't it an odd-looking thing?  -<
I'm still enjoying playing along with it...(I need to know whodunnit!)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on July 12, 2019, 22:31:47 PM
How about a two tone fawn/brown/gold patterned piece?  They are exotic flowers after all.  I can't imagine it all put together either. 
Have you noticed the post about the fire on Maui?    Dreadful, hope there are no casualties.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on July 13, 2019, 07:17:25 AM
I went through my pile of 'maybe' fabrics to see what looked the best and have chosen a deep turquoise/teal colour. It's not too blue and not too green so it seems to sit amongst them quite well. We need half a yard of this last colour don't we?

I mustn't...I can't  :S  buy even more fabrics.

I cut out all the pieces last night, so I won't have the option to change my mind.  :)

No, I hadn't heard about a fire...I'll go and find out about it now.

Sandra.
xxx 
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on July 13, 2019, 09:48:19 AM
@Sandra  Please swap the top boat bit (green black lime) on the right (as you look at it on screen) with the boat bit underneath it (Lime, SkyBlue, Lime, Blue ) ...

Its bugging me terribly as I can see it joining up with the top left boat bit but cant quite work it out in my head!

And the third boat bit down (on its own) looks like ut would join up with the top boat bit (that you just moved) if you turn it  once anti clockwise .. So if you dont mind ...???
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on July 13, 2019, 10:52:13 AM
Never thought of a boat @Iminei .  I'm thinking of a centre picture panel surrounded  by flowers. - and the odd Mobstera leaf of course!  Met up with a friend on Thursday and she was wearing a dress in a Monstera leaf print.
Like the teal colour @Sandra , I misunderstood, thought you wanted to avoid blues and greens.  I am sure they will all be amazing when they are done.
 Get out of that oat field Iminei and back to your sewing machine. You know you want to!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on July 13, 2019, 11:36:18 AM
@Iminei   0_0 I think there are several of the odd pieces which will join together, and after I took the picture, and packed it all away, I wished I'd photographed it with them paired up.

Maybe next time.

It looks such an odd jumble, that I'm wondering if it's not a single image being made out of all these 'puzzle' pieces...?

That's correct @toileandtrouble   :S I wanted to steer away from blues and greens, but when I saw what I'd got to work with, and what looked like it fitted in, I was back to a teal-y colour.  ><

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on July 13, 2019, 18:56:10 PM
Mutters (Duh ... if you want something doing, do it yourself ...sigh)

Ok you win, I got mine out to see and I started this months block!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4WFaJfJT4OQxWsiJ6k9Yym6pzJCkKef3pSltyJqfeutI2pFvHuQJr5a_q_T2MQ6u4MXSd6IsPN9COCgVbSUKwZKKjgyBit-CpTGw2ceLKcHNbxAqYMojy3W1Z94HrLl_-ZPAObP9EXIy9qh9uz6fOpQa9Wvzx2nlardMgWpnoONWufFwQXKubHETrhvR791aTcIH_zPfKochCvBo0ijXh2ohV9cgNsHvRx4i-4i9Z7DOV5glNsOVxLR3fc9NjdLk6-lblEtmqtG0D-PoVn69VWjr7hqrCizohwLWD6t1iNQVPd5CGHkeXPGY2kRCVb7qGfz4SWeTRGViR6SQnNqz_FdIlLxcYZbhUHm0PSyZIC0ixtf8pJoZ7O18jFsQk2gUXrFkyWmaBOsamZrjFx0wlrAEAhcDJycbAy8m1LaENFisrRF5JBfFylhPfRW0Il33y4lA7K1xrgZQP0gwmAoZusIBKm2_ku6MFCY9RhJaEA0BkmyWhSzjyo-w8IK6rXdywFzAFb2N_vV3WLMYM_-pJIZS_XChZBTq4v6pk52vGUmAawpkB4HaDU6qep0RQKcWn15oMR9npP41lZJdguYEIG45PUu1wzpEKji9S-_64alA2jSON_a9G6kQjIg1x1a7uzhNRehWKlI300qCpiElgun_fw=w441-h769-no)

Linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/4Kv5wbb1YWd7E3aw7)

On other news .... Julys block!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/oSludA2znDktM6c6HtkN3rBuCl2J32F-medsGvXI-K6Ve-L_WTU7rGl5BWC5AB35NlaBBgoFxco-Ym2F52Dn5tcdIgXg-rD1Ud_PfO3TutsnPjU7TZAWRIpvc5sh2G7lDiTnrdVB9eZHFuZqgGfELkJXmwVldjgyUJIXdxV9ljt2COb_8mMA5o0dp-H4j_75HSM5eQEAL1DOWnVF8TMfQbvwgaRgFKXb45eFkFm2Ij7SqNxlzdF4ScT8Q3M0ndhQnGGJR8WzNnllSJdPyf_k0BEACIDivcjKHUf799rt4CHxPYgFkkc9bDNHsIIL_JosW6Ip0s28Ry_BLxtyanvVDVRefcRmgbVmb3UI4t0QgSeXHb5Z_8xB7f48oLt-xunKwap0glMbawv0zfDHSS2uhoBUG3xGZzSBWGylZPAFTaV4UJE2x4tj-6ghPm5XymM8YhbvUR556MwCMWS3XQGlKwqDD4tgesO3DA42shNX8yqrLNsZAwu0ZZ1IY9-SL_pQd-0VCCZVMLbLnevTuVhyZGvcGAhq-DEHuk1SGR3rvL_YTHlCVrVu5p56fmMjUNgx-0e1WQFH6fcHewqXy1cw2YnGyBXdEU8-Qd9RSV2xkKfUnnQn5wYWA0GLFm0m26jy3OArOiWzMBoE51xedWmJ-iD1tA=w488-h769-no)

Linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/syYnqzKbA6vnz8go9)

Bloody Hell What a waste of fabric!

So I decided ... as I've been making 7 half rectangles a week for the past 6 months + ... to find an easier and more economic way of making these ... and I did!

Save your fabric ladies and please use This Method (https://photos.app.goo.gl/WUG3YAKuxmHZ5oLt5) instead of her ridiculously wasteful and tricky method.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on July 13, 2019, 19:42:54 PM
I threw away more than I used, can that really be right?  I'm toying with another way of doing them.  By the way, I had similar thoughts about the blocks joining, but perhaps she is being really clever and trailing misleading  pieces, like a good jigsaw ??  On the other hand, her finished picture does not match the instructions, so perhaps not.  The one shown was a 'test block'.  So why not put a picture of one done the proper way?  How do you spell 'Aagh'? is that right?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on July 13, 2019, 21:43:54 PM
I knew there had to be a better way of cutting those half rectangles. It was very wasteful, and as we say here in the Black Country...it was a bit saft.  :S
Too late to cut mine using the better method. I just went with it...

A nice looking block. I really like the look of this one.  :)


(https://i.imgur.com/MGy6cfel.jpg)

This has photographed the colour quite badly...it's a darker, deeper shade than this looks.

Oh, and @toileandtrouble  I'd say AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!

Love your fabrics again @Iminei

Sandra.
xxx

 
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on July 14, 2019, 11:59:38 AM
Phew its finished and I like it!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4IaMWkvBJj7NNlCJdAr00ZUVn9qm4z0om4-6Nkjzy2m5fnPIuoy8vyM7ghtpQ7S7Tyk8th4nu4aw8j5XYXdnM1iq2aYDHmBTG2TVfA6FeJ2ezlwHokYbnGNoyaGbcOchBUBt0FY7o5OXmCV_Yaffh9uwIdRFlLB5eUUYJ3frO7-QZK4xqdVh3c7NB4a7iZmzCI9Ln4ovBIepajCSkBkylE1tCq8PsBBVZ8xqFHpTYl8gCSEbANKnX7kl6Kdc0a4SH8PUsFZ1pLXnMT3b9b9xpRJlq53gIKSFO-vnqnxFx7T5KSTkGYnQuaLrR3-H1I3vrkatvp4Bhxz23bxEToFRTLo6APFhfcsIsSxa_LcctAdiZExqqaDNUaT3umYZ_X-0iw9Vh06DNp4HGHNkR-t4PI-TsxiSei7zMMq14k9ekzhdVR7WhON_M2AwzyG_9L1RgkSY8vHDMAZG_-17TRWOVTDT3acRAVKmsskMZXX1rPuT_9UAuAOnW4sxwpr4Q10beNfCUeV6skQEiAaaN4pIrlJ8aNubS0IQPON0SimFPsqTYrBhhQJ-7lzeowbJYcBi3I8CYiwZY7KQLyVeETbACugTkGC6sjphR_2OJ7fTgSaO97MlUoCwf3ojPyVTuogjHKAlnoJUnKv5k7EyY-aOfZd4nw=w694-h708-no)

Ive no idea how I got the orientation wrong but dont care ... I like the touching points and the fact that it came out as close to 12 1/2" as it could.

Linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/8DYMh5KF91DCBKtm9)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on July 18, 2019, 06:08:39 AM
Julys Bonus Clue

Afloat on the waves danger looms,
Apart from the space the microscope zooms.
Without a doubt the clue got out,
Through word of mouth from one who doubts.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on August 14, 2019, 22:29:50 PM
Okay then. August...more FPP, as expected.

Hmmmm.....I don't mind doing FPP. Really.  :)  I actually quite enjoy it, but I'd like to be able to see what I'm creating. So far, I've got all these odd blocks of ...well....I dunno.  -<
It's just messy looking, odd blocks. They currently resemble nothing much. Even the ones which definitely pair up.

I've got one more to do of these latest ones, and I'll show you.

Good luck with yours, ladies.

Oh, and thank you @toileandtrouble  I saw your message regarding the cock-up in this months chapter.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on August 15, 2019, 05:09:32 AM
Yeah ... soooo many errors and we are paying for them ????  -<

I wouldnt have hosted this challenge in a million years, its too complicated!
Still Im committed now (or rather I should be by now) so I'll slog on ... sigh ...

If I send you my fabric Sandra ????
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on August 15, 2019, 07:44:23 AM
Ha, ha....I soooo wish we lived closer to each other. We'd be able to stare at all of our odd blocks of...I dunno  -<...and wonder where it was going to end.  0_0

You can send me your fabrics if you want to.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on August 15, 2019, 09:52:55 AM
This months efforts look like this...


(https://i.imgur.com/Sc8WBldl.jpg)

 :\

I've cut out these little bits to try to figure out what we're trying to create, and this is where we've got to with all the blocks we've done so far on this FPP section...?

(https://i.imgur.com/6OX74Kal.jpg)

Clearly looks like the two end sections join together...the blocks which make up Block 3, and the blocks which make up Block 6.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lilian on August 15, 2019, 13:09:16 PM
This is so interesting, I love solving mysteries! Can't wait to see what it will be  :ninja: :vintage:

If you rotate this once anti-clockwise it could be a horse/donkey head ??  No a camel's head!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on August 15, 2019, 13:34:52 PM
@Sandra ... are you making this in two colourways ???
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on August 15, 2019, 14:18:21 PM
???? No.....

Errr....the little squares in brown colours are just the printed off pieces of paper cut from the pattern...is that what you were thinking?

Blimey. No...one of these is quite enough.  :S

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on August 15, 2019, 15:02:18 PM
Ahhh ... trying to piece them together .... I get it!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on August 15, 2019, 15:20:11 PM
Just replied and hit enter instead of post -doh!  @Sandra  I was trying out the blocks like that! I tried putting the numbers on the back and the block numbers do not make any sort of pattern.   Do you think the set on the right look like a tiki? Don't know what the other half will be.  By the way, did you notice the error on 5-1? AC5 at the top should be AC7. 
Someone asked if there was more FPP to come, the answer was, at least one, and at least one traditional piecing.  Do you think she is cunning enough to make two pieces with identical sides to confuse us, like a jigsaw cutter?  (although getting things done normally straight seems a bit difficult for her so perhaps not)  Anyhow, I have enjoyed learning something new and it has given me ideas for the future.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on August 15, 2019, 15:50:03 PM
Whats a tiki?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: RJR_38 on August 15, 2019, 15:50:29 PM
I’m watching this thread with interest (I love FPP!!). I think the middle panel will be two tiki masks overlapping/next to each other
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on August 15, 2019, 16:16:30 PM
@Iminei  A tiki is a mask.  If you read this month's chapter, you will find out about them.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on August 15, 2019, 16:56:39 PM
There's certainly some symmetry to whatever it is on the right...I think you could be right about it being a tiki.

OMG...another error? No. I didn't notice. I've blindly forged ahead and done whatever it is I've done. It'll only be unpicked if it screams out that it's wrong and shouldn't be there. (And even then, it'll be touch and go  :P )

So, we have another 4 months of this quilt..."at least one more FPP"...?  Hmmmmm..... ><
I make it to be another three months worth to make the rest of these FPP blocks. (Surely, because we're missing 12 of them by the look of it.)
And then a traditional pieced one?

I don't know about you, but I feel that I've still got quite a bit of fabric left at the moment.  -< Not complaining. Just a bit surprised.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on August 16, 2019, 17:24:05 PM
Done ... and two match up ... well they should but my paper piecing is not all that

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Fn2wi331aH4hveCbFomfPONWQ0E_uXGdL-E5bqePiPE4gf6aOQavKGniDbf1OOPt5g4ZfXqLxXOH0MQORtCjggXywMcbJupZTEWwHuODkfmobojs02ifb0hX8vlBeXKIMtyLlhIy7Otc1e4v5MErv751CBrUfnKCCCLxbIqcaT0Xiqm7y4wNr1JD4wuAebXqPhNt7_zz09uUq3zltztJYfPAa6c49hjOiI-QtaWnFFf-S-Ti0Q8lRz4P5QpJjUIHwbb52ZgYPJRM6zisnBM3nxCPJGoKpBma-pdiFjiQhrs52vVP1GbiNUqbPze3F77LNYi3ByyElmJbIKFBE0G_dW7VluNKBJgB2ta4GiF92c5ZoorXxCrQXVYlSVc0Ihm4pYaIHqbbzoij1APrFmVhFS2z6vNiAzdNpMyMSgKmvcqH_RlbTt28ZZSuC59RO0oYPsRJYMoXJJFc36K8ubCWSyXYorgTK1h4w5XMYT7lBmuhDpPses8XecNg57AsvjGX3N1_ozmcrFHqldNtC9m9SI2REFInBAV17bD0le8JHeYE6ZkrxxjGcN4CYGEXkxc_E6lO4IRWdFzI0tfFxJIjdx_cTRAy2QwKzwtGY936U966fCCAUorMhxhIrhMj89cTcRHoOJ8e7s7KHv1-ngCQlC1oWw=w935-h773-no)

And heres what Ive got so far ...

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/2c-izLq7xfreE5S45huNG9Aj2o22wlZ0lFbjHQEnp_H1rOu_rjQi6bPZM1O7Ax19X9unJKYdrWIpXgRH5GFH1HzjeICoOCAWS2lC3AyOpZrR44dlCS5rmu4KSzAlUeR9Dqag13d795-_y1zNKYAirDEycEnyKLbxiMk8OBmzotKzJy-TzrNvgk8wFYacL7WKHgOVJv4MPhDVb2FkWQjsn0K_k7sDgfek9rO5m11FT_McNeP0aVYsU_2YZpnNQC7gE6ppOZcGYXwEvspMr9V6nspH3hgOr6LsQRu1wTG6PMIRIhyjTmTSuj96Zp2Ig0fA_-h7da_RE9Aokv-XvpHbFLf4I4wKuYug6xMhOuL6mBomIvn6w-J0QaewVKSHbYCDiOAS8mIUwbDOQbAB-9Oxk4eS07O9BqaTqF3JbPWs4uVNjzX6MTFneic1NJTzoPQlM82zTYFCk3tmh_550FVqc_3wIPsksT8pZD0gViuA5PpedSF3bD7jR9SHixuO1S377cUiLx89CrmcI7-p_Wt1BkVqmG8En5o6g99lrkAAWicKlDUp_3RxQSVKieQYHYxWXF4MM78JlTEpeuL__1jLG3I_Clp9Uh4kaHqzX7lwm7xvcDZlmP9E7ddlczcJsWaupJvtZad_8oGlaaMd5CqPxXePsA=w1035-h773-no)

As you can see Block 3 is complete,
Block 6 needs one more part,
Block 2 is completely missing,
Blocks 4 and 5 each have two more parts to come
and Block one needs three...

I read that as 3 more months of paper piecing!

I predict tantrums when it comes time to putting these together!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lilian on August 16, 2019, 18:32:09 PM
No pics  :(
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on August 16, 2019, 18:43:01 PM
I thought, if they go up to 6-4, that means there are 4x6 =24  in all, so yes, 12, or 3 more lots to come.  Did I say that already? Not feeling too sharp today!  Might start sewing tomorrow if the head clears.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on August 22, 2019, 08:34:26 AM
AUGUST  BONUS CLUE

Fire and ocean
Enemies so long
Who build together an island
When left alone
A wizard in the middle
Who causes the strife
Ask him what he desires:
A wife or her life?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on August 22, 2019, 08:35:51 AM
Linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/8DYMh5KF91DCBKtm9)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Pearl on August 22, 2019, 14:06:21 PM
Intrigued to find out how this is going to fit together.

You know that commandment about not coveting thy neighbour's ox and ass?  It doesn't say anything about thy friend's collection of fat quarters, does it?  Just checking.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on September 07, 2019, 14:30:37 PM
As I anticipated Hissy fits on a Defcon 4 scale when finally assembling this quilt and finding myself in a super serene state last week I sewed together Part 3 of the FPP blocks ...

and despite a slight glitch in matching the joins, Im pleased with it.

Do we want pics or do you want to keep it for later?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Manuela on September 07, 2019, 16:24:35 PM
We want pictures
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on September 07, 2019, 16:36:48 PM
hahhahahahaha

Sorry @Manuela  ... its the others taking part that have that particular vote!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on September 07, 2019, 18:10:17 PM
Supposing, just supposing, she has been cunning enough to make two pieces with identical edges, then what?  Remember how jigsaws are cut @Iminei !   I can see some pieces that can go together, but we were warned not to join anything yet. Oh the suspense!  Another dose on Wednesday, could it be FPP again?
@Manuela, you will have lots of pictures, once we know what we are doing!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on September 07, 2019, 18:57:20 PM
Of course it will be FPP again ..... 4 months left ... 3 blocks of Fpp left ! Sigh!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Manuela on September 07, 2019, 23:49:47 PM
@Iminei, I had to try  :P
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on September 12, 2019, 07:44:48 AM
Have you got the latest chapter/blocks?  No surprise as to what we're doing again this month.

I'm not making it yet, so that somebody else can find the errors, and I won't have to risk the need to re-do anything.  :\

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on September 12, 2019, 08:04:01 AM
Well said Sandra! Me too
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on September 14, 2019, 08:52:39 AM
The word coming to mind is "hideous".


(https://i.imgur.com/2jIfHanl.jpg)


(https://i.imgur.com/5GYncINl.jpg)


Isn't that an ugly thing?  :\  Not my cup of tea at all.

Sandra.
xxx

Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on September 14, 2019, 09:16:17 AM
Just what I thought. I am planning on designing a new centre piece. And it doesn't have to be FPP!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on September 14, 2019, 09:26:30 AM
I think I might join you girls ... its a pair of tiki (Hawaiian word for damn pug ugly) masks plus some flowers.

Maybe we could design our own centre blocks ????
 
nā kipi ʻekolu ????

What do you say ?????
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: BrendaP on September 14, 2019, 18:24:22 PM
I think I am very happy  0_0  that I chose not to join in with this one  :ninja: :devil:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Kenora on September 14, 2019, 18:49:34 PM
Oh dear- after all your hard work as well!  :S
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on September 14, 2019, 19:47:17 PM
I will trudge on to the end and then see how I can salvage it.  Certainly not going to make something with those leering faces on.  Anyhow, the whole patchwork thing was new to me so I'm glad to have tried it.  Liked doing the flowery ones and seeing how to use the fabrics. Last year's quilts looked quite different.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on September 14, 2019, 19:57:19 PM
Yes. I'm going to trudge on too.

We've got so far and I can't just completely scrap it now. I'll make up the fugly FPP section, if only to see just how bad it really is.
Then, I'll see what I've got to work with on the remaining blocks, and if I can see them being turned into something...just anything.

I don't like my colours I've used in this section, but even if I'd used 'perfect' colour fabrics, I just don't like the design. It looks nightmare-ish.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on September 17, 2019, 08:35:12 AM
Why not just make some more of your favourite pieced blocks from before ... We can work out the size we need.

Im really reluctant to waste anymore fabric on this, which means I might not enter into the gallery, which means we wont get the bonus clue unless one of you two do.

To be honest I have been reading the book either ... since Audible landed reading is soooo last year !!!!  :loveit:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on September 17, 2019, 08:49:48 AM
Why not just make some more of your favourite pieced blocks from before ... We can work out the size we need.

Im really reluctant to waste anymore fabric on this, which means I might not enter into the gallery, which means we wont get the bonus clue unless one of you two do.

Is next months block a pieced one again? Leaving the final two months as FPP.

Yes. That's a good idea...see what we've got and see which blocks might look good to repeat, to fill in any gaps. At the moment, to me, it just looks an incoherent muddle.

I don't think I'm too worried about not getting the bonus clue.
I'm afraid I can't get it because I'm not a Facebooker...or the other one you needed to go on to be able to get the bonus clue.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on September 17, 2019, 09:39:34 AM
"This is another fine mess you got me into"
   So sorry, girls, I'm beginning to wish I'd never mentioned it and just suffered alone.  On the other hand, it has given me some insight into quilting and colours so I have learnt something.
Had a stab at the September one last night.  The bobbin ran out at the end of a line.  Excellent, I thought, and went on to sew the next one, very neatly, without replacing the bobbin.  Put  it right, did the next, very neatly, then realised it was not BG1  but FF1. So I put that right and went to bed.
(By the way, I treated myself to a little hand roller for the seams and it works beautifully and saves lots of trips to the iron)
Looked at your layout, Sandra, and realised the mouth on the left is replaceable by the one in the centre, with the flower/heart underneath , perfect match,  so perhaps there is some cunning plan in it all!  That was why we had not to sew them together yet.
Didn't @annieeg sign up too? Wonder if she dropped out or is keeping a low profile on this!


Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: annieeg on September 17, 2019, 10:01:47 AM
@toileandtrouble
I did sign up in a frenzy of enthusiasm but when I got the first 'episode" I realised I was trying to punch way above my weight so I cancelled. (I paid the first month subscription only.)
Having read the posts since I do t think I made the wrong decision  0_0
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on September 17, 2019, 10:56:40 AM
No need to apologise for anything @toileandtrouble  :)
Is your d-i-l still joining in?

It was a mystery sewalong. None of us knew what we were going to be doing, but were happy to give it a go.

I don't regret joining in. It's been fun, but I don't like what this is turning into. Mainly it's this FPP design which looks vile.  :x

Apparently, there wasn't much FPP in last years quilt. Has somebody mentioned there was only the one block?
Do you think she got a bit too pleased with herself with her fpp design skills, and couldn't stop herself from using this monstrosity as her centrepiece?

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on September 17, 2019, 11:15:09 AM
You are probably right.  Perhaps we could design our own centrepieces and use FPP, applique or whatever we fancy instead?  Some of the original blocks were different sizes, so the assembly part will not be straightforward.
Did you ever play 'Consequences' at school? Do you think it might work as a quilt method, if someone starts one off, the next person design something for each side, and so on?  How complicated that could be!
I did read that they had instruction issues last time too, but they got resolved quickly. Personally, I'd like to resolve it before I published, but that's just me.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on September 17, 2019, 11:16:51 AM
PS   Dil is plodding on too, but doesn't like the centre either. On  the other hand, some of the Americans were complaining they didn't like flowers.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on September 18, 2019, 00:23:19 AM
Just finished the September blocks by 11.30, thought I would get them sent in before midnight. No chance. My smart (!) phone was dead, doesn't hold charge like my old one.  My husband has a code on his phone and I have forgotten it. He has a tablet with a camera but had to put in a new password when he was playing with the computer. What he has written down does not work.  Cannot find my ordinary camera.  Now it will have to be tomorrow.
The tumble dryer has stopped working and needs a new circuit board. Going off electronics.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on September 18, 2019, 12:17:43 PM
And I was wrong, when I made it in fabric, the mouths don't match up. Doh.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on September 20, 2019, 09:28:24 AM
@toileandtrouble @Sandra

Would either of you share the destructions for the last pieced block (whenever it arrives) with me so I can cancel my subscription to this???

 Im so repulsed by the excessive FPP and ugly design, I'll just put together the pieced blocks I have and call it good.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on September 20, 2019, 09:40:52 AM
Yes, of course I will. No problem.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on September 20, 2019, 10:12:37 AM
Thanks hon, Ill cancel now then! :)

So (I think) I've cancelled my subscription .... Still deciding whether to trudge on wasting more fabric and time or make a much smaller quilt.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on October 11, 2019, 08:35:41 AM
The October block and chapter have now been released.

Feel like I'm running out of steam on this project  :\  but I'm going to continue with mine until it's finished...I've got this far.  -<

Nice looking couple of blocks for this month.  :)
I'm waiting to see if any (more) errors are found before starting cutting into any fabric.

I see in the comments on the MMQ site that someone has already paid up for next years  :S

Sandra.
xxx 
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on October 11, 2019, 08:44:15 AM
I've started, so I'll finish.  yes, that's me too.  In a way I was hoping to get another batch of the jigsaw pieces, just to see how they went together.  Some of the other pieces are different sizes, so the assembly instructions will be interesting.  I won't be doing next years though.  DIL gone silent for a bit, hope she hasn't  been driven to something terrible!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on October 11, 2019, 16:06:41 PM
October ...

I found this a very easy block ... and pleasurable after the recent months . 

I found a pic of it on FB, saved and printed it and it wasnt very hard to work out without the destructions (probably easier considering the amount of mistakes there have been in previous months  :P  )

It is meant to be a 12 1/2" block yes?

The only mistake in the pic from the destructions was the placing of the light green/dark green HST ... Well I think it was a mistake so I have done it my way!

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Q4NgYvl8s4LMr-0ovcXMSOUPPQ4oL5fMq7oSjY6n9Zz6BZUNSCKCdOqnmFKCrne_cQbcjy7R1mG7DCm_7WEKBQddbvik3FfuNx12syEhFlbET_8bQwgG4xHnPhVWr7lXT24IuGZQT3ed-jc49K4TICSQgT2W53TvbJwiEezoS6PotcE2X08VzN-iZrkCi3ABqq9cd7SY_pJYKXVJ489kYnj3kclX6Sn3m8-RS9apbnP5fdPyXqYK-MH7p2aDNiKlnn7sW9JXIq0vPdWi5q9SjtfSkpAhdZD65j2ap401p3qppFm6LFGrfKFKrqMB5g8PBvxHivgihzePYCBtpvV5y1EH90bTF-9xhza3IV49oJuLJtT1Yr7Ds2woxExa7cms1CTYNK2LNAKiIwiTiTqsy0JNKPcT4RYkaHS9aO_NZ3URigNin24Z71WRUUEPCbOXM88uytOXsPYTKh677YtuiUOZ9DjEhasVlOMn0vkXrNhndlDNFEm6x4ZnkUv8au5wVzmLLm-lAJKuSVHVBVDFErwgUqqRrZW7YWc0CFpjBji8tcEzIke2TejR3HmlLulG3Byj87n32K9pvW5iGCk2goqZdw5IQXFvQ9486L794_Vdg2tZ1j4vvMYsINAttgsKtvyFK7JqBQ8WSLiVeCnF3rIwO5JSvgO-j8gj2kwvs5yqjQFHX30vXW_jlPWa4SJccDtf_j56sJ34K5mHv5CFEXT-rileZ84J3Qb7eIj6fw=w468-h773-no)

Two together, which colourway looks best ???

No problem ... I think I'll make two more; One in each colourway as I need to flesh out the area of the Hideous FPP blocks with something and will make more of the flower blocks and maybe some more applique leaves

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/uuCSsDG4re_Dt3OaAcOhhqldk-6GAcP6XJ68c4kwsPnG26g4eXRFZ8G5KphyF5-V3vOy9BnZ5b_oGQ3_qbr7BlDB6SKm-A40I_lIikAEARbJzPEpSd7Ccnp0n7MxK2yUp-Gr1Uifu0_Rh1gfppoQJ3twPeBZLEcGnmBCF73ezR4koOhdZuSHDi7YbU-MUQRoFS5qIQiQjHNYuhu8gi20Av2V0-pAurv4Km6b3qeOPQgsKEOJ1qBEPtz_IpzV3z-5RMC77ypggpZOqn91up531WDPxuoRiEGymYHqJKfhNrIab3aDWPZZb6T7IYoxIeGghfAT_mbx2yf-li-XUYpkpUND2kb3jOkX-8Edn9p3-AwICrflGZKrEIhCyeS1vx04B1iIhOnQacIOuqthTnXJD4hCjmNvUQJdN1lArspPSDcnO6oVJdRmT3-dJnR27KrnkQFNKddmrhgvK52RnBhTpzRBXUnWleBE3FWSI5-LC3tEJ1giLh_ojjt3PQl2cKn3IipOhXyTsBE7LR3fY_Lr6TqrRBc0GhBNDHnzwDTRsY_Dpqv78aQViOy8bvNGP5OihPiOyYq8TOZhDVFoN5PvL6Fm3XNZDetuXba4ZLAeQtU2PgvN0cIPzlzWqplkeLTHIEFHAD2PzizI8Z98IBxHM-lfrcdR7ROtGZjEOXjuo1bswtp9yLQ4k52JoIq1EhKrcPggnjBylDMr9I1aPKeCrq8pu8q6ROYzbS5I6k5Nyw=w389-h773-no)

Linky (https://photos.app.goo.gl/8DYMh5KF91DCBKtm9)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on October 12, 2019, 14:27:34 PM
Looks lovely Iminei.  Someone else mixed up their greens and was told it would not affect the  finished article and to do it her way.  Still thinking about that centre piece but my head not in the right place even to cut out, it might be a while before I can do  mine.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on October 17, 2019, 08:23:31 AM
OOohhhhh Look what landed in my inbox ....

OCTOBER 2019 BONUS CLUE

Ocean
Fire
Magic
Mountain


Did anyone get Septembers (the month I completely dissed!) ???

No matter, I stopped reading the 'book' months ago ... I mean reading? really ?? How very last century!!!   0_0
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on October 21, 2019, 10:57:17 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/spK4ulAl.jpg)


Got this one done over the weekend. Did as I was instructed regarding the green 'leaf' bit. Not too fussed about how it looks.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on October 21, 2019, 14:03:16 PM
Done mine too Sandra, and I laid all the pieces out on the floor to have a look at them. It's extremely - bright.  In a way I was hoping to get another FPP just to make sense of the middle bit.  Only two more and then the finishing, not going to sign up for next year though.   Saw some lovely things that others have done and it got my mind buzzing. This is the only sewing I did this week, apart from overlocking all my fraying jacket pieces.  I've been trying to sort out my sewing room and (predictably) everything is in a mess.    [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on October 21, 2019, 15:17:43 PM
I haven't dared to look at all my blocks together. I'm not too happy with my colour choices...Bright? Yeah. That's mine too.  :o  0_0
I wonder how we're going to be instructed to join it all together  -<

I don't know about you, but I've got quite a bit of fabric left.
Heaps of the main background fabric, but I also seem to have a lot left of the half-yard 'accent' pieces we needed to buy. I assume they'll be used again in the assembly of it all.

Are there any other people grumbling about not liking the design of the FPP section, or is it just us? I'm not on Facebook so can't follow what's going on on there.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on October 21, 2019, 16:27:47 PM
@Sandra  Lots of other grumbling about the FPP, also some people grumbled about the grumbling.  Some people loved FPP, some were expecting a lot more variety in the blocks.  Numbers posting have dropped off over the months. Some people also saying we should not complain about all the mistakes.  Well, I wouldn't, if she was doing it as a favour but when 2,000 + people are paying, I'd expect proper proof reading, and someone trying out the instructions, instead of making one up to look like it, but doing it their way. 
I do have quite a bit of fabric left, some people seem to have been very generous with their cuts and have run out.
There are some interesting bits posted on Facebook (I only joined for this and don't go anywhere else on it)  Some lovely quilt designs. One was a pieced  design of a duck incorporated into the border of a bedspread.  There doesn't seem to be any way of copying it or I'd show you the picture.  Also the usual sprinkling of funnies - my favourite  was one of a cross stitch sampler  "Warning:  this is proof that I have patience to stab something 1,000 times"
By the way, I like your colour choices. 
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on October 21, 2019, 18:08:11 PM
@toileandtrouble

There doesn't seem to be any way of copying it or I'd show you the picture.

Is this the one ????

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Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on October 21, 2019, 18:57:36 PM
Yes, thank you @Iminei    :D
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on November 07, 2019, 13:02:58 PM
 Look what I've found ...

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Im definitely having it for my backing, its perfect!

Its a large design, (really nice) multi coloured on a stone coloured ground, 54" wide on a linen type lightweight furnishing fabric  .. you know the type, they usually have chickens or ducks or boats on them

If either of you @toileandtrouble @Sandra  @anyoneelsewhomightlikethis would like some I can get it for £15 per m + postage.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on November 07, 2019, 16:55:48 PM
I doubt mine will get as far as needing backing fabric.
I'm not a quilter.  :D

Lovely fabric though, and thanks for thinking of me when you found it.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on November 07, 2019, 23:08:29 PM
Lovely, but not for me either thanks.  I shall go with what I have. Don't like it enough to spend more. (I meant I don't like the project enough to lay out more money)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on November 08, 2019, 07:19:29 AM
No problem ladies, it was just a thought!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on November 09, 2019, 11:13:07 AM
And just found this:

What type of quilt will we be making in 2020?
Every year, the style of the Murder Mystery Quilt is slightly different.  In 2020, it's an ombre quilt, in which separate blocks intersect to create larger designs in the quilt using a gradient of color that gives movement and magic to the finished design.  We will use a combination of traditional piecing, applique and a limited amount of foundation paper piecing to sew the blocks; each month, the block style varies, so it's never too much of one thing, and you get to try new techniques as the year goes on!  The finished quilt measures 72" x 60" with optional borders.  It's just lovely, and we can't wait to sew it with you!

Join our hero, Kitty, in Ancient Egypt!
Kitty Campbell is saddled with a social media intern at a museum in Amsterdam when she gets a call from an unlikely source, with an unexpected request: look into the mysterious death of an archaeologist on the road to Cairo.  The catch? The victim died inside a cargo van, locked from the outside, and carrying ancient artifacts from the tombs of Luxor.  Kitty is drawn into a mystery fueled by a web of lies--and it's her expertise in prehistoric plants, her skills as a lockpicker, and her unique understanding of the human heart that will help her catch the killer.
Egypt, a Land of Jewels and Mystery
Kitty, an exceptional archaeologist and sometime lock picker, can never resist a puzzle.  When a body is discovered on the other side of a padlock with no explanation, it's just that obsession that allows her to see what the authorities miss to solve a mystery that deepens faster than the night falls over the pyramids.  Through the story and the quilt, you'll follow along and investigate the mystery alongside her! Experience history, wild scenic beauty, and a range of memorable characters while sewing alongside a community of smart, witty, friendly and warm quilters like you!



Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on November 14, 2019, 19:35:38 PM
November's block is, of course, four more FPP blocks to add to the hideous panel thing.

I've actually started to stitch these blocks together now, where I can, and I have to say they're as awful and vile as I expected they were going to be.

Daughter saw them and said...'Ugh! That's the ugliest thing I've ever seen'. And it's quite big.  ><
 
It's so bad, it's funny.  0_0  I won't spoil the surprise  :\  and show you how it looks yet until all of the panel is complete. It's disgusting and gaudy. The colours look vile together.

Only one month left which will be the final four blocks.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on November 14, 2019, 19:38:56 PM
Perhaps the mystery is... who will murder the organiser of the ugly quilt????? :devil:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on November 14, 2019, 21:52:04 PM
I'm not sewing mine together, but I have pasted the little pictures of the blocks onto one sheet and yes, that is one ugly picture. (The way the pieces link, it can't be anything else)
 Looks like it will be about 3' by 2' so I am planning something a bit nicer as a  centrepiece.  The flowers and leaves can stay!.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on November 15, 2019, 08:13:05 AM
Sorry I bailed ... but it really was too 'orrible to continue; I quite liked the flowers and will fill the middle up with more of them and maybe some more applique leaves ... How about a hula dancer ???

I was so worried I wouldn't have enough of the background, so scurried around finding extra ... Ive got tons of the stuff left and I only skipped one fpp block so far ... I dont think the organiser actually knows what shes doing and the measurements are made up ..

Ooops sorry ... Rant over!

However next year I will be inviting you (all of TSP Peeps) to join me in making a beautiful design by Zelda Lawrence-Curran as a sewalong.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on November 15, 2019, 08:20:45 AM
These are the latest four blocks.  :\  Now pinned to join up to the others...wait 'til you see that! :S :o

(https://i.imgur.com/Q2L94Kcl.jpg)


And this is the latest image of what we're making...just four more blocks to go.

I can hardly contain my excitement.  :\

(https://i.imgur.com/equdeULl.jpg)


 :x

Yes @Iminei . I'm thinking applique to replace this panel...something leafy and flowery...? I'll have to see what it all looks like when we've finished and how we're going to be advised to assemble it.

Sandra.
xxx


Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on November 15, 2019, 08:25:15 AM
 :\ :x :S :fish:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on November 15, 2019, 08:35:10 AM
 0_0 0_0 Do you think the best bit of our MMQ is going to be the self made up replacement central panel?  0_0 0_0

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: StitchinTime on November 15, 2019, 09:41:59 AM
Could you make a quilt from the rejected centre panels and put it into Festival of Quilts next year as a group quilt just see what the judges think  :devil:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Pearl on November 15, 2019, 13:54:06 PM
Could you make a quilt from the rejected centre panels and put it into Festival of Quilts next year as a group quilt just see what the judges think  :devil:

Or fly it outside your house to keep intruders away.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: sewingj on November 15, 2019, 14:05:43 PM
I`m not a Darksider but even I can tell that is really bad
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on November 15, 2019, 14:07:48 PM
My parents have just visited and I showed them the layout of the paper pieces.

Y'know how parents are (mostly) kindly when giving their opinions on such things? Mine were a bit more honest today.  0_0

Sort of...'ewwww. ' 'That's a bit strange', and, 'hmmmm....'

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on December 03, 2019, 07:56:44 AM
Exciting news  :\

The final blocks have been released a bit earlier than expected. I've just printed them off. Don't know when I'll manage to make them up and assemble it all, but keep 'em peeled, so you can see what the final panel looks like. I know you're as excited as I am  >< to see it...
Just remember to wear dark sunglasses. It's gaudy.
Really gaudy.
And ugly.
And big.

It's just the final four FPP blocks this week, so no instructions on how to assemble the entire quilt top. We'll be given those next week.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Celia on December 03, 2019, 12:14:44 PM
Looking forward to seeing this
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on December 03, 2019, 15:14:40 PM
Looking forward to seeing this

You won't believe your eyes.  :x

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Acorn on December 03, 2019, 17:04:22 PM
We're sitting on the edges of our seats...  :|
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on December 03, 2019, 19:27:28 PM
Can't wait to see what it will look like  <3
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on December 04, 2019, 08:05:56 AM
Better strap yourselves into those seats, have a bucket handy and maybe some sunglasses ...

Just read this and its come out all wrong, I am of course referring to the middle portion of the quilt and absolutely nothing to do with Sandras piecing or colour choices  ><
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on December 04, 2019, 09:23:59 AM
No offence taken Iminei  0_0  I know exactly what you mean...but actually, my colour choices haven't worked at all well for this section.  -<

It's vile.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on December 04, 2019, 09:26:17 AM
Never mind we could design something lovely ... how about an applique Hula girl ???
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on December 04, 2019, 22:43:59 PM
Ahem.... ><

Ladies and gentlemen. I present to you...


(https://i.imgur.com/07OWrRNl.jpg)


 :x

Who, in their right mind would like this as a wall hanging or as the centrepiece on a quilt? It's horrible.
Even if I knew what I was creating and had perfectly coloured fabrics, this design is very much an acquired taste.
Did I miss the small-print stating that your feature fabrics will need to be subtle, natural colours to work best?  -<

You can be as blunt as you like in any comments. Feel free to mock it.  0_0
I have a sense of humour...and right now I could do with a good laugh.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lilian on December 04, 2019, 22:53:42 PM
 >< :S :o
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: PollyWally on December 04, 2019, 23:06:14 PM
@Sandra Well done for sticking to it to the bitter end. For some reason Gilligan's Island kept popping in to my mind as the quilt pieces were revealed.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: StitchinTime on December 04, 2019, 23:13:49 PM
Perhaps I shouldn’t have looked at this before going to bed - it is the stuff of nightmares!

I admire your perseverance, @Sandra , and wish we could come up with a suitable use for your efforts.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: fajita on December 04, 2019, 23:19:11 PM
Nope. Nope, I have nothing. Nope!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on December 04, 2019, 23:44:24 PM
@Sandra all praise to you for your great work. Not so much praise for the designer......what was she thinking?? :S :D
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Ploshkin on December 05, 2019, 07:56:12 AM
Hmmmm.  But looking for a positive, you've had lots of practice with paper piecing so not a complete loss.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on December 05, 2019, 08:29:08 AM
Goes lovely, the colours, with your avatar @Sandra  ....
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Acorn on December 05, 2019, 08:36:03 AM
Oh my... :o

Beautiful workmanship Sandra! 

Nothing wrong with the colours themselves (as Iminei pointed out, see how good they look as a flower in your avatar!)

But the design...  :o
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on December 05, 2019, 09:09:11 AM
Imagine if everyone else's has turned out beautifully.  0_0 It's just mine that's this bad.
Hard to imagine. I know. It's a really ugly design.

Six of the twelve months blocks subscription were dedicated to create this thing. Twenty four separate squares in total to make it up.
To create this thing.  :S

Did you notice it's a metre wide? It's big. You can't ignore it.

Daughter asked what I was going to do with it. I think she was worried it was going to become something she'd have to see from time to time.

Sandra.
xxx 
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: fajita on December 05, 2019, 09:12:49 AM
Shame, you've missed Halloween.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Greybird on December 05, 2019, 09:14:57 AM
So where does the murder come in?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: b15erk on December 05, 2019, 09:19:17 AM
Your work is beautiful as always Sandra.  Pity I can't say the same about the design.

It's pretty awful.  What are you supposed to do with it?

Jessie
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on December 05, 2019, 09:22:03 AM
@Sandra  ... I dont think you are on the fb page but there have been lots of grumblings about this ...

how many months were spent making it, how hideous it is and how many Fuc mistakes there have been!
Yet many are raving about next years and signing up for it!!!  :o

I wont be one of them ... purely from the fucmistake point of view! Also the yardage needed ... Even if I had continued with these gawdawful blocks I would still have enough BG1 to back the thing with.

Can you send me a pic of the final size and arrangement of this please ? so I dont have yet another UFO on my hands!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on December 05, 2019, 09:25:05 AM
It's pretty awful.  What are you supposed to do with it?

Me Miss, Please Miss, Me Miss, me ...

I the interests of a greener planet etc use it to wrap ... or even better AS ... the Christmas gift you're obliged to give to someone you really cant stand and be there when they unwrap it and watch them squirm as they try to 'compliment' you on your lovely handiwork
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on December 05, 2019, 09:27:42 AM
So where does the murder come in?

We're given a chapter a month of a story. The quilt's supposed to give some clues too, (I think)...but it's been lost on me.  -<

What are you supposed to do with it?

Jessie

I assume this is supposed to be the centrepiece of the quilt. For me, this is going to be folded away in a dark cupboard. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with it.

I wonder how @toileandtrouble is getting on.

@Iminei  No. I'm not on Facebook so I've missed the comments on there.
As you say, I've seen there are people very happy, delighted and thrilled to have taken part  :S on the MMQ site, and are so very, very excited to be able to sign up again for next year.

Sandra.
xxx

Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Ploshkin on December 05, 2019, 09:33:34 AM
If it was mine (so glad it's not  :) ) I would sandwich the blocks with some leftover batting and old sheet and use them for fmq practice.  Once they were fmq'd to death they would go in the bin.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on December 05, 2019, 09:57:04 AM
If it was mine (so glad it's not  :) ) I would sandwich the blocks with some leftover batting and old sheet and use them for fmq practice.  Once they were fmq'd to death they would go in the bin.

...to the cat or dog home. They're always looking for comfy things and it might as well be useful, if not to everyone's liking, as ornamental.  0_0
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on December 05, 2019, 10:28:12 AM
It's pretty awful.  What are you supposed to do with it?

Me Miss, Please Miss, Me Miss, me ...

I the interests of a greener planet etc use it to wrap ... or even better AS ... the Christmas gift you're obliged to give to someone you really cant stand and be there when they unwrap it and watch them squirm as they try to 'compliment' you on your lovely handiwork

Don't you dare!!!  :S :D x
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on December 05, 2019, 11:47:12 AM
@Sandra  Well done you!  Has it given you any clue?  Who wore the strange hat?  Now you can forget about it.  I have downloaded December but have still to tackle November, it has been a health themed month for us and DH has just had a fall, so I am on errand duty. Facebook comments seem to be on the line of 'don't be mean to Deborah'
I am brooding on ideas for a centrepiece, it certainly won't be that!  I might join up the ghastly bits and make a wrap around for my waste bin for sewing. It should remind me to look twice before I leap. 
Hope everyone on here is well. I'm not doing much but look in occasionally.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on December 11, 2019, 04:10:30 AM
Next year the theme is Egypt and there are only 2 fpp months, each a 12" square.  I think she got the message!  What a pity it was not this year.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on December 11, 2019, 07:53:49 AM
Yes. It's a shame we seem to have signed up to, The Year of The Ugliest Design She Could Think Of.

Should receive the final month's chapter today and the assembly instructions. I noticed your message a few posts back @Iminei  :) and I'll let you know what she's expecting us to do with it.  :S

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on December 12, 2019, 15:21:54 PM
The finished quilt top is set in an oval shape...with that thing as the centrepiece. I don't mind the look of the layout although I haven't looked at my own actual blocks to see if they work nicely or not.

I've just been checking how much fabric I've got left.
And I've got loads of the stuff.
She seriously over-estimated how much to buy on several of the fabrics.  We were instructed to buy half a yard of Feature fabric 1, also half a yard of Accent fabrics 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
A fat quarter would have been plenty for me on all of these.

I've still got a huge piece of the background fabric but this is to be used in the final assembly so I don't know if this is too much or not.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on March 07, 2020, 14:39:32 PM
Did anyone ever finish this?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on March 07, 2020, 18:07:57 PM
I haven't.  ><

To be able to finish it off, I (we?) need to find something nice to replace the vile central panel. I did take the time to actually look and see if anything appealed, but there's nothing planned yet.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on March 07, 2020, 18:49:21 PM
I made all the blocks but I'm not at all motivated to finish it. The flower blocks were nice but...
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 08, 2020, 10:47:45 AM
Couldnt be a***d after that hideous monstrosity became apparent ...
but the flower blocks are nice and I could do something with them ... sometime!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sakar on March 08, 2020, 11:54:12 AM
Mine is not finished yet, but I took it out, looked it through and try to finish it 2020  ;)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sakar on March 19, 2020, 12:01:03 PM
So, after a while of re-arranging the blocks I am trying to decide how to continue.

I haven't enough blocks for any pattern, so I will have to sew several more anyway. The point is, which way to choose....

That's the original plan...
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That's the way, how the last clue instructed it...
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But somehow I like that better...
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With same corners?
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What did you think?
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Greybird on March 19, 2020, 12:12:50 PM
Option 2.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on March 19, 2020, 12:16:04 PM
Option 2
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: BrendaP on March 19, 2020, 12:31:15 PM
I prefer the last two (which are actually the sme I think).
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: fajita on March 19, 2020, 13:18:37 PM
Option 3
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 19, 2020, 13:32:47 PM
I think Sakars referring to The Mystery Quiltalongathon  (https://photos.app.goo.gl/J1PNT22sK5ThDBLU9)we had in  ???  2017?

The Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon was a FB group that 3 of us undertook until we realised it was almost all FPP with the most horrendous centre piece.

I agree with Brenda and Fajita, options 3 and 4 make the most impact.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sakar on March 19, 2020, 14:43:41 PM
I think Sakars referring to The Mystery Quiltalongathon  (https://photos.app.goo.gl/J1PNT22sK5ThDBLU9)we had in  ???  2017?

The Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon was a FB group that 3 of us undertook until we realised it was almost all FPP with the most horrendous centre piece.

I agree with Brenda and Fajita, options 3 and 4 make the most impact.

Oh Gosh  :| ,.... the wrong thread????  :facepalm: Sorry, my mistake!! I will open a new look for the old thread then.... ;)
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on March 19, 2020, 14:46:47 PM
No Darling .... Dont bother

Us three musketeers who started the MMQ were probably the only ones to notice!  0_0
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Celia on March 19, 2020, 14:58:39 PM
I noticed because I am dying to see these horrible quilts you are talking about even if not finished but I loved seeing Sakars beautiful blocks and might have missed them otherwise
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on March 19, 2020, 15:06:12 PM
I noticed because I too am desperate to see the 3 Muskateers ' finished quilts.
Come on @Iminei @Sandra and @toileandtrouble .....we're waiting
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: wrenkins on March 19, 2020, 16:00:17 PM
I just thought it was amazing that something so beautiful could come from all the moaning and complaining!  0_0 0_0 0_0 Turns out it didn't!

I like option 4 and your colours are stunning.  :loveit:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 02, 2020, 15:02:08 PM
I've had an idea of something to replace the central  :x panel.
I've cut out a paper template to see what an Hawaiian style applique panel would look like and I think I'm going to do this.

(https://i.imgur.com/SCJQGMzl.jpg)


The circular layout is as per the instructions at the end of the year. It's not lovely but it'll do.
I'm still looking at colours but I'm being drawn to a lovely turquoise blue. There are enough of the hot reds, pinks and coral colours in the blocks. There were some lovely blues in the  :x panel, so I've lost them now it's been scrapped.

I also might fill each corner of this central panel with a little motif...it'll help fill the space...Not sure yet. I'll see how it goes.

(https://i.imgur.com/6tPHXoZl.jpg)


Something like that.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 02, 2020, 17:19:24 PM
@Sandra  I do like your flowers.  have you seen the layout someone did, with the sections for the Tikis made into  a random border around the outside? Think crazy paving!  Might have a go at that one day, when nothing more interesting is happening.
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 02, 2020, 17:50:45 PM
@Sandra  have you seen the layout someone did, with the sections for the Tikis made into  a random border around the outside? Think crazy paving!  Might have a go at that one day, when nothing more interesting is happening.

No. I've not seen it...do you mean that they just cut the central panel up into strips to make a border?  0_0
That saves the waste I suppose.
I don't know what to do with mine. Some of the fabric pieces are too small to re-use, yet it seems so wasteful to throw it away.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Lowena on May 02, 2020, 18:23:37 PM
That's really cool Sandra
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 02, 2020, 21:08:38 PM
Sandra, it looks as if they cut each block into four and put them in a line around the other pieces like a frame.  I'd have to measure and calculate to be sure, but you couldn't tell what they had been!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 02, 2020, 21:47:07 PM
but you couldn't tell what they had been!

Sounds perfect!  0_0

I've been trying out different colour ideas on my central applique piece, and I think I'm going to turn it so it's a diamond instead of square. I think it looks nicer.
Not so sure of the turquoise blue now so I'm leaving it so I can have a bit more thinking time. I've taken pictures with different colour possibilities to refer back to.

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 03, 2020, 11:04:03 AM
@toileandtrouble

Have you a pic of that ?? it sound like the perfect use for something so hideous ... and Tho I didnt complete my tikis I should make it up ... altho I do remember a measurement issue with the biggest blocks ... :facepalm:
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 03, 2020, 14:38:22 PM
It is difficult to find a picture on facebook in an album, this should be a link, tell me if it works.   

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Do you need to be subscribed to Facebook to see it? There was no other option to save in another format.
Off to do my ironing before Mount Washmore collapses onto me.  I'll check later to see if it is OK.

Link removed and pic attached to protect your privacy on Fb ... Imi xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Sandra on May 03, 2020, 15:20:35 PM
Link works for me.That's brilliant! She's completely changed the layout and done her own thing.

She picked some lovely colours too. It works really well. Much, much better than the original.
Ah...just reading some of the comments, and Imi's already seen this.  :)

Sandra.
xxx
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 03, 2020, 15:49:03 PM
THAT is FAB u Lous!!!!!!
Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: toileandtrouble on May 03, 2020, 16:10:48 PM
since the link works, how about these other:
@Iminei  can you doctor these as well? Pretty please and thank you?

Title: Re: Murder Mystery Quiltalongathon
Post by: Iminei on May 04, 2020, 03:42:48 AM
Errrmmmmm @toileandtrouble  ... pics?