Exeter Quilters mystery quilt: next steps …

Now you have all your blocks it is time to put them together (assuming you want to make a quilt or wallhanging). We thought we would add a few extra challenges that you may like to include when making your quilt.

Send in photos during construction and we will add them to the website. Also we would like to add a paragraph or so with each quilt as to why you chose your fabrics and blocks.

Week 1: Sashing and borders

You may have decided by now what you want to do with your blocks, but if not here are some suggestions:

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If they are all the same size you could use sashing. A plain colour might work best, as many of the blocks are quite busy.

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Again, if they are all the same size you could just stitch the blocks together as they are.

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If you have different sizes of block, you could set them to appear to float on a background of one fabric, by using various sizes of coping squares and rectangles to make them all fit together. Or they might just all fit together if you have been clever!

Next consider borders, if you want to include them. It is a good idea to use some of the colours from your blocks to unify the quilt:

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You could have plain borders.

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To make things more interesting try more fancy borders: flying geese, chequerboard, “piano keys”, etc.

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Why not have one design of border for the sides, and another for top and bottom?

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You could make blocks for the four corners of the borders.

Week 2: Surface embellishment

This week we would like you to think about some embellishment for your quilt. It may be some embroidery detail, couched thread, beads or buttons, or indeed anything else you fancy.

Week 3: Quilting

When you come to quilt your piece will you machine quilt or hand quilt? Maybe you would like to try a little trapunto or cording to add to the challenge?

Work in progress

Week 4: The label

We often don't get round to making a label, even though we should. Make it using any method you like and with as much information as you want.

Finished Quilts

For the story of how Jane approached the Mystery Quilt challenge, .

Pam Marshall used the challenge as a starting point for .
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