I'm Not Into Mysteries

 I think,

 I tried to do a mystery quilt once,

but I just couldn't follow through.

I must be more of a control freak

than I let on.

I needed to know,
before I started cutting and sewing,
 if the fabrics I had chosen

were really going work out.

While working at the quilt shop,
I had seen too many mystery quilts that
 should have remained a mystery.

Personally, I've always wanted more control,
especially if I was putting all that
time and money into a quilt.

But what am I doing now?

I'm following along and stitching

Di Ford's Mystery Quilt

Mountmellick

 featured in the magazine

Quiltmania, beginning in issue #99.

Why?
1. Because I love her designs,
so I knew I couldn't go wrong.

2.  I surprised myself by already having
the border fabric she had used.

3. I wanted an excuse to buy
some stunning Dutch Chintz.

 

4. And I wanted to try some Broderie Perse applique
and finally join in the fun
of making 1/2" hexies.

It was easy to get started because

this project isn't really a mystery quilt

in the common meaning of the term..

I knew what part #1 looked like,

so I could find similar colors

to match the colors in my Chintz,

and know where they were going to placed

in the quilt...no mystery.

Di Ford has even created 

a you tube video explaining
in detail the steps
involved for this part of the quilt.
  

She shares lots of wonderful

applique information, if you're interested.

I discovered only one shop

in the US that carries the Dutch Chintz

by the yard,

Happiness Is...Quilting

in McKinney, Texas.

 It's all so beautiful.

I went ahead and purchased a yard,

and I'm glad I did, 

despite the price.

My lovely one yard piece

now has lots of holes cut into it.

 If I hadn't gotten that amount,

I might not have been able to find

enough useable repeats of a specific figure.

So now,

there's no mystery about it,

 this is another great project

I've added to my have "fun list".

Until Next Time-