"Crazy Roosters"

Without further ado I give you “Crazy Roosters”, the project from Mrs Moen Spring Mystery 2010.
Being of an adventurous nature, I was just one step ahead of the rest of the group. Imagine my shock when I proudly showed the blocks to husband and he could not see any creatures at all. What if no one else saw them either? Well, I think he might be renamed from “incredible patient husband” to “husband of no imagination” because the Mystery ladies did recognize the feathered little guys although none of them had figured it out before the big reveal.

I hope to have a little show & tell of finished Mystery projects here later, I have seen a few and they are looking gorgeous!

If you did not participate in the Mystery and would like to make the roosters, you still can. I was going to write a pattern, but due to a little coughing bug that has been knocking out our family members one by one the last week, time is a problem. What I can do is that I’ll let you into the Mystery Blog for a few bucks and you can follow the instructions there. Just leave a comment including your email address, and we’ll take it form there.

I want to thank all of you for crossing your fingers for me on Wednesday. I made it to the guild meeting lugging amongst other stuff the heart quilt. There were 3 prizes to be drawn and when it was time for the last prize I told the lady to pick me. And she did. That was fun!

I had no idea that they would be so happy getting rid of me, but I got a standing ovation when I said my goodbyes. The badges looked great though, decorating their quilter’s bosoms as they were clapping…

Now I’ll add this to Amylouwho’s Sew and tell; pop over and get inspired.

Ready, set, solve

The instructions for solving Mrs Moen Spring Mystery 2010 are posted here, so get your blocks from last week and put them together!

You need to have signed up for the Mystery and gone through the acquired steps in Blogger to log in.

The Mystery Blog will be open for two more weeks; then it will be closed. If you should have any questions after this, just send me an email or leave a comment here, and you’ll get access for a couple of more days.

Please let me know if you run into any problems or have any questions.

Have fun!

Ready, set, assemble

The instructions for the second round of piecing for Mrs Moen Spring Mystery 2010 are posted here, so get your pieces and clear your table (or design wall)!

You need to have signed up for the Mystery and gone through the acquired steps in Blogger to log in.

Please let me know if you run into any problems or have any questions.

Have fun!

Ready, set, sew

The instructions for the first round of piecing for Mrs Moen Spring Mystery 2010 are posted here, so grab your pieces and head over to the sewing machine!

You need to have signed up for the Mystery and gone through the acquired steps in Blogger to log in.

Sorry, the sign up is now closed unless

- you have received your invitation and not yet confirmed. Please do so within the next 24 hours; open invitations will be deleted after this.

- you have signed up by leaving a comment without a valid email address and not received an invitation. Please leave another comment to this post with a valid email address within the next 24 hours.

Please let me know if you have problems signing in. You can always contact me by email.

Have fun!

Ready, set, cut!

The cutting instructions for Mrs Moen Spring Mystery 2010 are posted here, so grab your fabrics and start cutting!

You need to have signed up for the Mystery and gone through the acquired steps in Blogger to log in. Let me know if you have problems signing in. I think we'll leave the few problems with commenting for now; the important thing is that you can read the instructions. You can always contact me by email.

You can still sign up for the Mystery here.

There will not be any intricate piecing; if you can sew along a straight line, you can make this project.

Julie, Michele (thymegardener): I need your email addresses, please.

Added: Sandi, I have problems with your email address.

Invitation

Sorry, the Mystery is now closed.

You are hereby invited to take part in Mrs Moen Spring Mystery 2010.

About the project:
- It's suitable for any decor depending on your choice of fabrics.
- It's suitable for beginner quilters.
- It’s based on a traditional block with a fun, little twist.
- It’s great for scrap- and stashbusting (unless you want an excuse to buy some more fabric).
- You will have 4 12”*12” blocks (finished size) which you can use for
a table runner ca 12”*48” without borders
or a wall hanging/table topper ca 24”*24” without borders
or you can set them on point or add sashing or borders...


Fabric
First, let me show you mine

You will need a main colour, style or value (A) (for instance lights, greys, pastels, 30ies, yellows, flowers) and 3 fabrics that stand out from this (B-D):
A: several fabrics (5+) in your main colour/style/value (mine is taupe); enough for a total of 68 2½”*4½”pieces.
B: a contrasting fabric (light if your main fabrics are dark, dark if they are light, mine is white), a 4½”*32” strip will do.
C: a fabric somewhere between pink and red (mine is red), a 4½”*32” strip will do.
D: a fabric somewhere between yellow and orange (mine is orange), a 4½”*11” piece will do.

I know picking fabric can be hard at any time, so you can email me pictures if you have any questions about your choices.


Instalments
There will be 5 instalments including these general instructions. I will post once a week on Mondays starting on Jan 25th, which will give you a couple of weeks to get your fabrics together:
2 Cutting, Jan 25th
3 1st round of piecing, Feb 1st
4 2nd round of piecing, Feb 8th
5 Putting it together, Feb 15th


Signing up
You will sign up by leaving a comment to this post, making sure I get your email address (either through your Blogger profile or leave one here). The instructions with pictures will be posted in a separate blog. I will post the link here at Mrs Moen on the dates set; you’ll just follow the link and use your email address to get access.

You will sew at your own pace; the prize you will get for finishing is a fun, little project. I would love to see pictures of your finished projects though!

Copy the Mystery image (with a link to this post) into your blog to spread the word if you like; the more the merrier. If you have any questions, send me an email.

Added: Please leave your email address in your comment. Thanks!

Julie, Michele (thymegardener): I need you email addresses to set you up!

Sandi: I have a problem with your email address.