Lighthouse Inn Mystery Update

Spoiler alert! For anyone considering doing the Modern Quilt Studio's Lighthouse Inn Mystery: if you want it to be a surprise, don't read this post. It is filled with photos of my blocks from that mystery. For everyone else, welcome to my latest project/current obsession!

There has been lots of progress on my blocks for the Lighthouse Inn Modern Mystery Quiltalong since I first shared them two weeks ago (see that post HERE.) At that time, all of the blocks were made, and I was in the process of slicing them in half diagonally, joining a dark half to a light half, then trimming each matching group down to a specific size. That was a nerve-wracking process with the knowledge that a wrong cut would mean needing to make new blocks. Here are all of my blocks after that step was completed.

There are 18 groups of square blocks, all of them in matching sets of either four or five blocks per group. Each set is trimmed to a different size, with the smallest blocks at 3.5" and the largest at 7.25". The sizes increase evenly in 1/4" increments. Then there are also those four triangle blocks at the bottom.

After finishing that step, I figured that we would end up framing the blocks with different size strips of background to bring them all up to the same size, and I was partially right about that. I was also pretty sure the blocks would be set on point in the final layout, and that guess was correct.

The final reveal of the mystery came last Friday. Rather than completely framing the blocks with background, they each get strips of background added to two sides. There were two different layout options we needed to choose from before starting to add the background. My first choice was the "Daybreak" layout, and that's how my blocks are arranged in this photo, with the dark side of all the blocks facing the same direction.

I thought that would be my favorite layout, but figured I should look at the other option too. This layout is called "Dusk.)

I loved the way the light and dark halves of the blocks turned into vertical columns in this version. This is the layout I will be using for my quilt.

The next step is adding background strips to the top two edges of the blocks as they are shown above. That means lots more careful work ahead! Since every set of blocks is a different size, the background strips will all be different widths. Then to get the right look for the layout, the strips have to be sewn to the correct sides. My background fabric is navy blue, and I can't wait to see how it looks with my sunset color palette.

It's not too late to join the fun (although it might not be much of a  mystery for you.) For lots more great photos and inspiration, check out the Modern Quilt Studio Patterns and Fabrics Facebook group (you don't have to be a member.) You can find out how to join the Lighthouse Inn mystery at their website HERE.

Linking up with:

Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts

Monday Musings at Songbird Designs

Midweek Makers at Quilt Fabrication

Wednesday Wait Loss at Inquiring Quilter

Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA