My main quilting goal since the beginning of this year has been to finish some quilts before the end of March, the entry deadline for a local quilt show. The first of those quilts to be completed was Lighthouse Inn, a 2024 mystery quilt designed by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio.
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Lighthouse Inn, 56.5" x 81"
Lighthouse Inn was a mystery quilt-along unlike any other I have done before (and I've made plenty of mystery quilts!) We made blocks in a variety of sizes and designs for four weeks, then cut them all in half diagonally and joined a light half with a dark half to produce a whole new set of blocks. The blocks ranged in size from 3.5" up to 7.25", increasing in 1/4" increments. Here are my blocks before the background/sashing was added.
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Choosing a quilting design for this quilt was difficult, but I went with a modern-looking design of interlocking boxes. I believe it is called Square Dance. Unfortunately, the pollen outside is so nasty that all my photos had to be taken indoors.
I found the perfect fabric for the quilt back, with spots of pink, orange, yellow and light blue on navy. I might need to order some more of this fabric for the background of a future quilt.
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Linking up with:
Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
Monday Musings at Songbird Designs
Wednesday Wait Loss at Inquiring Quilter
Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts
Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty
Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
This turned out so beautifully! Love your color palette and your choice of quilting. So perfect. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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Looks like a challenging design -- the overall effect is terrific. I like the boxy quilting. Congratulations! (But you'll have to buy more fabric? You are the queen of stash restraint!)
ReplyDeleteInteresting to look through the gallery of finished mystery quilts. Love you went with a dark blue background which made your beautiful blocks pop!
ReplyDeleteVery unusual mystery quilt indeed! It's like the blocks are all going over a waterfall, gaining size and momentum. Beautiful effect and quilt!
ReplyDeleteWow!! That is a stunning quilt. Beautiful job on the quilting too.
ReplyDeleteWow!! I love this one - your colors are just perfect - but the change in size draws your eye up -that is SO cool!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a beautiful finish!
ReplyDeleteI love how this quilt turned out, Julie! I really like this pattern with the tapering sashing. Great job, it is beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
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