A few months ago, when I entered the quilt world online, I came across Michele Kuhn's blog,
Quilts From My Crayon Box, when she was looking for participants in her
Modern Mini Mystery Round Robin. I didn't know much about modern, but I do love a good mystery, so I decided to join in.
Now, 6 months later, we have all finished the monthly send around and most of us have received our quilt tops or will soon receive them. I'm still not sure what was so modern about it, but it was pretty interesting.
I started my modern mini mystery journey with this as my center block.
For the first month of my add on, I added a pieced border to this block.
Next came this bright, breezy block.
I did others, but I guess I forgot to take their pictures. But here is another one, where I tried to bring the center colors back into the border.
Then the last one I had to work on was this.
And last, here is a photo of my quilt top which is on its way to me.
I'm looking forward to seeing it first hand.
If you want a great sightseeing tour, take a trip to the following pages and look at all the other quilt tops that transpired over the summer. And thanks Michele, this was fun!
Melinda - Tilda's Twisted Life
Madame Samm -
Sew We Quilt (hasn't received her quilt back home yet, hopefully in Monday's mail)
Margaret - hasn't received her block back yet, will be posted on my blog when it arrives
First off, I want to tell those affected by Hurricane Sandy, I pray for you each day. I pray for your health and your sanity as you navigate the endless rounds of paperwork and bureaucracy you face to restore your lives to a new normal. I ache for you who have lost loved ones, family pets and prized possessions during the storm. In my solar plexus I feel pain when I view the photographs of the streets I used to walk on. I spent so many summers as a child on the Jersey Shores. So much so, it felt really strange the day I moved to Florida many years ago and had to start using the word "beach" so that the natives knew what I meant. 
And for my friends and former neighbors in Hudson County NJ and Manhattan, stay strong. Stay NY strong. Stay in your face Jersey strong. You will triumph.
It
felt so strange to have power when all around us lost theirs. Where we
live just outside of Philadelphia, the trees came tumbling down like
dominoes. Streets were closed and homes were cut off with live wires
blocking the paths. If anyone wants to know what hurricane sounds like, it sounds like a long, long train barreling full speed down the tracks which for some reason are located right outside your window. Last week's storm, this sound lasted from Monday afternoon to early Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile I kept myself occupied with handwork set aside just in case the power blew. I spent last week working on the Autumn 2012 project, assembling blocks made from beautifully hand dyed fabrics and laces from such talented artists such as Tatyana, Masha, and Tihonciuc. I loved opening these envelopes from Europe and see tumbling out rich autumn colors, and beautiful cards. As I stitched these together, I noticed that my breathing slowed as my mind drifted away from the present ugliness outside and moved closer to the rich colors and pure beauty I was honored to use. Pure, primal therapy. Thank you ladies, I truly needed this project to clear my mind.This week I will be sending these back to you for the final step, which will be to embellish with embroidery and hidden treasures.
