More from the 08 Mystery

I am missing a lot of photos that I thought I had saved but who knows where. Hopefully Nancy saved the Mystery and we can link to it for reference.

If I have time and she gives me permission, I will try scan the original directions and post a link. This was a fun project and we got such different results!

Mary M.

SuePat S.

MINE! I decided I would rather have a couple of smaller tops and split this into two lap size. Still not quilted- surprised? NOT! Sue II Deb H Kelly W

Edna finished her Mystery Top

Hey Nancy Rose do you remember this one?

Several of us followed along on your other blog in 2008 to make our own versions of the “Mystery” you offered.

I remember our group displayed our quilt/tops at our Ladies Night in Sept of 08. Last Tuesday when the group got together our at my place, Edna asked if I remembered this project. I had not seen her blocks put together so I was very excited to get to see the center was done.

She added the border and checkerboard and it is ready to stand in line to be quilted.

I never would have thought that this is the same pattern that we did the mystery. What a lovely quilt top!

As usual I hang them on the mini-blinds to take my photos- the yellow fabric is for the back- I can’t hardly wait to get started!!

7 shirts quilt (Thanks Nancy!)

Nancy posted another lovely picture a fan sent her of a quilt made from the 7-shirts mystery we did last year.

I thought since I am re-visiting past projects I would dig out my version to share:

You can get Nancy-Rose's Instructions if you click HERE




I was lucky to find shirts during a $5.00 a bag sale- Hubby picked them out and paid, thus leaving my Self-Imposed NO BUY in tack!



I think in my original post I bragged that this one would be for him.

In the spirit of Re-Gifting it has been passed on to Favorite Oldest Daughter's Boyfriend.

She thought the colors would look good in the Man Cave (the pool room in the garage)

I narrowed the shirts down to the number needed for the Mystery.

Nancy said to use similar materials, I knew it didn't mean ME so I mixed flannels and cottons

Looks good, but sews Not Sew Good! I am not an iron-er but did have to finger press a bit before re-sizing.



I liked how the blocks were coming along. I can see me doing this pattern a couple of more times- I love it in flannel.

I never did get a photo after it was quilted.

I think I did a herring bone border to border and for the life of me can't remember what was on the back.

I know I didn't piece the back.

If you missed the link above you can see the instructions from Nancy's site-- http://thethriftyquilter.blogspot.com/2009/06/seven-shirts-seven-steps-one-thrifty.html