Meadow Mystery Top Plus Done

On Thursday, Cheryl of Meadow Mist Designs released the quilt top assembly instructions for the Meadow Mystery Quilt, I had all my blocks finished and quickly got to work putting the top together.

meadow mystery top as per the instructions

The top at this stage was 60 1/2'' square. Perfect for my daughter but not for my taller SIL, I needed to make it longer but I really didn't want it much wider. I also had to be cautious of the amount of fabric I had left.

I used my graphics program to help audition some ideas. I decided on a square in a square which were also used as part of the original pattern.

graphic drawing and quilty math

My daughters' favourite colour is blue and I wanted to bring more of the light blue out from the center. Framing the whole piece with the darker blue and using it for the outer pieces of the squares in a square would leave just enough for the flange binding. 

paper piecing pattern for the center extension

I wanted to extend the white part of the top so it looked like it was part of the original design. I made the dark blue borders 2 1/2'' wide and added the white extension. I wasn't sure how my idea was going to look but there was only one way to find out. Make it. I drew up a quick paper piecing pattern for the extension.

dark blue border with center extension

I like how the white looks, extended into the outer border. Next up making 30 square in a square blocks, they were 4'' finished. With the inner border and the square in a square blocks and then a final dark blue border added 16'' to the length. Perfect!

top complete

Next up getting some backing material and then the big question, how to quilt it. I have a couple ideas floating around.

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