Sew On The Go by Michelle Renee Hiatt

 Let's get ready!  One week to Clue #1! It's time for Mystery Prep! If you have purchased the Clue and Class Membership, make sure to log onto your Teachable.com account and watch this week's video.  I take you through my thinking on how and why I've put my fabric into the categories I've listed below.  Fabric Analysis  For this Mystery it is important to understand the categories your fabric falls into, therefore I suggest grouping them by Fabric Style.  Now if you have taken my Color & Quilting 101 online class , you know all about this.  However, if you need a brief refresher, I've analysis and grouped both my Fabric Selections below.  What's next: Once you have grouped everything, you may want to press and treat everything with a mist of Best Press or another sizing/starch product.  That way, you are ready to go when you get your first clue.  Note:   You can elect to do this now, or at the beginning of each clue....

 It has been a few weeks.  I hope you are all enjoying your summer.  While we wait for the Moda Starflower Christmas fabric to arrive, I wanted to start talking to you about fabric selection.  Today, I'm sharing a video that I shot while retreating at the Strong House Inn last week with friends.  We talk through the different fabric selections: How to determine value and scale How you may want to group your fabric Buzz words to look for in the mystery to know what fabric to selection How to start with a Fat Quarter Bundle and pull from stash How to start with a Fat Eighth Bundle and pull from stash We should have an update on the fabric arrival in the next week, tune in for a LIVE update later this week. Join me on Facebook LIVE , Wednesday, July 28th, at 6pm from The Yankee Quilter to get an update on Fabric arrival and look through some other possible fabric selections.  Hopefully, we are only a few weeks away from kicking off! Keep Stitching, Michelle...

I'm loving the finished quilts that I'm seeing in the Best of the 60s Facebook group. I love that many of you are making it your own.  I would totally be doing that myself. Here are some alternate settings that you may want to consider. Modern Setting without a Traditional Border  You may want to consider increasing the size of your Inner Border.  If you purchased Border Fabric, you can always use it down the center of your backing.  Remove the Billboard Blocks If you wanted a cleaner look, you can always just use Background as Setting Triangles between blocks.  You could take your Billboard Blocks and create a fabulous Baby Quilt.  Use a Darker Background Fabric for Setting Use a fabric with a good amount of value difference than your Blocks for your Setting Background. .  Again, those Billboard Blocks would be great as a Baby Quilt. Use a Darker Background Fabric for Setting and Top of Billboard Blocks Use a fabric with a good amount of value differe...

 REVEAL!  Best of the 60's!  You survived! Between travel, virtual classes, and some unexpected appointments, I'm almost there.  I didn't want to keep you waiting any longer.  I will continue to update this Blog post as I finish over the weekend.   Every quilt may look slightly different, as you are going to decided what group looks best where!

BLOCK 23!!!   I Heard it Through the Grapevine is Block 23! A new to the series block.  It is a lot of fun! I Heard it Through the Grapevine  Group #11 This week, I'm on my first travel event since Covid, and it is great to be back in the classroom with Quilters!  We are having a blast here!   Land Ahoy Las Vegas 2021 Check out my Facebook page to see all the fun we are having! I Heard it Through the Grapeview is made up of two units.   Units B and A Units A get split for trimming. I heard it through the Grapevine comes together very similar to Clue #22.  I do recommend marking those B Units when construction the Top, Bottom and Block   Group 11 has several precision points that should be pinned when constructing.  Take your time. Tada!  Group 11! Only 1 more set of Blocks and Groups, then the reveal! I must get ready for class today, we are having FUN FRIDAY! Remember next week is the Open Enrollment for my next Mys...

You are at Group #10 and for Block #22 you will make 3 more Build Me Up Buttercup blocks, Group #10 and 2 more Billboard Blocks! Block #22  Group 10A and 10B

Can you believe we are on Clue #21!  R-E-S-P-E-C-T!  Love this block and the song is great too.  Really interesting story on the song.  Make sure to check that out on the Clue.  The Block, I specifically designed to go with Oh, Pretty Woman from Clue #21.  You will be using your remnant fabric left over from Clue #10. Clue #21 Respect You will go on and put Respect (Clue #21) with Oh, Pretty Woman (Clue #20), for Group #9. Peacock Galore version of Group #9 A Bloom Bunch version version of Group #9

She's Walking Back to Me, Oh, Pretty woman... Can you hear the song in your head?  Well this week we are making another set of Oh, Pretty Woman blocks, but we are changing it up a bit.  We are using fabric from Block #11, plus a 2nd Medium Dark left over from a prior blocks.  I used my leftover from Clue #19, which was actually a remnant from Clue #12...  Don't you just love her! Clue #20~ Oh, Pretty Woman ~ Peacock Galore and A Blooming Bunch Then for Group #8, we are actually using our Blocks from Clue #4, I Want to Hold Your Hand and #7 Can't Help Falling In Love.  Oh, Pretty Woman, C#20 is just going to have to wait.  Group #8 ~ Peacock Galore Group #8 ~ A Blooming Bunch

Clue #19 Ain't No Mountain High Enough - This Block is really going to make our Group #7 shine! This is a really fun block to make.  We are making 2 sets of Diamond Triangles and we are going to have 3 Companion Triangles in each unit.  This block uses three fabrics. 

New Block!  Son of a Preacher Man is Block 18! Son of a Preacher Man is a really fun block.  It is made up of two sets of Diamond Triangle Units and 2-Patch Triangle Units.  Can you see him?