Mystery Marathon up north

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Pauline from Calico Crossroads in Exeter (Northern Tasmania) is running the mystery marathon in conjunction with ours at her store. Read her blog for details – so all you northern girls if you don't want to travel could join in with Pauline. Maybe you could ask your store to organise a marathon, then you could all get together to stitch for 12 glorious hours and have heaps of fun!

This is the full photo of the gorgeous project donated by Rose of Threadbare creations – yes all marathoners get this project (online included).

Another big box of fabric also arrived yesterday from XLN fabrics, its going to be hard parting with all of this delicious fabric.

Its not too late join in, you can sign up here.

For those who have signed up I shall post the requirements here again for you so you can find them easily… Onliners, they are also on your login blog page.

Following are the requirements for the Mystery marathon quilts. If you just want to come for the fun and a general sewing day, bring your sewing basket, needles and threads, there will be a few other fun things you could do instead. There will be some supplies and goods available for sale on the day.

Traditional quilt

Fabric:

Colour1 - Dark 1.35m                {Black print}

Colour2 - medium dark – 75cm  {dark grey print} 

Colour3 – medium dark – 70cm {red}

Colour 4 – medium – 20cm        {Olive green print}

Colour 5 – medium light – 55cm {light silver grey print}

Colour 6 – light – 40cm              {cream print}

notes on fabric choice: Colour 2 and 3 must contrast. Colour 5 and 6 must contrast (they can contrast in tone or colour eg a light and med light blue or a blue and yellow)

I have listed the colours in brackets I used to give you an idea.

Other requirements:

Sewing machine – oiled, cleaned ready to go with 1/4” foot (or some masking tape to mark your machine bed)

thread scissors/snips, spare needles and any tools/accessories you may need to change them.

large reel of Grey or cream piecing machine cotton  - have two or three bobbins prefilled with this if you can

Rotary cutting mat, ruler and cutter (we will have some there but things will run more smoothly and quickly if you each have your own)

mechanical pencil, ruler

sewing pins

powerboard and extension cord – named

chair cushion if desired

water bottle

Beginners simple Contemporary quilt

Colourway 1: a total of 1.7m (70”) of various fabrics in this colourway

Colourway 2: a total of 1.3m (50”) of various fabrics in this colourway

Colourway 3: a total of 1.35m (53”) of various fabrics in this colourway

OR

Colourway 1: 27 strips 2 ½” x width of fabric in this colourway {cream prints}

Colourway 2: 20 strips 2 ½” x width of fabric in this colourway {black prints}

Colourway 3: 21 strips 2 ½” x width of fabric in this colourway. {lime green prints}

You can purchase jelly roll strips for this quilt as long as there are three definite colourways. Each colour in the three must contrast. The bracketed colours are what I have used.

If purchasing meterage/yardage you may wish to precut your fabric into 2 ½” strips before you come to save time and allow you to get straight into stitching.

Other requirements:

1/2m of vliesofix fusible webbing paper (this will be available for purchase on the day if required)

Sewing machine – oiled, cleaned ready to go with 1/4” foot (or some masking tape to mark your machine bed)

thread scissors/snips, paper scissors, spare needles and any tools/accessories you may need to change them.

large reel of Grey or cream piecing machine cotton  - have two or three bobbins prefilled with this if you can

Rotary cutting mat, ruler and cutter (we will have some there but things will run more smoothly and quickly if you each have your own)

mechanical pencil, ruler, sewing pins

powerboard and extension cord – named

chair cushion if desired, water bottle

The Quilted Crow, Frangipani Fabrics and Calico Crossroads have seen the finished quilts and can assist you with fabric choice if you need more assistance.

The Quilted Crow Liverpool St, City is offering 10% discount on any fabrics purchased for the day and are donating a further 10% to the fundraising pool.

Frangipani Fabrics Gregory St Sandy bay are also offering 10% discount on fabrics purchased for the quilts.

Calico Crossroads have a 10% on fabrics for their instore marathon.

hugs, Helen

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