The Big Reveal! Puzzle Mystery Quilt Clue 10

[@maryseaman312]

As long as one ends up with a presentable product for someone, mystery quilts will teach you a lot and add to your understanding of how other quilts are constructed. Learning something is never a bad thing.

[@SewtheDistance]

That's a great point. So true!

[@ccreel64]

Kris, it’s beautiful! Like you I prefer more contrast, but it’s still gorgeous! ❤

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I think that's why I love my scrappy version so much better (featured at the end).

[@milliebires7692]

I’m with you Kris, last time I did a mystery quilt I was totally disappointed with the end result-never again 😊

[@SewtheDistance]

Yes! That's how I feel. I should have known better.

[@paulavandieden8609]

Feels very southwest. Love it! Be happy to give it a new home :)

[@SewtheDistance]

Super southwestern! It has already been claimed or I would send it to you! ❤️

[@lindasapp3051]

Kris, I'm like you in that I like more contrast in my quilts. All those browns didn't really seem to have much between each one and so the quilt ended up kind of blasé. It's a lovely quilt but I think it could be much lovelier with more contrast. So you go, girl!🥰

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I completely agree!

[@isweariamstitching]

I've never done a mystery quilt. I didn't think I'd like the outcome with those fabrics, but wow, love it!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 😊

[@geraldwhite3523]

I don't think I've seen you with your hair down before. You have very beautiful hair. I like the quilt pattern very much but your higher contrast version I like better. Thank you for sharing❤

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! I do tend to have it up when I am sewing. 😂 Interestingly, I am at the hair salon right this minute waiting for my appointment and responding to comments. I am thinking about getting it chopped off. 😂 We will see what happens.

[@dawnmarkiewicz1916]

Your scrappy version is beautiful

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I love that one, too!

[@rosierust4991]

Love the scrappy one! Didn't care for the other colors! Don't think I'd be interested in a mystery quilt! You did a great job!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! ❤️

[@susanhinton8552]

Fun to watch Kris. I love the quilt

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 🥰

[@janfusco80]

Both quilts are wonderful and you did an excellent job as always. I’m not a mystery quilt person either. Too much of a control person. Congrats to you for trying this one.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 🥰 I feel the same way. I need to know what I am making. 😀

[@Sewwithdebee]

I haven’t done a mystery quilt though, you are being honest about the outcome and it will find a good home

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks! I am going to practice free motion quilting on it and then I am going to donate it, I think. At least that's the plan today. 😆

[@JanetSandberg]

Very pretty, have never done a mystery quilt but never say never!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! So true! ❤️

[@marionbarber984]

Hi Kris! Whew! You finished this nutsy quilt top. So brave. It turned out nice. Great job! 😳🙀😻. Marion in Oregon.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 😊 I have to admit that I am happy I am finished with this one. I don't like mystery quilts. What was I thinking? 😆

[@elestehorn4290]

Lovely quilt.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 🥰 I love the scrappy version. The other one I am still on the fence about. 😃

[@lynnessewimperfect825]

HI Kris. I'm doing my first PMQ with Cotton Cuts, it's the Tree of Life in the purple mist colorway. I didn't read the fine print on the colorway because the fabrics are batiks which I've ever worked with before. I'm learning a lot and striving to get the seams just right. Thanks for sharing your Carnival quilt. ~~ Lynne

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure! Happy to help! Oh, nice! Some people really love batiks! It's great that you can use either side. It is a beautiful colorway. Happy Quilting!

[@anniec7041]

I have done two mystery quilts and didn’t love the outcome, but I did learn a thing or two.

[@SewtheDistance]

That’s true! I learned a ton on these. Great point!

[@sewbeitquilts]

I have a hard time with mystery quilts too. Still though. It was really fun seeing this come together. Each month I couldn’t help but wonder what the final design will look like.

[@SewtheDistance]

Yes! It was kind of a stressful situation for me. I didn't like it at all.

[@judithsargent9671]

I watched you label and fret through the whole thing. But you did it. Good for you. While you were in process of making the kit and your version, I was not sure of your color choices. But seeing the whole thing done, wow! Loved it. They are both SW style. But I liked both.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I wasn't sure either. LOL! Thank you for sticking with me through it all!

[@jeffrandall4888]

I hate to say it because I love batiks but I like your scrappy version much better

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks so much! Me too. It does look like batiks, doesn’t it? It is actually printed cotton.

[@jylromain6439]

I agree there isn't much contrast but it really works for me. And turquoise is a favorite of mine. But I'm in Arizona so of course I like Southwestern. You did a great job as usual.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! I understand that, especially in your part of the country. It definitely has that Southwestern feel to it.

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

Wow the quilt looks amazing

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks! Do you mean the scrappy one or the funnel cake one? Just curious!

[@deebaldwin2011]

Love the colors of both.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! The other one is growing on me some.

[@shirleylieb9345]

love the scrappy.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I do, too!

[@bethkoch11]

I haven't received my Clue #10 package yet, but I'll watch this video again when I get ready to complete my quilt, and that's okay because my machine is being serviced right now. A couple of thoughts: I love the colors on your quilt - mine are completely different, so I'll be anxious to see how it turns out (I used "Sky Diver"). Of course I loved your scrappy version too. I have signed up for the Tree of LIfe and I'll complete that, but I'm not going to go for the next one - I find that mystery quilts are not really my thing either. Cotton Cuts is great, though. My only complaint through this whole process, is I'm not in love with some of their pressing instructions, but like you, I've just trusted the process. I've enjoyed every one of your videos, they all have been a really big help!

[@SewtheDistance]

Totally agree--nothing against Cotton Cuts at all, and if I loved mystery quilts, this is the way to go. Sky Diver is beautiful! Love that! Thank you so much for watching and sharing your thoughts on this. ❤️

[@delwyngraham4033]

Yes preferred your version😊

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! Me, too. I like having some contrast.

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for sharing

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure! Thank you for watching!

[@SuzanneStutzle]

Oh wow, what a nice design. I am pleasantly surprised. I do like your scrappy version better though. The other one is pretty but it doesn't have any omph. It's too mysterious. I'm not sure I'd like to do a mystery quilt though. Sometimes even though I know what I'm doing it can still be a mystery for me!! haha. I enjoyed following along with this. Thanks Kris.

[@SewtheDistance]

😆 Love it! So glad you like this! They were fun-ish but gave me so much anxiety! LOL! Glad you have enjoyed this.

[@constanceklagge]

I am in the process of getting mine started, I'm way behind on it. I picked the Cotton Candy colorway, I like the fabrics but originally I wanted the tula pink fabric which Ian had. I noticed that my colorway wasn't in the big reveal but excited to see how it goes. This is my first mystery quilt so we'll see. I do have two other BOM'S to complete from other companies and will be starting a new one this month. Yes your colorway isn't something I would have liked but you did make the scrappy one that turned out nice.❤

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! The cotton candy colorway is so pretty! I hope you love it when it is done.

[@joanbarker6581]

Not sure I would like mystery quilts either.!! But yours came out pretty!!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! ❤️

[@karonwostenholme6533]

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[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 🥰

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

I hear someone mowing while you are talking (in this video), which is what I need to do. Your top turned out beautiful Thank you.

[@SewtheDistance]

Did you? I am not sure what happened there. I don't think anyone was mowing, but maybe? Thank you so much!

[@TheSnowowl58]

Definitely not a lot of contrast in the kit one! Love your scrappy one!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks so much! 🥰

[@lindalosier5989]

I'm working on mine. I've discovered some blocks that I had to unpick and turn the hst around because evidently I wasn't paying enough attention. I did candy apple and it's lovely but I'm still having some issues so there is more unpicking but I love how it is looking. My d pieces were longer and the top and bottom were about a 3/4 " to short too. I love doing the mystery quilts but I have a couple I did in the past that I'm not real fond of. It's all about the right fabric choices for the mystery quilts. It's amazing how different fabrics look in the same pattern. Love how your's have turned out. Thanks for sharing.

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure! Thank you so much for watching! Oh wow! I can see how that can happen with the HSTs. It can get confusing for sure. I am so sorry some of your pieces are wrong. That stinks! I hope it all has worked out.

[@lindalosier5989]

@@SewtheDistance I took my row apart and took them in a little and it fit much better. The funny thing is the other end was a perfect fit.

[@SewtheDistance]

I had that happen, too! I wonder if there were some miscuts throughout.

[@SaraMc-ez2mv]

I accidentally ordered two different colour ways! I haven’t put them together yet. One is the same as yours and I would prefer more contrast!

[@SewtheDistance]

What other one did you get? I love how the Tula Pink one turned out.

[@SaraMc-ez2mv]

I got funnel cake and lemonade….I am hoping to assemble one on Sunday!

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh! Great colorways!

[@sophiebrettell3631]

So pleased that you liked at least one of the quilts - I'm guessing that it's partly because the scrappy one came from your own stash and you had more control over the overall feel. I could almost feel your anxiety coming through the screen - I'd have been exactly the same with a mystery quilt, having been caught badly by mystery shawl knits before that I ended up hating!

[@SewtheDistance]

YES! I just mentioned that to another creator--I could also feel the anxiety in the video. Never again! 😆 I really didn't like the process at all, but the company is great.

[@cherylpalian3254]

What a beautiful quilt but I do agree with you. Not my style. I would be donating it too.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! Just not my style. Glad I am not the only one. ❤️

[@judygovotsos7916]

Hi Chris. Great job. Did you make the wall design wall? Where did you get direction? Have a great weekend.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I made that from a tutorial through MSQC. Here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKbdiGlujt6BldUsi=JQEX4Y3wsYPj7SHR Hope this helps!

[@dianehuntley2493]

Im also doing the tree of life. Hoping i like the outcome! I havent put this one together yet😊

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh, nice! I hope you like it, too!

[@karenburns507]

I liked the mystery quilt. I thought it had a Moroccan vibe to it. True the contrast wasn’t great, but it was pretty. Your version was very pretty. I’m not sure if I’d ever do a mystery quilt. Seemed too confusing, especially not knowing what the end result was going to be.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks so much! I am getting ready to quilt the Moroccan (you are right! That's exactly what it reminds me of!) now. They can be a bit confusing for sure. Thanks so much for watching and sharing!

[@launderedcotton8070]

Ive gotten burned by mystery quilting, so no longer do them. Kris, that is a lovely quilt though.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I can see how that could happen.

[@debbielee7117]

Are you not an MSQC affiliate anymore?

[@SewtheDistance]

I’m still an MSQC affiliate.❤️

[@debbielee7117]

@@SewtheDistance Did I miss the link on this video?

[@SewtheDistance]

This isn't MSQC. This is Cotton Cuts. I work with a few different companies. ❤️ I apologize for the confusion. Through MSQC, I am contracted to make one video per month, so not all my videos are with them. Hope this helps make sense of it. Here's a link to my latest MSQC video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXSvYmmbj6aLbck

[@BeckyMortonWeeks]

I just can’t justify spending the money for a mystery quilt. Your quilt is pretty though.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! ❤️