??Grids Girls Summer Mystery ??
Deb Heatherly is a designer of several wonderful Creative Grids rulers. She has offered several “Mystery Quilts” using some of the Creative Grids rulers she has designed. Two examples of previous mysteries are pictured below. Mystery Quilts are great fun, and they are made even more fun by all of us sewing together.
The way this Mystery Quilt works is, approximately a month before the first clue is released, Deb will publish a shopping list for fabric. She will be as specific as she can, indicating the amount of fabric for lights, mediums, darks, large print, small print, etc., without giving away too much of the mystery. You get to pick out your fabrics, based on the suggestions she gives. She has already announced that the Grids Girls Summer Mystery Quilt will require two rulers: Cat’s Cradle and Strippy Stars.
You can see these rulers in action by checking out Deb demonstrating them on YouTube.
Strippy Stars:
Cat’s Cradle:
Then, she publishes the clues each Tuesday for eight weeks. The first clue will be released June 12, and the final clue on July 31.
We invite you to participate in the Grids Girls Summer Mystery in several ways.
- We will have the required Creative Grids rulers in the shop and would be happy to help you with fabric selection once the fabric list is released. On Facebook, search for the Grids Girls page and “join” it. You can find the weekly clues on Facebook and just sew at home.
- Or, for more fun, come to Aloha Sew n Vac most Tuesdays during the eight weeks and sew along with other “Grids Girls” doing the Summer Mystery. Sharleen will be in the shop sewing along too, and answering any questions you may have. Each session is from 10 am to 3 pm and is $10. You can come to one or all of the sewing sessions, as your schedule permits. We have a microwave and refrigerator, so we encourage you to bring your lunch, and maybe some snacks to share. The rules of this mystery quilt is that each participant must make their own copies of the clues from Facebook. We cannot provide you with them, so you’ll need to print them off before coming into the shop on Tuesdays to sew.
Sewing Days, 10 am to 4 pm, $10 each:
Mid-May: Fabric requirements will be posted on the Grids Girls Facebook page
Tuesday, June 12. Clue #1. Sewing day, 10 am to 3 pm
Tuesday, June 19. Clue #2. Sewing day, 10 am to 3 pm
Tuesday, June 26. Clue #3. Sewing day, 10 am to 3 pm
Tuesday, July 3. Clue #4. NO SEWING DAY THIS WEEK
Tuesday, July 10. Clue #5. Sewing day, 10 am to 3 pm
Tuesday, July 17. Clue #6. Sewing day, 10 am to 3 pm
Tuesday, July 24. Clue #7. Sewing day, 10 am to 3 pm
Tuesday, July 31. Clue #8. Sewing day, 10 am to 3 pm
These are some completed quilts from previous mysteries. You can see the nice variety of fabric colors and the wonderful shapes and style of the quilts. See the Grids Girls Facebook page for even more beautiful examples.
“Scrappily Ever After” This Grids Girls Mystery just finished in April.