Mystery Quilt Remnants

I've only ever participated in one Mystery Quilt class and I HATED it. This was many years ago, in the early 1990's, and I didn't completely grasp what a mystery quilt was. I thought "mystery" meant that decisions would be made as we sewed and the outcome was unknown. Once I got far enough along to realize that I had no input whatsoever into the process other than rotely following orders, I quit. The black and fuschia half square triangles are a few of the pieces I actually sewed together.

I made the decision while piecing this orphan quilt together that I would lose the bottom of those mystery blocks. I could have added strips to make other parts of the quilt longer, but I chose wonkiness instead. I know that's not the decision that everyone would make, but I'm happy with it.

I thought you might enjoy a look at the back of the quilt. You can definitely see that I don't stretch out the back at all - I just try to get it flat and then layer and baste. I haven't hit any particular tucks or creases back there (yet), but won't bother me if I do.

I knew this quilt top already had a lot of seams on the front, so I bought wide unbleached muslin for the back. It has the advantage of showing up the quilting.

Pokey perched on the ironing board. Can it be called perching when she's all sprawled out like that? I liked the alliteration, but not sure it's accurate.

My husband took today off and he's whining to use the computer. He's definitely been having too much fun with his LibraryThing account. Catch ya later.