Summer Mystery - Final

Today is the final link-up for the mystery quilt. Apparently lots of people have been posting their finished tops on facebook, but for those of us not on that site, the link-up is the only opportunity to see everyone's progress. I am really looking forward to seeing them all, particularly those who chose different colour schemes.

This week's garden depiction of our colours features some yellow and orange cannas with a blue and neutral fence, and some bonus yellow roses in the background.

I don't have a completed top, but I do have 4 rows of blocks made and pressed:

I think it looks better in real life than it does in the photo. It was a bit late in the day when I took this, and the flash couldn't illuminate the whole thing.

Pressing is the killer - it took me 45 minutes to give 10 blocks their final press today. I'd be interested to know how people are pressing them once the blocks are joined. Do you keep pressing to one side and spinning the seams on every intersection? And if so, which side are you pressing to? Or do you use some other strategy?

Apart from the 28 pressed blocks, I've got a few more fully assembled and ready for the final press. Then the last 16 look like this:

They are half-assembled. Each one is in three pieces, joined as a web. They all need pressing before the final seams are sewn. So I'm almost ready to assemble the quilt top, BUT...

I am seriously thinking of making 32 more blocks to make a 9 x 9 grid. I really like this quilt, and would like to make it big enough for a bed. So this could turn into a longer-term project.

Thanks Bonnie, for another fun mystery!

I'll add the link to Bonnie's link-up post when it is available later tonight, so we can visit everyone else and marvel at their achievements.

Here's the link-up!