My Palette for the 2015 Mystery Quilt for a Cause

Last year I had a blast and met some awesome people when I participated in the first Mystery Quilt for a Cause hosted by Heather Spence and Missouri Star Quilt Company.  I made the Elevation Quilt for my grandmother, a cancer survivor. 

For those of you who are new to mystery quilts, you are given basic fabric suggestions and dimensions and every week the designer will share a new "clue" to help build your blocks.  The last week you put it all together to create your finished quilt top.  Everyone shares their progress in the forum.  I found the clues easy to follow, but if anyone has trouble, the group is more than willing to help. 

Once again, this years suggested donation is to Cancer Care.  You can find all the information and links to the donation, forums and pre-cut quilt kits here. 

As usual, I chose to go the route of selecting my own fabric palette.  It wasn't easy.  My budget is limited right now, but I had to participate.  So I took my coupons down to Jo-Ann's and shopped for a good hour.  This is what I ended up walking out with.  It's not perfect.  I do have a directional fabric, and the scale on some of the patterns is a little larger than I would like.  Some of my "lights" could be lighter, and some of the "darks" could be darker.  I decided to try something different and use a steel gray for the background.  Overall I like the way it looks though, and I can't wait to see what the finished quilt top will look like.

I totally didn't realize that my palette was similar to last years.  Whoops!  I guess I know what I like.  I will probably either donate or gift this one when it's finished. 

To join in on this years Mystery Quilt for a Cause, visit Missouri Star Quilt Company.  The official start date is the 20th, but I think Heather might push back the first clue to the 22nd so people have time to get their kits in order.