Gudrun's Mystery Quilt-Along

I belong to a number of Facebook Quilting Groups, one of which is Gudrun's Quilt Crew.  Gudrun is a quilt pattern and fabric designer, teacher and world traveler, and has written several books and created the Stripology Rulers.  Her quilt patterns are usually interesting and different, and I enjoy her stuff.  I check into the group to see what's new every few days.

One of the"challenges"  in progress is a Mystery quilt of sorts.  We don't know what the finished quilt will look like, we just received instructions for sewing very simple smaller blocks, but we'll need a lot of them.  How many you ask?  That's a mystery too!  When the pile of finished blocks gets about 12 or 13" high, then it's probably enough!  It might take me awhile to make that many blocks!

Here is my "start":

 

This is my blue section (eventually there should be many sections of different colors--we need to keep the same colors in each block.)  I arranged them like this, but I don't know what the final layout will be.  This looks pretty nice like this, I think!

I am using JUST my scraps for this project.  Lordy! do I have scraps!  I don't think this will make much of a dent in my blue scraps.  I could probably make 5 or 6 quilts with just my blues!

One of the "fun" things about digging into my scrap bins is the lovely mess it makes!  I am not making strip sets and subcuts as the directions say.  I am mostly cutting my scraps to size individually.  I think I can get more variation that way, and chose scraps that fit the best.  Some of my smaller scraps are "one of a kind."  When it's gone, it's REALLY gone!  I am NOT keeping the scraps from the scraps!!  LOL !  It will take longer, doing it this way, no  doubt, but I'm happy doing things in my sewing room.  No hurry for me!  Just having fun and being peaceful.  Nothing better than that!

I'll keep posting my progress as I go along.  I'm loving the results so far, so this may go faster than I think!