With any luck and with the thanks of my youngest sister, I hope to be able to provide this the next installment of the 'Summer's Fancy' Mystery Quilt.  The delays have been as many of you know, do to some health concerns.  Though not resolved at this time I hopefully will be able to complete this project in a timely sequence.
 

  Well now we are looking at Memorial Day Weekend.  We are having a gentle spring rain here right now.  And this rain is very much needed!  The air feels fresh and the birds can be heard in the back ground.  Thinking about the cold weather that is only months away is so difficult to imagine when I look out my windows now.  But think about these cooler days we must.  And so making our quilts to warm us is also a must and one that is so enjoyable.
 

Also it has become necessary for me to make some other changes as I work out the continious development of this page.  My sister, who's help I so desperately have needed to continue this project, has done all the future figures and diagrams under my direction.  Many of the diagrams will be simplified and I will not be adding any other digital photos at this time.  I apologize for this and hope that the remainder of the Mystery Quilt is easy for you all to follow.
 
 

If you have not completed  installment #1,  installment #2 ,   installment #3  and  installment #4   please do so at this time before going on to this installment.
Now it is time to go on to installment #5.   You will find it necessary to lay out your pieces in stack according to the diagrams below.  These will not necessarily reflect the row by row developemnt of previous steps.

 Step #1.   (group a)

1.  Using the various strips that you have sewn together in earlier steps you will now construct the pieces into
     sections following these diagrams:
          ****  please make note that you have pieces going in oppsite directions. These remaining pieces will be
                    assembled in the next steps.****

                                    <--  5 1/2" -->
    row  # 1   ----> ..                     /|\
    row # 2   -----> .....               6 1/4"
    row # 3   -----> .......             \|/
    row # 4   ----->............ 
                                                     <-- 5 1/2" -->
2.  You will have 72 of this section for the twin sized quilt and 94 pieces for the full size quilt.
3.  Press and then shore up the diagonal sides so that the upper and lower edges measure 5 1/2".
 

Step #2.  (group b)

  1.  Using the various strips that you have sewn together in earlier steps you will now construct the pieces into
     sections following these diagrams:
          ****  please make note that you have pieces going in oppsite directions. These remaining pieces will be
                    assembled in the next steps.****

                                       <--  5 1/2" -->
row # 1  ---->............ 
row # 2  ---->........                  /|\
row # 3  ---->....                      6 14"
row # 4  ---->                            \|/
                           <--  5 1/2"  -->

2.  You will have 72 of this section for the twin sized quilt and 94 pieces for the full size quilt.
3.  Press and then shore up the diagonal sides so that the upper and lower edges measure 5 1/2".

set aside both section a and b for now.
 

 I am looking forward to having the next installment of the "summoer's fancy" mystery quilt available by next Monday, June 1st.  If there are to be any delays in for the next installment (installment #6) I will inform you on the pages designated for Installment #6.

Thank you for  your patient understanding.

Julia