{"id":69427,"date":"2026-01-23T07:04:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T15:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=69427"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:12:42","slug":"dianas-enigma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/dianas-enigma\/","title":{"rendered":"Diana&#8217;s Enigma"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_69428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69428\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114335_wm-sm-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69428\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114335_wm-sm-1-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Diana's Enigma - top\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114335_wm-sm-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114335_wm-sm-1-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114335_wm-sm-1-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114335_wm-sm-1.jpg 1184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diana&#8217;s Enigma &#8211; top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is my first finish of the year! Finally! The <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/tag\/enigma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enigma<\/a> might be my bag of the year as I feel excited about this bag and am eager to make two more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I started this, because I had another one on my to do list and thought making two at a time would be quick and efficient. I also thought (and really hoped) it would, maybe, be chosen as the UFO project for the first month of the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/guild-ufo-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guild UFO challenge<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/pulling-out-the-scan-n-cut\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">As mentioned<\/a>, no such luck, so I held off making the one on the list and just worked on this one.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69429\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114424_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69429\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114424_wm-sm-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Diana's Enigma - open, side view\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114424_wm-sm-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114424_wm-sm-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114424_wm-sm-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114424_wm-sm.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diana&#8217;s Enigma &#8211; open, side view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I made this bag for the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/angel-family-pillowcases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Mother<\/a>, and my birthday twin, Diana. I have made a <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/finished-hindsight-day-trip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day Trip Wallet<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/finished-hindsight-dogwood-pouches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two Dogwood pouches<\/a> using the same fabric. I have no idea if she likes it, so I&#8217;ll just keep on making bags for her until I run out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69430\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114409_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69430\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114409_wm-sm-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"Diana's Enigma bottom\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114409_wm-sm-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114409_wm-sm-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114409_wm-sm.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 85vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diana&#8217;s Enigma bottom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I wanted to fussy cut the front so it looked a bit better than <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/finished-peony-enigma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mine<\/a>. I ended up fussy cutting the bottom, which ends up being one side. It looks good, but you can&#8217;t really see it.<\/p>\n<p>I really like that big flower.<\/p>\n<p>The more times I make this bag, the easier it becomes, but the more I like the construction. I watched part of the video and there were some helpful hints in it. The video is totally worth the purchase when you buy a Sew Sweetness pattern.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the Enigma is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/sewsweetness.com\/products\/minikins-season-four-12-pattern-video-bundle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 pattern bundle<\/a>. While Minikins Season 3 is probably my favorite, I have also made several of the patterns from Season 4. <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/quilts-2\/series-quilts\/minikins-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See the various projects<\/a> and decide which season you like best.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-69427 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/dianas-enigma\/20260114_114434_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114434_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Diana&#039;s Enigma -open\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69433\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69433'>\n\t\t\t\tDiana&#8217;s Enigma -open\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/dianas-enigma\/20260114_114342_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114342_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Diana&#039;s Enigma -closed\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69432\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69432'>\n\t\t\t\tDiana&#8217;s Enigma -closed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/dianas-enigma\/20260114_114358_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260114_114358_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Diana&#039;s Enigma -from top\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69431\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69431'>\n\t\t\t\tDiana&#8217;s Enigma -from top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is my first finish of the year! Finally! The Enigma might be my bag of the year as I feel excited about this bag and am eager to make two more.&nbsp; I started this, because I had another one on my to do list and thought making two at a time would be quick &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/dianas-enigma\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Diana&#8217;s Enigma&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[558],"tags":[540,493,488,544],"class_list":["post-69427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-558","tag-enigma","tag-minikins-patterns","tag-pouch","tag-sew-sweetness"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69427"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69463,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69427\/revisions\/69463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}