My Best of 2025

 

2025 is a pretty great year for me, in my quilting I focused on finishing up the Marble Mystery quilt along, kicking off the Magnificent Mystery quilt along, and releasing some new patterns that have been on my to-make list for a long time. This slightly slower pace without a book to write or a ton of external deadlines has been really fantastic.

On a personal note, my son just finished his first semester at Clemson University as a mechanical engineer and is adjusting very well. I miss him, but he is adjusting very well and I like how he is not too far from home.

My daughter is half way through her sophomore year in high school. This fall was spent watching hours of tennis as she was on the varsity tennis team.

Here were my big quilting projects and patterns of 2026:

1. Marble Mystery quilt - ran from July 2024 through March 2025

2.  Magnificent Mystery quilt along - started July 2025 and running through April 2026

3.  I released 4 new patterns in 2025: Wishing Star (paper pieced), Diamonds & Pearls (layer cake), Scenic Waypoint (fat quarter), and Hartwell (fat quarter).

I look forward to sewing along with you in 2026!!

 

Best of 2025 of Linky Party

Welcome to the Best of 2025 Linky Party! 

 This is the eleventh annual "Best of" blog party to share your and read others top posts of 2025.

Please enjoy the best of posts below and leave a comment for the blogger, your kind words will bring a smile to their face.

To include your blog in the link party, simply write a new blog post highlighting your "best" posts from 2025 and linkup.  There is no set way or rules to pick your best, you can pick and highlight your posts anyway you would like.  Some examples include:

• Posts with the most views
• Posts with the most comments
• Posts that provoked the best discussions
• Posts showing your favorite 2024 finishes
• Posts of your best tutorials
• Posts that are simply your favorites

I invite you to grab a cup of tea, coffee, apple cider, or your favorite blog reading beverage, relax, and have some fun reading the best blog posts of 2024 :)

The link up is open now through Friday, January 2nd.

**Post an Instagram Pic - I know that a lot of quilters are not bloggers or are not blogging as actively so instead of linking up a blog post, you are welcome to link up your favorite Instagram post of 2024.  

This link needs to be done through the computer, not mobile.  Here are some instructions on how to link up an Instagram post.**

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best of 2025 Linky Party Coming Soon

It is no secret that I love blog link parties.  One of the main reasons I started my blog was so that I could take part in the sharing of knowledge and inspiration through the parties and so I am very excited to announce that I am hosting my eleventh annual blog linky party, the Best of 2025 Linky Party!

To take part in the link party, simply write a new blog post highlighting your "best" 5 posts from 2025 and linkup.  There is no set way or rules to pick your best, you can pick and highlight your posts anyway you would like.  Some examples include:

• Posts with the most views
• Posts with the most comments
• Posts that provoked the best discussions
• Posts showing your favorite finishes
• Posts of your best tutorials
• Posts that are simply your favorites

This post is not only a great way to find new readers, it is also wonderful to be able to highlight some of your best posts for those readers who have joined your blog throughout the year.

**Instagram Linkup - I know that a lot of quilters are not bloggers or are not blogging as actively so instead of linking up a blog post, you are welcome to link up your favorite Instagram post of 2024.  

This link needs to be done through the computer, not mobile.  Here are some instructions on how to link up an Instagram post.**

The link party will open the day after Christmas on Friday, December 26th and will be open for one week ending on Friday, January 2nd.

While you are waiting for this linky party to start up, you can take a look through the Best of 2015-2024.  Thanks!

Magnificent Mystery Quilt ++ Part 6 ++ Flower Units

Welcome to the December instructions for the Magnificent Mystery Quilt Along!  

I can't believe that it is almost the end of 2025! This year has flown by. December tends to be a busy month so I kept the instructions for this month a little quicker.

The Magnificent Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that runs from July 2025 through April 2026 to make a throw sized quilt about 60 ½" x 72 ½" with a set of instructions posted the first Thursday of every month.  The quilt pattern is at an advanced beginner level containing basic piecing techniques (no applique, Y-seams, or paper piecing).

• The directions and all of the other information related to the mystery quilt can always be found on the Magnificent Mystery Home Page.  
• You can find all of the pdf downloads in the Magnificent Mystery Shop Page (including a sneak peek of the design). 

Easy to Print PDF Instructions

If you would like easy to print instructions for the November instructions: Part 5, they can found as a free download through my shop:  

Part 6 - Magnificent Mystery Quilt - Flower Units

 

Half-Square Triangle (HST) Units

1. Place a fabric C square 3" x 3" and a bg square 3" x 3" right sides together (or 3 ¼" x 3 ¼" squares if they were oversized).

Draw a diagonal line using a removable marking device on the back of the lighter fabric square (shown as the solid line).

2. Sew a ¼" seam on either side of the solid line (shown as the dotted lines). Cut on the marked line and press seams toward the darker fabric.

3. Trim each HST unit to 2 ½" x 2 ½".

4. Repeat to make a total of 120 HST units.

Flower Units

1. Arrange the following units and pieces according to the illustration.

2 HST units 2 ½" x 2 ½"
1 fabric B square 2 ½" x 2 ½"
1 bg square 2 ½" x 2 ½"

2. Sew together the units into rows, pressing the seams away from the HST units. Then sew the

rows together, pressing the seams open, to make a flower unit 4 ½" x 4 ½".

3. Repeat to make a total of 60 flower units.

SHARE YOUR PROGRESS

Facebook: I encourage you to join the Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group (if you have not already). We now have over 13,900 members in the group and I am so excited for the members to start sharing pictures of their fabric picks. If you want some feedback on possible fabric choices or have any questions during the quilt along, the Facebook group is an excellent resource.

Social Media: Please share your progress pics on social media with the hashtag #MagnificentMysteryQuilt and tag me at @MeadowMistDesigns.

MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Quilting Jetgirl | Busy Hands Quilts | Aurifil 

My Sew Quilty Life | Fat Quarter Shop | Blue Pip Designs

Quilted Ever After |  Backside Fabrics | Meadow Mist Designs

 

Magnificent Mystery Quilt ++ Part 5 ++ Small Hourglass Units

Welcome to the third month of piecing for the Magnificent Mystery Quilt Along!  

The Magnificent Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that runs from July 2025 through April 2026 to make a throw sized quilt about 60 ½" x 72 ½" with a set of instructions posted the first Thursday of every month.  The quilt pattern is at an advanced beginner level containing basic piecing techniques (no applique, Y-seams, or paper piecing).

• The directions and all of the other information related to the mystery quilt can always be found on the Magnificent Mystery Home Page.  
• You can find all of the pdf downloads in the Magnificent Mystery Shop Page (including a sneak peek of the design). 

Easy to Print PDF Instructions

If you would like easy to print instructions for the November instructions: Part 5, they can found as a free download through my shop:  

Part 5 - Magnificent Mystery Quilt - Small Hourglass Units

Small Hourglass Units

E/D HST UNITS

1. Place a fabric E square 4 ½" x 4 ½" and a fabric D square 4 ½" x 4 ½" right sides together (or 4 ¾" x 4 ¾" squares if they were oversized).

Draw a diagonal line using a removable marking device on the back of the fabric D square (shown as the solid line).

2. Sew a ¼" seam on either side of the solid line (shown as the dotted lines). Cut on the marked line and press seams toward fabric E.

Do not trim the half-square triangle (HST) units at this point.

3. Repeat to make a total of 28 E/D HST units approx. 4" x 4" (approx. 4 ¼" x 4 ¼" if using oversized squares). Only 27 of the E/D HST units will be used.

E/bg HST UNITS

1. Place a fabric E square 4 ½" x 4 ½" and a bg square 4 ½" x 4 ½" right sides together (or 4 ¾" x 4 ¾" squares if they were oversized).

Draw a diagonal line using a removable marking device on the back of the bg square (shown as the solid line).

2. Sew a ¼" seam on either side of the marked line (shown as the dotted lines). Cut on the solid line and press seams toward fabric E.

Do not trim the half-square triangle (HST) units at this point.

3. Repeat to make a total of 28 E/bg HST units approx. 4" x 4" (approx. 4 ¼" x 4 ¼" if using oversized squares). Only 27 of the E/bg HST units will be used.

HOURGLASS UNITS

1. Place a E/D HST unit and a E/bg HST unit right sides together as shown so that the seams nest.

Draw a diagonal line using a removable marking device on the back of one of the HST units (shown as the solid line) perpendicular to the seam.

2. Sew ¼" on both sides of the solid line (shown as the dotted lines). Cut on the marked line and press seams open.

3. Trim the small hourglass units to 3 ½" x 3 ½".

4. Repeat to make a total of 54 small hourglass

units.

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SMALL HOURGLASS PIECED UNITS

1. Sew a small hourglass unit 3 ½" x 3 ½" and a bg rectangle 2" x 3 ½" together, pressing the seam away from the hourglass unit, to make a small hourglass pieced unit 3 ½" x 5".

2. Repeat to make a total of 54 small hourglass pieced units.

SHARE YOUR PROGRESS

Facebook: I encourage you to join the Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group (if you have not already). We now have over 13,900 members in the group and I am so excited for the members to start sharing pictures of their fabric picks. If you want some feedback on possible fabric choices or have any questions during the quilt along, the Facebook group is an excellent resource.

Social Media: Please share your progress pics on social media with the hashtag #MagnificentMysteryQuilt and tag me at @MeadowMistDesigns.

MANY THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Quilting Jetgirl | Busy Hands Quilts | Aurifil 

My Sew Quilty Life | Fat Quarter Shop | Blue Pip Designs

Quilted Ever After |  Backside Fabrics | Meadow Mist Designs