Thursday, September 5, 2024

Marble Mystery ++ Sept ++ 9 Patch and Flying Geese

 


Is everyone ready to start sewing?  

Welcome to the first month of sewing instructions for the Marble Mystery Quilt, the tenth annual Meadow Mist Designs mystery quilt along!

The Marble Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that will run from July 2024 through March 2025 to make a throw sized quilt (about 65 ½" x 65 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 relate dot the mystery quilt can always be found on the Marble Mystery Home Page.   


Easy to Print PDF Instructions

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






Cutting Instructions



Nine-Patch Units

FABRIC A NINE-PATCH UNITS

1. Arrange the following fabric pieces as listed and shown:
1 fabric A square 5" x 5"
4 fabric D squares 4 ½" x 4 ½"
4 bg rectangles 4 ½" x 5"

2. Sew the pieces into rows, then sew the rows together, pressing the seams open or as indicated in the arrows, to make a fabric A nine-patch unit 13" x 13".

3. Repeat to make a total of 4 fabric A nine-patch units.




FABRIC B NINE-PATCH UNITS

1. Arrange the following fabric pieces as listed and shown:
1 fabric B square 5" x 5"
4 fabric D squares 4 ½" x 4 ½"
4 bg rectangles 4 ½" x 5"

2. Sew the pieces into rows, then sew the rows together, pressing the seams open or as indicated in the arrows, to make a fabric B nine-patch unit 13" x 13".


3. Repeat to make a total of 5 fabric B nine-patch units.






Flying Geese Units

1. Place 2 bg squares 3" x 3" on opposite corners of a fabric C square 5 ⅜" x 5 ⅜" right sides together. The bg squares will overlap in the middle of the fabric C square. 

Draw a line diagonally across the back of the bg squares (solid line).

2. Sew a scant ¼" seam on either side of the marked line (dotted lines) and then cut on the marked line (solid line).




3. Press seams towards the bg fabric. (You will have two of these intermediate units.)

For each intermediate unit, place a bg square 3" x 3" on the corner of the fabric C triangle right sides together. 

Draw a diagonal line on the back of the bg square (solid line) and sew a scant ¼" on either side of the marked line (dotted lines).



4. Cut on the marked line (solid line) and press the seams towards bg fabric.

5. Cut off tabs (also known as dog ears) and trim the flying geese units to 2 ½" x 4 ½" if necessary, making sure there is ¼" between the point of the fabric C triangle and the top edge of the unit.

One fabric C square and 4 bg squares will yield 4 flying geese units 2 ½" x 4 ½". 



6. Repeat to make a total of 36 flying geese units 2 ½" x 4 ½".


HOW TO JOIN
This has been my most asked question, how to join in on the Marble Mystery quilt?  There is no official sign up, list, or cost to join in the mystery quilt along.  Each set of instructions will be posted to this blog as a post on the first Thursday of each month.

To ensure you do not miss any of the posts, you can do any of the following:

  • Join the Meadow Mist Designs Newsletter, the newsletter typically is sent out the day after the instructions are posted with a link to that month's instructions.



Many thanks to our generous sponsors!



Any questions? Leave them in a comment below or post them to our Facebook group page. I look forward to seeing everyone's cut fabrics. The next set of instructions will be published on the first Thursday of September, the 5th.

 





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Friday, August 23, 2024

Allegheny Pattern Release

🌱It's pattern release day!  Allegheny is now available!



Allegheny is the perfect quilt pattern for those that love to make Flying Geese and for those that would like some practice making them :)

Just eight 1/4 yard cuts (fat quarters will not work with the cutting) and you are off to a beautiful throw sized quilt.

Allegheny is available in my shop and Etsy for $2.25 off the list price now through Monday, August 26th (no coupon code needed).


NO WASTE FLYING GEESE

Have you ever made flying geese using the no-waste method?  It is my favorite method way to make flying geese, I think that it is the easiest, quickest, and most fabric efficient method.  Sometimes though my flying geese used to turn out a bit small.

Enter my great friend Yvonne of Quilting Jetgirl.  She came up with new piece cut sizes and now my geese turn out perfectly with minimal trimming every time so Allegheny also uses these new cut piece sizes.  

You can find her flying geese cutting chart and instructions here for all different flying geese sizes.


NEW HEXIES VERSION

Allegheny was originally written and published for Connecting Threads and I had plans on releasing it on my own, but it remained stuck in my to-make list for many months.

Northcott picked up the pattern for their New Hexies for Banyan Batiks and asked if I would be willing to make a sample for the H&H Americas show in May.  I loved the rainbow of the New Hexies and quickly agreed.

I do not tend to sew with many batiks and had never tried Banyan Batiks, but this won't be the last time I use them!  They were so vibrant, soft, and frayed less than regular quilting cottons.  I did prewash all of the fabrics to make sure there was no dye blending.

There are 8 new Hexie colors in the New Hexies collection (which is a fabulous blender) which will be in shops in January 2025.



I made the cover quilt using a light background, but I also rendered it with a dark background.



Northcott sent me this fun turquoise batik for the backing.




RUBY STAR SOCIETY VERSION

Allegheny had the honor of being selected for the Ruby Star Society lookbook for the Favorite Flowers collection.  For this version I used 8 prints from the collection along with a low volume print from the collection for the background.   

You can see the quilt in the Ruby Star Society lookbook, page 151 (shows as pages 153 on Issuu).




ALLEGHENY PATTERN

Just eight 1/4 yard cuts (fat quarters will not work) and you are off to a beautiful throw sized quilt.

Allegheny is available in my shop and Etsy for $2.25 off (no coupon code needed) the list price now through Monday, August 26th.


In both my pattern shop and Etsy, you can combine this intro sale price with an additional coupon for more savings. Use the code "TWOPATTERNS" for $2 off 2 patterns and "THREEPATTERNS" for $4 off 3 patterns.









MANY THANKS

I would like to thank Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl for her amazing tech editing skills!!  I will also linking up to Yvonne's Favorite Finishes for the month of August.





OTHER VERSIONS

 I always love seeing a pattern in multiple colorways, here are some of my favorites...












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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Marble Mystery ++ Cutting Instructions


Is everyone ready to start cutting their fabrics?  

Welcome to the official kick off of the Marble Mystery Quilt, the tenth annual Meadow Mist Designs mystery quilt along!

The Marble Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that will run from July 2024 through March 2025 to make a throw sized quilt (about 65 ½" x 65 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 relate dot the mystery quilt can always be found on the Marble Mystery Home Page.   


Do I need to cut the fabric now?

The number one question I get for the cutting instructions is "do I need to cut my fabrics all now?"

The answer is definitely not, you can cut them month by month if you would like.  

Some reasons you might want to wait to cut is if you like to make certain blocks a different method, you are using different colors and want to ensure placement, or if you do not like cutting so much at once.  I am one for cutting all my fabrics at once, but you do not have to.


    Easy to Print PDF Instructions

    If you would like easy to print instructions for the August instructions: cutting instructions plus piece labels, they can found as a free download through my shop:  






    Cutting Instructions






    FABRIC A

    1. Cut 1 strip 5" x WOF.
    a. Cut the strip into 4 squares 5" x 5".

    2. Cut 2 strips 3 ⅜" x WOF.
    a. Sub-cut the strips into 20 squares 3 ⅜" x 3 ⅜" (each strip can yield 11 squares).

    3. Cut 1 strip 3" x WOF.
    a. Sub-cut the strip into 8 squares 3" x 3" (if you like to oversize the triangles used in square in a square blocks, cut the strip and squares to 3 ¼" x 3 ¼").



    FABRIC B

    1. Cut 1 strip 5 ½" x WOF.
    a. Cut the strip into 4 squares 5 ½" x 5 ½" (if you like to oversize the pieces used in hourglass blocks, cut the strip and squares to 5 ¾" x 5 ¾").

    2. Cut 1 strip 5" x WOF.
    a. Cut the strip into 5 squares 5" x 5".



        FABRIC C

    1. Cut 1 strip 5 ½" x WOF.
    a. Cut the strip into 4 squares 5 ½" x 5 ½" (if you like to oversize the pieces used in hourglass blocks, cut the strips and squares to 5 ¾" x 5 ¾").

    2. Cut 2 strips 5 ⅜" x WOF.
    a. Cut the strips into 9 squares 5 ⅜" x 5 ⅜" (each strip can yield 7 squares).

    3. Cut 1 strip 2" x WOF.
    a. Sub-cut the strip into 16 squares 2" x 2".



    FABRIC D


    1. Cut 8 strips 4 ½" x WOF.
    a. Cut the strips into 64 squares 4 ½" x 4 ½" (each strip can yield 8 squares).



    BACKGROUND (bg) FABRIC



    1. Cut 2 strips 5 ½" x WOF.
    a. Sub-cut the strips into 8 squares 5 ½" x 5 ½" (each strip can yield 7 squares).
    If you like to oversize the pieces used in hourglass blocks, cut the strips and squares to 5 ¾" x 5 ¾").

    2. Cut 9 strips 4 ½" x WOF.
    a. Sub-cut 3 strips into 12 rectangles 4 ½" x 8 ½" (each strip can yield 4 rectangles).
    b. Sub-cut 5 strips into 36 rectangles 4 ½" x 5" (each strip can yield 8 rectangles).
    c. Sub-cut 1 strip into 5 squares 4 ½" x 4 ½".

    3. Cut 1 strip 3 ⅜" x WOF.
    a. Sub-cut the strip into 4 squares 3 ⅜" x 3 ⅜".

    4. Cut 6 strips 3" x WOF.
    a. Sub-cut the strips into 76 squares 3" x 3" (each strip can yield 13 squares).

    If you like to oversize the triangles used in square in a square blocks, you will instead need 3 strips 3" x WOF and 4 strips 3 ¼" x WOF.  
    Use the 3" strips to cut 36 squares 3" x 3" and  the 3 ¼" strips to cut 40 squares 3 ¼" x 3 ¼".

    5. Cut 22 strips 2" x WOF.
    a. Sub-cut 12 strips into 24 rectangles 2" x 16 ½" (each strip can yield 2 rectangles).
    b. Sub-cut 2 strips into 16 rectangles 2" x 4 ½" (each strip can yield 8 rectangles).
    c. Reserve the remaining 8 strips.

    BINDING

    You can cut your binding into 7 strips 2 ½" x WOF now or after the quilt is finished.

    HOW TO JOIN

    This has been my most asked question, how to join in on the Marble Mystery quilt?  There is no official sign up, list, or cost to join in the mystery quilt along.  Each set of instructions will be posted to this blog as a post on the first Thursday of each month.

    To ensure you do not miss any of the posts, you can do any of the following:

    • Join the Meadow Mist Designs Newsletter, the newsletter typically is sent out the day after the instructions are posted with a link to that month's instructions.



    Many thanks to our generous sponsors!



    Any questions? Leave them in a comment below or post them to our Facebook group page. I look forward to seeing everyone's cut fabrics. The next set of instructions will be published on the first Thursday of September, the 5th.

     





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    Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Marble Mystery Quilt - My Fabrics



    Are you taking part in the Marble Mystery quilt and have you picked out fabrics yet? Here are the fabrics I have decided to use...

    I love using solids and blenders and so I decided to use some solids in this quilt.  Connecting Threads was generous and provided me some Color Wheels solids.  

    If you would like to make the same quilt I am, here are the colors and links to the fabric (all affiliate links).


    MY QUILT FABRICS





    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Admiral Blue
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Magenta
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Ocean Mist
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Color Wheel Solids in Grey
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Color Wheel Solids in White
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Faux Linen Tonals Navy


    MYSTERY QUILT LINKS


    Main Marble Mystery Page

    Marble Mystery YouTube: Fabric Picking Tips

    Fabric Requirement Blog Post 

    Fabric Requirement pdf Download

    Marble Mystery Sneak Peek (contains renderings of each quilt kit)

    Fabric Quilt Kits Post

     

     




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    Wednesday, July 3, 2024

    Marble Mystery Quilt ++ Quilt Kits

    I'm so excited to be kicking off the Marble Mystery and am sharing all about quilt kits options for the Mystery Quilt Along in this post :)

    You do not need to purchase a kit to take part in the quilt along, you are free to use fabric you already have.  But if you are interested in getting a kit of preselected fabrics for the quilt we have a bunch of kits that I personally selected from the Fat Quarter Shop and Connecting Threads.    

    You can find the introductory post all about fabric requirements for the Marble Mystery quilt here.

    In the sneak peek file, you can see each of the kits rendered into the quilt top.



    The kits are not single kit you can purchase, if you like the fabric combinations listed below, use the links to go to each fabric and place the amount listed into your cart to build your kit (affiliate links).  

    Note that 1/8 yard cuts were rounded up to the nearest 1/4 yard and these kit options include binding but do not include yardages for backing.  All links are affiliate links




    Fat Quarter Shop


    **Shipping for orders over $80 (within the US) is free from the Fat Quarter Shop **


    Strawberry /Ruby Star Society Kit

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Pixel Playful
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Lil Peony Lil Foulard
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Picture Book Storytime Strawberry Toss
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Bella Solids Flax
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Bella Solids White Bleached
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Rise and Shine June Heat Shimmer





    Tula Pink Kit

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Moon Garden Lunar Baby Geo
    Fabric B - ½ yard - True Colors Frolic Fairy Dust
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Daydreamer Kiwi Forbidden Fruit Snacks
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Tula Pink Designer Essentials Celestial
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Kona Cotton White
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Neon True Colors Spirit Tent Stripe





    Cool Blue Kit

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - True Blue Flora Cascade Cool
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Dutchy Blues Batiks Arctic Vines
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Bella Solids Nautical Blue
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Bee Backgrounds Blue Cross Stitch
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Bella Solids Steel
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Sunrise Side Light Blue Stripe




    Peachy Pink Kit

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Bee Cross Stitch Barn Red
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Spotted Lemon
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Lazy Afternoon Marmalade Knitting
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Meadow Star Peach Sprout
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Bella Solids Pale Pink
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Flowerhouse Daisy's Redwork Red Plaid





    Eggplant Kit

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Kona Cotton Orangeade
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Kona Cotton Pomegranate
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Kona Cotton Ballet Slipper
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Kona Cotton Bahama Blue
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Kona Cotton Eggplant
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Kona Cotton Sangria





    Christmas Kit

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Cozy Christmas Red Gingerbread
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Once Upon a Christmas Princess Sugar Cookies Sprinkles
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Cozy Christmas Green Main
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Beyond Bella Dark Teal
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Bella Solids White Bleached
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Once Upon a Christmas Snow Peppermint Stick





    Halloween Kit

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Bella Solids Chrome
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Kona Cotton Flame
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Kona Cotton Cerise
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Noir Whispering Webs White on Ghost
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Eerie In the Dark
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Sophisticated Halloween Black Ticking





    Connecting Threads
    **Shipping for orders over $75 (within the US) is free from the Fat Quarter Shop **

    MMD Kit (This is the kit I am using for the Marble Mystery Quilt)

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Admiral Blue
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Magenta
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Ocean Mist
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Color Wheel Solids in Grey
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Color Wheel Solids in White
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Faux Linen Tonals Navy





    Lilac Kit

    Fabric A - ¾ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Amethyst
    Fabric B - ½ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Freesia
    Fabric C - ¾ yard - Color Wheel Solids in Honeysuckle
    Fabric D - 1 ¼ yards - Faux Linen Tonals Silver
    Bg Fabric - 3 ¾ yards - Faux Linen Tonals Black
    Binding Fabric - ¾ yard - Faux Linen Tonals Wisteria





    I look forward to seeing everyone's fabric selections!


    Remember, you can share your fabric selections and ask for feedback in the Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group or on social media using the hashtag #MarbleMysteryQuilt.


     




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