Have you started gathering your fabrics for the Marigold Mystery quilt along? The 12th annual Meadow Mist Designs mystery quilt along officially kicked off last Thursday. You can find the fabric requirements here and a sneak peek of the design here.
The Marigold Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that will run from July 2026 through March 2027 to make a throw sized quilt about 60 ½" x 70 ½" (or 60" x 73 1/2") 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 Marigold Mystery Home Page. You can find all of the pdf downloads in the Marigold Mystery Shop Page.
PRIZES GALORE!
Check out all of our generous sponsors and the prizes they are donating. All prizes will be given out randomly to those that enter the final reveal parade (finished quilt tops or finished quilts). Be sure to scroll to the bottom for an awesome giveaway.
I want to thank all of our sponsors for generously donating prizes for this quilt along! Without further ado, here are the sponsors in random order...
Large Spool Collection - 12 Large Spools
Aurifil is a favorite of quilters for their high quality, wonderful colors, and variety of thread weights. Aurifil thread is made from the finest cottons grown in the Mako region of Egypt and manufactured in Milano, Italy.
$25 Gift Certificate - 3 Winners
Myra of Busy Hands Quilts makes custom quilts and designs quilt patterns. Her patterns include instructions for all sizes from wall to king, including two lap sizes, wherever possible. Clear instructions with easy-to-read charts and diagrams are also a part of her patterns, as well as fabric requirements using yardage and precuts when applicable. She loves strip piecing because it saves time and she includes directions for strip piecing if it works for the pattern. You can find all of her patterns in her shop, Busy Hands Quilts.
$35 Gift Certificate
The Fat Quarter Shop features high quality quilting fabric for quilting, sewing, crafters and fabric lovers of all ages. They have all of the latest prints as well as a huge selection of solids, patterns, notions, quilt kits.
Longarm Quilting for Mystery Quilt (or Equivalent)
Andrea and Caitlin are sisters from the Twin Cities, MN. They did not grow up sewing or quilting but their grandma and mom did lots of quilting and sewing. As they grew older, they decided that we wanted to give these skills a try and fell in love with quilting. As they kept quilting, Andrea and Caitlin decided to start a longarm business to bring people’s quilts to life. You can visit their website.
Quilted Ever After will provide quilting, thread, and return shipping for the winner. Winner pays to ship the quilt to us and for batting.
Quilted Ever After will provide quilting, thread, and return shipping for the winner. Winner pays to ship the quilt to us and for batting.
Quilting Jetgirl
2 winners of 2 pdf patterns each
Yvonne of Quilting Jetgirl is back as a sponsor! Yvonne blogs at Quilting Jetgirl. She has been quilting for 20+ years and credits quilting with helping her feel balanced and connected to both her local hometown community and a larger global community. Her patterns are available through her shop.
2 winners of 2 pdf patterns each
Yvonne of Quilting Jetgirl is back as a sponsor! Yvonne blogs at Quilting Jetgirl. She has been quilting for 20+ years and credits quilting with helping her feel balanced and connected to both her local hometown community and a larger global community. Her patterns are available through her shop.
2 pdf Patterns - 2 Winners
Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs focuses on producing innovative patterns with clear instructions by combining her technical writing and math skills with her love of quilting. She loves teaching computer aided quilt design and basic quilting skills to others. You can find all of her patterns in her shop and she just published her third book, Just Two Charm Pack Quilts.
3 pdf patterns
Heather Briggs is the owner and quilt pattern designer for My Sew Quilty Life. She designs one-of-a-kind beautiful quilts using traditional piecing methods for any level maker. She loves a beautiful romantic color palette that tells a timeless story especially with floral based quilt designs and designs incorporating cute details like bows.
2 winners of 2 pdf patterns
Karin Pudenz is the owner of BluePip Designs and she loves designing scrappy quilts in bright colors with many different techniques. She takes inspiration from the world around her, which results in a variety of styles of modern quilts. When she's not writing or sewing her own patterns, she offers her services as a technical editor to help other pattern designers release the best version of their own patterns. Shop link: https://bluepipdesigns.
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