Only two weeks until the kick off of the Malted Mystery Quilt Along! I am so excited and I hope that you are too! You can find out all about the quilt along here including dates, the un-mystery quilt option, and the Facebook group.
HOW TO JOIN
This has been my most asked question, how to join in on the Malted 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.
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.
$50 Gift Certificate
Backside Fabrics specializes in wide quilt backing fabrics that are both beautiful and affordable. I love wide back fabrics so I do not have to piece a backing and Backside Fabrics has the largest selection I have ever seen.
$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.
Quilting Jetgirl2 winners of 2 pdf patterns eachYvonne of Quilting Jetgirl is back as a sponsor for the fourth year in a row! 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.
$90 longarm quilting voucher
Quilting by Anne-Marie offers custom and digital edge-to-edge long arm quilting services to quilters nationwide. Whether you're modern, traditional, or somewhere in between, Anne-Marie will work with you to select a design to complement your quilt. She strives to provide excellent customer service in a timely fashion.Prize details: $100 will cover many designs of edge-to-edge longarm quilting of mystery quilt (or equivalent size quilt). Winner responsible for shipping (both ways) and batting.
Voucher for Malted Mystery quilt quilting (or similar sized quilt)
Sew Colorado Quilting, LLC Voucher for longarm quilting of mystery quilt At Sew Colorado Quilting LLC, I'm focused on collaborating with quilters to finish quilts through digital edge to edge quilting designs. Quality at a reasonable cost is my priority and I love working with a variety of experience levels. I've quilted for fabric designers, first time quilters and every level in between.Prize details: Voucher will cover many designs of edge-to-edge longarm quilting of mystery quilt (or equivalent size quilt) and batting. Winner responsible for shipping (both ways) and batting.
Meadow Mist Designs
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 second book,
Just One Charm Pack Quilts.
2 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.
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