Malted Mystery ++ Cutting Instructions

Is everyone ready to start cutting their fabrics?  

Welcome to the August set of instructions for the Malted Mystery Quilt! The Malted Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that runs from July 2023 through May 2024 with a set of directions revealed the first Thursday of every month. 

There is plenty of time to join in on the quilt along, we are just getting started! You can find all of the information about the Malted Mystery, including schedule, past instructions, links to the Facebook group, sneak peek, and more in the Main Melodic Mystery Quilt Page.

Easy to Print PDF Instructions

You can download an easy to print version of the cutting instructions.  There are a lot of different cut sizes so the pdf also contains labels for your cut fabrics to keep everything organized.

Malted Mystery Quilt - Cutting Instructions and Fabric Labels

Cutting Instructions

FABRIC A

1. Cut 1 strip 5 ⅜" x WOF.

a. Cut 1 square 5 ⅜" x 5 ⅜" from the strip.

b. Use the remainder of the strip to cut 4 squares  2 ½" x 2 ½" and 8 squares 1 ½" x 1 ½".

2. Cut 2 strips 3" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 24 squares 3" x 3" (each strip can yield 13 squares).

3. Cut 3 strips 2 ¾" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 32 squares 2 ¾" x 2 ¾" (each strip can yield 14 squares).

FABRIC B

1. Cut 1 strip 5 ⅜" x WOF.

a. Cut 2 squares 5 ⅜" x 5 ⅜" from the strip.

b. Use the remainder of the strip to cut 4 squares 2 ½" x 2 ½" and 4 rectangles 1 ¾" x 4 ½".

2. Cut 3 strips 3" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 32 squares 3" x 3" (each strip can yield 13 squares).

3. Cut 2 strips 2 ¼" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 32 squares 2 ¼" x 2 ¼" (each strip can yield 17 squares).

FABRIC C

1. Cut 3 strips 3" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 36 squares 3" x 3" (each strip can yield 13 squares).

b. Use the reminder of the strips to cut 1 square 2 ½" x 2 ½".

2. Cut 1 strip 2" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strip into 8 rectangles 2" x 4 ½".

3. Cut 6 strips 1 ½" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut 1 strip into 4 rectangles 1 ½" x 7 ½".

b. Sub-cut 1 strip into 5 rectangles 1 ½" x 7".

c. Sub-cut 1 strip into 3 additional rectangles 1 ½" x 7" and 8 rectangles 1 ½" x 2".

d. Sub-cut 3 strips into 20 rectangles 1 ½" x 4 ½" (each strip can yield 8 rectangles).

FABRIC D

Fabric D will be cut in future steps.

BACKGROUND (bg) FABRIC

1. Cut 2 strips 5 ⅜" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut 1 strip into 7 squares 5 ⅜" x 5 ⅜".

b. Sub-cut 1 strip into 1 additional square 5 ⅜" x 5 ⅜" and 4 rectangles 3 ¼" x 4 ½".

2. Cut 1 strip 4 ½" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strip into 8 squares 4 ½" x 4 ½".

3. Cut 6 strips 3" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 72 squares 3" x 3" (each strip can yield 13 squares).

4. Cut 3 strips 2 ¾" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 32 squares 2 ¾" x 2 ¾" (each strip can yield 14 squares).

5. Cut 4 strips 2 ½" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 60 squares 2 ½" x 2 ½" (each strip can yield 16 squares).

6. Cut 2 strips 2 ¼" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 32 squares 2 ¼" x 2 ¼" (each strip can yield 17 squares).

7. Cut 9 strips 2" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut 2 strips into 8 rectangles 2" x 7 ½" (each strip can yield 5 rectangles).

b. Sub-cut 4 strips into 16 rectangles 2" x 7" (each strip can yield 5 rectangles).

c. Sub-cut 2 strips into 16 rectangles 2" x 4 ½" (each strip can yield 8 rectangles).

d. Sub-cut 1 strip into 16 squares 2" x 2".

8. Cut 2 strips 1 3/4" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut the strips into 16 rectangles 1 ¾" x 4 ½" (each strip can yield 8 rectangles).

9. Cut 8 strips 1 ½" x WOF.

a. Sub-cut 4 strips into 16 rectangles 1 ½" x 8 ½" (each strip can yield 4 rectangles).

b. Sub-cut 4 strips into 32 rectangles 1 ½" x 4" (each strip can yield 10 rectangles).

10. After cutting, you should have at least ¾ yard of bg fabric left which will be cut in a future step.

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:

• Visit the Meadow Mist Designs blog on the day the instructions are posted or visit the Main Malted Mystery Page which will contain links to all of the posts.

• 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.

• Follow the Meadow Mist Designs blog via email. You will get all new blog posts (all posts, not just mystery quilt posts) via email the day they post.

• Join the Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group. Links to the instructions are always posted in the group.

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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 7th.