Malted Mystery ++ September Instructions

Welcome to the September 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, instructions are published monthly and we just got 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 Malted Mystery Quilt Page.

Easy to Print PDF Instructions

You can find the easy to print version of the September instructions right here:

Malted Mystery Quilt - September - Easy to Print Version

Half-Square Triangle (HST) Units 

Combine 24 fabric A squares 3" x 3" and 24 bg squares 3" x 3" to make 48 A/bg HST units 2 ½" x 2 ½".

1. Place a fabric A square 3" x 3" and a bg fabric square 3" x 3" right sides together.  Draw a diagonal line using a removable marking device on the back of the lighter 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 solid line and press seams open or toward the darker fabric.  

3. Trim each A/bg HST unit to 2 ½" x 2 ½".  

4. Repeat to make a total of 48 A/bg HST units 2 ½" x 2 ½".

Combine 32 fabric A squares 2 ¾" x 2 ¾" and 32 bg squares 2 ¾" x 2 ¾" to make 64 A/bg HST units 2 ¼" x 2 ¼".

1. Follow the steps above using the fabric A squares 2 ¾" x 2 ¾" and bg fabric squares 2 ¾" x 2 ¾".  Trim each A/bg HST unit to 2 ¼" x 2 ¼".  

2. Repeat to make a total of 64 A/bg HST units 2 ¼" x 2 ¼".

** With the two HST units using the same fabrics and being so close in size, you can use these labels to keep them organized. **

Sister Block

Combine the following pieces to make a sister block 10 ½" x 10 ½". 

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

8 A/bg HST units 2 ½" x 2 ½"

4 fabric A squares 2 ½" x 2 ½"

4 fabric B squares 2 ½" x 2 ½"

1 fabric C square 2 ½" x 2 ½"

8 bg squares 2 ½" x 2 ½"

 2. Sew together the units and pieces into rows, pressing seams open or following the arrows.  

Sew the rows together, pressing the seams open, to make a sister block 10 ½" x 10 ½".  

Plus Blocks

Combine the following pieces to make plus blocks 4 ½" x 4 ½".

1.  Arrange the following pieces according to the illustration. 

1 fabric C rectangle 1 ½" x 4 ½"

2 fabric C rectangles 1 ½" x 2"

4 bg squares 2" x 2"

2. Sew together the pieces as shown, pressing the seams open or following the arrows, to make a plus block 4 ½" x 4 ½".  

3. Repeat to make a total of 4 plus blocks.

 

T Blocks

Combine the following pieces to make T blocks 4 ½" x 9 ½". 

1.  Arrange the following pieces according to the illustration. 

1 fabric C rectangle 1 ½" x 7"

2 bg rectangles 2" x 7"  

 2. Sew together the pieces as shown, pressing the seams open or following the arrows.  

3. Sew together the following pieces onto the unit from step 2 as shown, pressing the seams open or following the arrows, to make a T block 4 ½" x 9 ½".  

1 fabric C rectangle 1 ½" x 4 ½"

1 bg rectangle 2" x 4 ½"

4. Repeat to make a total of 8 T blocks.

I-Beam Blocks

Combine the following pieces to make I-beam blocks 4 ½" x 12 ½". 

1.  Arrange the following pieces according to the illustration. 

1 fabric C rectangle 1 ½" x 7 ½"

2 bg rectangles 2" x 7 ½"

2. Sew together the pieces as shown, pressing the seams open or following the arrows. 

3.  Sew together the following pieces onto the unit from step 2 as shown, pressing the seams open or following the arrows, to make an I-beam block 4 ½" x 12 ½".

2 fabric C rectangles 1 ½" x 4 ½"

2 bg rectangles 2" x 4 ½"

4. Repeat to make a total of 4 I-beam blocks.

Many thanks to the generous sponsors of the Malted Mystery Quilt!

Many thanks to our generous sponsors!

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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 October, the 5th.