Marble Mystery ++ Nov ++ Square in a Square Units

Who likes making square in a square units?  

Welcome to the November sewing instructions for the Marble Mystery Quilt, the tenth annual Meadow Mist Designs mystery quilt along!  This month we will be making some square in a square units.  I must admit that square in a square units are not my favorite to make but they did sew up faster than I thought they would.

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 November instructions, they can found as a free download through my shop:  

Part 5 - November Instructions - Square in a Square Units

All Marble Mystery File Downloads

Cutting Instructions

Square in a Square Units

A/bg SiaS UNITS

1. Cut 40 bg square 3" x 3" (3 ¼" x 3 ¼" if oversized) in half once diagonally to form 80 bg triangles.

2. Center a bg triangle along one side of a fabric A square 3 ⅜" x 3 ⅜" right sides together.  

Sew along the edge with a scant  ¼" seam (shown as a dotted line), pressing seam open or towards the bg triangle.

3. Sew another bg triangle on the side of the fabric A square opposite to the first seam, pressing the seam open or towards the bg triangle.

Note: you can sew both of these triangles on then press instead of pressing after each addition.

4. Continue by sewing two more bg triangles onto the remaining outside edges of the fabric A square, pressing the seams open or towards the bg triangles.

5. Trim off the tabs (dog ears) formed by the sewn on triangles and square the unit to 4 ½" x 4 ½" if necessary making sure there is ¼" between the corners of the inner square and the outer sides of the unit.  

6. Repeat steps 2-5 to make a total of 20 A/bg SiaS units 4 ½" x 4 ½".

bg/A SiaS UNITS

1. Cut 8 fabric A square 3" x 3" (3 ¼" x 3 ¼" if oversized) in half once diagonally to form 16 fabric A triangles.

2. Center a fabric A triangle along one side of a bg square 3 ⅜" x 3 ⅜" right sides together.  

Sew along the edge with a scant ¼" seam (shown as a dotted line), pressing seam open or towards the fabric A triangle.

3. Sew another fabric A triangle on the side of the bg square opposite to the first seam, pressing the seam open or towards the fabric A triangle.

Note: you can sew both of these triangles on then press instead of pressing after each addition.

4. Continue by sewing two more fabric A triangles onto the remaining outside edges of the bg square, pressing the seams open or towards the fabric A triangles.

5. Trim off the tabs (dog ears) formed by the sewn on triangles and square the unit to 4 ½" x 4 ½" if necessary making sure there is ¼" between the corners of the inner square and the outer sides of the unit.  

6. Repeat steps 2-5 to make a total of 4 bg/A SiaS units 4 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:

• Visit the Meadow Mist Designs blog on the day (first Thursday of each month) the instructions are posted or visit the Main Marble 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) at 10am 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 December.