Monday, December 9, 2024

Best of 2024 Linky Party Coming Soon

It is no secret that I love blog link parties.  One of the main reasons I started my blog was so that I could take part in the sharing of knowledge and inspiration through the parties and so I am very excited to announce that I am hosting my tenth annual blog linky party, the Best of 2024 Linky Party!



To take part in the link party, simply write a new blog post highlighting your "best" 5 posts from 2024 and linkup.  There is no set way or rules to pick your best, you can pick and highlight your posts anyway you would like.  Some examples include:
  • Posts with the most views
  • Posts with the most comments
  • Posts that provoked the best discussions
  • Posts showing your favorite finishes
  • Posts of your best tutorials
  • Posts that are simply your favorites
This post is not only a great way to find new readers, it is also wonderful to be able to highlight some of your best posts for those readers who have joined your blog throughout the year.

**NEW THIS YEAR - I know that a lot of quilters are not bloggers or are not blogging as actively so instead of linking up a blog post, you are welcome to link up your favorite Instagram post of 2024.  
This link needs to be done through the computer, not mobile.  Here are some instructions on how to link up an Instagram post.**

The link party will open the day after Christmas on Thursday, December 26th and will be open for one week ending on Thursday, January 2nd.

While you are waiting for this linky party to start up, you can take a look through the Best of 2015-2023.  Thanks!

















 

 






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Thursday, December 5, 2024

Marble Mystery ++ Dec ++ Doublet and Corner Units




Happy December - Let's Sew :)  

Welcome to the December sewing instructions for the Marble Mystery Quilt, the tenth annual Meadow Mist Designs mystery quilt along!  This month we will starting to put together some units that will form the blocks in our quilt.  December's instructions are shorter because everyone's Decembers tend to be very busy.

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:  






Cutting Instructions


Doublet Units

FIRST DOUBLET UNITS

1.  Sew together the following units, pressing the seam open or towards the hourglass unit, to make a first doublet unit 4 ½" x 6 ½".

1 hourglass unit 4 ½" x 4 ½"
1 flying geese 2 ½" x 4 ½"

2. Repeat to make a total of 16 first doublet units.




SECOND DOUBLET UNITS

1.  Sew together the following units, pressing the seam open or towards the SiaS unit, to make a second doublet unit 4 ½" x 6 ½".

1 flying geese unit 2 ½" x 4 ½"
1 A/bg SiaS 4 ½" x 4 ½"

2. Repeat to make a total of 20 second doublet units.





FIRST CORNER UNITS

1.  Cut each fabric A nine-patch unit in half in both horizontally and vertically in half to make 4 first corner units 6 ½" x 6 ½".

2. Repeat to make a total of 16 first corner units 6 ½" x 6 ½". 




SECOND CORNER UNITS

1.  Cut each fabric B nine-patch unit in half in both horizontally and vertically in half to make 4 second corner units 6 ½" x 6 ½".

2. Repeat to make a total of 20 second corner units 6 ½" x 6 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:

  • 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.



Many thanks to our generous sponsors!



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.

 




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