Thursday, July 2, 2026

Marigold Mystery Quilt ++ Fabric Requirements

Welcome to the official kick off of the Marigold Mystery Quilt!!  I am so excited to get started and I hope that you are too! 



Welcome to the official kick off of the Marigold Mystery Quilt, the 12th annual Meadow Mist Designs mystery quilt along!

The Marigold Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that will run from July 2026 through March 2027 to make a throw sized quilt about 60 ½" x 70 ½" (or 60" x 73 1/2") 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 Marigold Mystery Home Page.  You can find all of the pdf downloads in the Marigold Mystery Shop Page. 


HOW TO JOIN

This has been my most asked question, how to join in on the Marigold 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.


SHARE YOUR PROGRESS

Facebook: I encourage you to join the Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group (if you have not already). We now have over 14,900 members in the group and I am so excited for the members to start sharing pictures of their fabric picks. If you want some feedback on possible fabric choices or have any questions during the quilt along, the Facebook group is an excellent resource.

Social Media: Please share your progress pics on social media with the hashtag #MarigoldMysteryQuilt and tag me at @MeadowMistDesigns.



SPONSORS

We have a dozen generous sponsors donating fabric, thread, patterns, and more as prizes.  Sponsors and prizes will be posted next Thursday, July 9th.


FABRIC KITS



You do not need to purchase a fabric kit to take part in the mystery quilt along, but if you would like to use a fabric kit there are many options.  I put the fabric kit information into its own post (also posting today at the same time today) to keep this post from being too long.  You can find the quilt kits here.




UN-MYSTERY QUILT - SNEAK PEEK OPTION


The sneak peek is now available :)  You can find the un-mystery quilt sneak peek pdf right here: 

Sneak Peek of Marigold Mystery Quilt 



EASY TO PRINT INSTRUCTIONS


PATTERN NOTES 

  • The mystery quilt has a main layout and an alternative layout.
  • Width of fabrics (WOF) for this pattern is assumed to be 40".  
  • A scant ¼" (a thread width smaller than ¼") seam is to be used throughout the construction of the quilt unless otherwise instructed.  



FABRIC REQUIREMENTS



  • It is suggested that a solid or a tone-on-tone print that reads as a solid be used for fabric A and the background fabric.
  • Due to the finished fabric piece sizes and piecing methods for the quilt top, it is recommended that fabric prints used have a non-directional design.
  • To help plan your fabrics for the mystery quilt:
  • Prints: Pick prints with a variety of colors and/or prints and have good contrast with Fabrics A, B, and background.
  • Fabric A is next to both Fabric B and the background
  • Fabric B is next to the print fabrics,      Fabric A, and the background fabric.
  • Fabric B can be scrappy too, preferably using a variety of similar colors.







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