Malted Mystery Quilt ++ Fabric Requirements

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

Welcome to the official kick off of the Malted Mystery Quilt, the ninth annual Meadow Mist Designs mystery quilt along!

The Malted Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that will run from July 2023 through May 2024 to make a throw sized quilt (about 66" x 66") 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 Malted Mystery Home Page.   

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.

SHARE YOUR PROGRESS

Facebook: I encourage you to join the Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group (if you have not already). We now have over 11,000 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 #MaltedMysteryQuilt and tag me at @MeadowMistDesigns.

SPONSORS

We have a dozen generous sponsors donating fabric, thread, patterns, and more as prizes.  You can read all about the sponsors here.

EASY TO PRINT INSTRUCTIONS

Now that the Malted Mystery quilt along has ended, you can find a easy to print, full version of the pattern for sale in my pattern shop: Easy to Print Version of Malted Mystery Quilt.

PATTERN NOTES 

• 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

Within the pattern, the following colors will be used within the pattern instructions.

FABRIC SELECTION TIPS

• It is suggested that a solid or a tone-on-tone print that reads as a solid be used for 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.

• Scraps or multiple fabrics can be used for any of the fabrics, but would be the most successful for Fabrics A-C.  Most of the pieces for these fabrics are less than 5 ½". 

• To help plan your fabrics for the mystery quilt, be sure that all fabrics that are next to each other have enough contrast between them.

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

Backside Fabrics | Quilting by Anne-Marie | My Sew Quilty Life

Busy Hands Quilts | Quilting Jetgirl | Aurifil

Fat Quarter Shop | Sew Colorado Quilting LLC | Meadow Mist Designs

Any questions? Leave them in a comment below or post them to our Facebook group page. I look forward to seeing everyone's fabric selections. The next set of instructions will be published on the first Thursday of August, the 3rd.

All About Meadow Mist Designs Mystery Quilts

I have had a number of inquires from guilds about my mystery quilts in recent weeks so I thought that I would write a post answering some frequently asked questions and highlighting all of my mystery quilts available ...

Mystery Quilt FAQ

1.  Can our guild use one of your mystery quilt patterns?  
Yes!!  I would love for your guild to use one of my mystery quilts as a quilt along for your group!  You can run the quilt along as a mystery quilt or you can share the quilt design at the start of the quilt along for a regular quilt along.


2.  Where can I find the mystery quilt patterns?
You can find all of the information and instructions about each mystery quilt in the Quilt Along tab above.


3.  What is the cost for our guild to use one of your mystery quilts?  
Free!  All of the pattern instructions for the mystery quilt are in posts that you can get to from the Quilt Along tab.  If you would instead like a more easy-to-print version of the pattern, I have a pdf of the entire pattern listed in my Etsy shop for $10.


4.  If I purchase the pdf of the mystery quilt from your Etsy shop, do I need to purchase a copy for each participant?
No :)  You only need to purchase 1 copy of the pdf version of the mystery quilt for your entire guild.  You are allowed to make as many copies of the pattern as needed and to e-mail the pattern to participants.  I only ask that the pattern is not published on a website (like a guild blog or web page).

Do you have any other questions?  You can always reach me at MeadowMistDesigns at gmail dot com or leave the question in a comment on this post.

Mystery Quilt Options

Foothills Mystery

Information / Instructions Page

Etsy Pattern

Midnight Mystery

Information / Instructions Page

Etsy Pattern

Meadow Mystery

Information / Instructions Page

Etsy Pattern

Magnolia Mystery

Information / Instructions Page

Etsy Pattern

I hope you guild decides to use one of my mystery quilts and that you send me the finished pictures :)

Meadow Mystery Quilt - Cutting Instructions - August

Welcome to the August Instructions for the Meadow Mystery Quilt, we will be cutting our fabric this month!  We are just getting started so please join us! 

In case you are new to the mystery quilt, you can find out all of the relevant information (schedule, fabric requirements, prizes, easily printable pdf pattern instructions, Facebook group, and more in the links below).

Sponsors and Prizes - Post 1, Post 2, Post 3

Fabric Requirements and Fabric Picking Tips - July 2016

Quilt Kits

Cutting Instructions

Notes:  

If you like to oversize and then trim down your half square triangles (HSTs), flying geese, and square in a square units then oversize the pieces indicated with a * by about 1/4”.

Within this quilt pattern instructions to follow in coming months, the following colors will be used to represent the different fabrics.

FABRIC A

1. Cut 4 strips* 3" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut the strips into 48 squares* 3” x 3” (each strip can yield 13 squares).

FABRIC B

1. Cut 2 strips* 5 1/2" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut the strips into 12 squares* 5 1/2” x 5 1/2” (each strip can yield 7 squares).

2. Cut 1 strip* 5 1/4" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut the strip into 4 squares* 5 1/4” x 5 1/4”.

3.   Cut 2 strips 2 1/2” x WOF.  Do not sub-cut the strips.

FABRIC C

1. Cut 1 strip* 5 1/2” x WOF. 

     a.   Sub-cut the strip into 2 squares* 5 1/2” x 5 1/2” and 4 squares* 5” x 5”.

2. Cut 3 strips* 5" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut the strips into 24 additional squares* 5” x 5” (each strip can yield 8 squares).

3. Cut 1 strip 4 1/2" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut the strip into 16 rectangles 2 1/2” x 4 1/2”.

FABRIC D

1. Cut 1 strip* 5 1/2” x WOF. 

     a.   Sub-cut the strip into 4 squares* 5 1/2” x 5 1/2” and 4 squares 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”.

2. Cut 3 strips* 5" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut the strips into 24 squares* 5” x 5” (each strip can yield 8 squares).

3. Cut 1 strip 4 1/2" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut the strip into 8 additional squares 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”.

4.   Cut 1 strip 2 1/2” x WOF.  Do not sub-cut the strip.

FABRIC E

1. Cut 2 strips* 5 1/2” x WOF. 

     a.   Sub-cut the strips into 10 squares* 5 1/2” x 5 1/2” (each strip can yield 7 squares).

2. Cut 4 strips* 5" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut 3 strips into 24 squares* 5” x 5” squares (each strip can yield 8 squares).

     b. Sub-cut 1 strip into 4 additional squares* 5” x 5” and 1 square 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”.

3. Cut 7 strips 4 1/2" x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut the strips into 56 additional squares 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”  (each strip can yield 8 squares).

4. Cut 2 strips 3 3/8” x WOF.

     a.   Sub-cut each strip into 3 3/8” x 3 3/8” squares (11 per strip) to yield a total of 16 squares 3 3/8” x 3 3/8”.

5.   Cut 1 strip 2 1/2” x WOF.  Do not sub-cut the strip.

Be sure to share your cut fabrics in our Facebook Group.  

Many thanks to our sponsors!!

Bear Creek Quilting Company | Fat Quarter Shop | Mini Barn Quilts | Oliso | Quilter's Planner | Westwood Acres |Whims and Fancies | Busy Hands Quilts | Aurifil | Meadow Mist Designs | Quilting Jetgirl | Sew Fresh Quilts | Buzz in Bumble | Just Sew Now | Quilting Among the Groves

Meadow Mystery Quilt - Quit Kits

The Meadow Mystery Quilt officially started yesterday (July 7th) with the posting of fabric requirements and helpful fabric picking tips.  (You can always find the mystery quilt posts in the tab above).

For those that would like the option of a quilt kit, we have some options this year:

Bear Creek Quilting Company

The Bear Creek Quilting Company has put together a beautiful kit of fabrics from the Gentle Breeze Collection by Maywood Studios.  I really like how the strong and darker blues combine with the greens and cream colors.  The Bear Creek Quilting Company has been generous enough to send me a kit to use during the quilt along (I am going to actually be making two version of the mystery quilt this year :)

The Bear Creek Quilting Company's kit contains all of the fabrics needed for the quilt top and binding (in this kit the binding is made using Fabric C).  You can purchase yardage of other coordinating Gentle Breeze fabrics separately for the backing, if desired.  You can find the quilt kit listed here.

Fat Quarter Shop

I have worked with the Fat Quarter shop to create some curated shopping lists.  A little different than a kit, if you like any of the fabric combinations, simply click on each fabric link and add the amount of yardage listed to your online shopping cart.  

Curated Shopping List 1:  Little Ruby from Bonnie and Camille Version

Fabric A - 0.5 yd
Bonnie and Camille - Little Ruby Aqua Little Quirky
http://www.fatquartershop.com/little-ruby-aqua-little-quirky-yardage

Fabric B - 0.75 yd
Bonnie and Camille - Little Ruby Red Little Quirky
http://www.fatquartershop.com/little-ruby-red-little-quirky-yardage

Fabric C and Binding - 1.625 yds
Bella Solids Royal
http://www.fatquartershop.com/bella-solids-royal-yardage

Fabric D - 1 yd
Bella Solids Bubble Gum
http://www.fatquartershop.com/bella-solids-bubble-gum-yardage

Fabric E - 2.25 yds
Bella Solids White Bleached
http://www.fatquartershop.com/bella-solids-white-bleached-yardage

Curated Shopping List 2: Black and White with a Pop

Fabric A - 0.5 yd

Cotton + Steel Basics Lightning XOXO
http://www.fatquartershop.com/cotton-and-steel-basics-lightning-xoxo-yardage

Fabric B - 0.75 yd
Zen Chic - Modern Background Ink Graphite Notes
http://www.fatquartershop.com/modern-background-ink-graphite-notes-yardage

Fabric C and Binding - 1.625 yds
Cotton + Steel Black & White Bowties
http://www.fatquartershop.com/black-and-white-bowties-yardage

Fabric D - 1 yd
Zen Chic - Modern Background Paper Silver on White Metrics
http://www.fatquartershop.com/modern-background-paper-silver-on-white-metrics-yardage

Fabric E - 2.25 yds
Bella Solids White Bleached
http://www.fatquartershop.com/bella-solids-white-bleached-yardage

Have fun gathering your fabrics and I look forward to seeing your selections in out Facebook Group :)

Meadow Mystery Quilt - July Instructions - Fabric Selection

Welcome to the start of the Meadow Mystery Quilt!!  

I am so excited to get started and I hope you are too!

Quilt Along Intro


The Meadow Mystery Quilt will run from July 2016 until April 2017 with a set of directions revealed the first Thursday of every month. The mystery quilt will finish at approximately 60" x 60", a very nice lap size and is an advanced beginner level containing half square triangles, square in a square units, flying geese, and basic patchwork.  (There is no applique, Y-seams, or paper piecing in the pattern.)

The directions will be posted to this blog (and can always be found in the Mystery Quilt tab above) and e-mailed to the mystery quilt distribution list.  Want to be added to the e-mail list? Simply sign up here to get a more printer friendly version of the monthly instructions.

Facebook Group - I encourage you to join the Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group (if you have not already).  We now have almost 700 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 is an excellent resource.  You can find the Facebook Group right here.  Please share your progress pics on social media with the hashtag #MeadowMysteryQuilt.

Sponsors - Over the last three weeks I have been highlighting the 15 generous sponsors and over $750 worth of prizes we have for this event over on my blog.  You can read more about the sponsors and prizes from post 1, post 2, and post 3.

Quilt Kits - The Bear Creek Quilting Company is offering quilt kits for this mystery quilt and I have prepared some fabric sets as options from the Fat Quarter Shop.  You can find the kit here (I will be quilting along with this kit!) and I will be highlighting the different fabric kit and set options tomorrow in a full post.

And now without further ado....July's instructions...Fabric Selection.

Fabric Requirements


The Meadow Mystery quilt is a lap sized quilt containing 5 different fabrics in the quilt top:

Fabric Selection Tips

Within these quilt instructions, the following colors will be used to represent the fabrics:

Due to the finished fabric piece sizes and piecing methods for the quilt top, it is recommended that fabric prints used have a smaller scale, non-directional design.

Each of the fabric yardages above may be made using scraps of similar colors instead of a single fabric.

The following fabrics will be next to each other, please test your fabric selections to make sure that there is a good amount of contrast between the fabrics:

• A is next to B, C, and E
• B is next to A, D, and E
• C is next to A, D, and E
• D is next to B and C
• E is next to A, B, and C

E can be considered the main background of the quilt and D can be considered a secondary background of the quilt.

So that the eye has a place to rest within the quilt, it is suggested that a solid or a tone-on-tone print that reads as a solid be used for Fabric E.

It is helpful to create a sheet with your chosen fabrics and the corresponding pattern letters. This will help remind you of which fabric goes with which instruction letters as the quilt along progresses.

Any questions?  Leave them in a comment below or post them to our Facebook group page.  I look forward to seeing everyone's fabric selections.

Many thanks to our generous sponsors!

Bear Creek Quilting Company | Fat Quarter Shop | Mini Barn Quilts | Oliso | Quilter's Planner | Westwood Acres |Whims and Fancies | Busy Hands Quilts | Aurifil | Meadow Mist Designs | Quilting Jetgirl | Sew Fresh Quilts | Buzz in Bumble | Just Sew Now | Quilting Among the Groves

Meadow Mystery Quilt - Sponsors - Pattern Designers

I am getting very excited about the start of the Meadow Mystery Quilt and I hope that you are too!  We are only about 3 weeks now from the first set of instructions (fabric requirements). You can find out more about the mystery quilt here.

We have almost $600 in prizes for the mystery quilt from some very generous and wonderful sponsors!  The prizes will be given out randomly to those that submit a finished quilt or quilt top in the reveal parade in April 2017.  Because we have so many great sponsors, I will be breaking them up into a series of posts.

Today, I want to highlight the pattern designers that are sponsoring the Meadow Mystery Quilt:

Yvonne of Quilting Jetgirl is back as a sponsor for the second year in a row so a double thank you to her! Yvonne is an intuitive introvert who is passionate about hometown and online quilting community, who believes that quilts can cover the world with care and love. Yvonne uses her blogging platform to cultivate a community with which she shares her passion for quilt making and quilt pattern design. Yvonne blogs at Quilting Jetgirl and her patterns are available through her Etsy, Payhip, and Craftsy shops.  Yvonne is donating 4 digital quilt patterns (winner's choice), you can see a small selection of her available patterns below:

Lorna is a modern quilter, pattern designer and the author of the Sew Fresh Quilts blog. Lorna's use of eye-catching colour and minimalist design has taken modern quilting in an entirely new direction, as traditional piecing methods are used to create a menagerie of animals and entirely new blocks. A few of her signature items are her “Elephant Parade” and “Dog Gone Cute” quilt patterns, which are offered as free quilt alongs. On her website you can learn from her creative processes as she shares her love of quilting, tips and clever tutorials. Lorna's patterns are available on her PayHip shop and Etsy shop.  Lorna is donating one each of her Rural Squirrel, Raccoon, My Pet Hamster, Cat Treats, and Black Birds digital quilt patterns.

Soma of Whims and Fancies is a software engineer by trade. Aside from math and science, she has loved painting and photography since she was a child.  Soma started quilting in 2012. Within a couple months of that, she started writing quilt patterns. Soma blogs at Whims and Fancies and her patterns are available through her Etsy and Craftsy shops.  Soma is donating 3 copies each of her Pinwheel Vanes and Pinwheel Star digital quilt patterns.

Myra of Busy Hands Quilts is back as a sponsor for the second year in a row so a double thank you to her!  Myra makes custom quilts and design quilt patterns. Her patterns include instructions for all sizes from wall to king, including two lap sizes, whenever possible. Clear instructions with easy-to-read charts and diagrams are also a part of her patterns, as well as fabric requirements using yardage and precuts when applicable.  She ♥ strip piecing because it saves time, and she includes directions for strip piecing if it works for the pattern. You can find Myra's quilt patterns on her Etsy shop. Here is a small selection of patterns of her patterns to select from:

I, Cheryl Brickey of Meadow Mist Designs, am also donating some prizes to the Meadow Mystery Quilt winners.  I will be giving away 4 digital quilt patterns (winner's choice).  You can find my quilt patterns on my shop.  Here is a small selection of patterns of my patterns to select from:

We have tons more prizes and sponsors to highlight, stay tuned :)

Meadow Mystery Quilt-Along Starts in 2 Months!

I am very excited to announce that the next mystery quilt, the Meadow Mystery Quilt is going to be kicking off in about two months on July 7th!  The pattern is drafted, tested, reviewed and ready to go!

The Meadow Mystery Quilt is a free quilt-along that will run from July 2016 until April 2017 with a set of directions revealed the first Thursday of every month. The mystery quilt is a 60" x 60" lap size quilt.

We will kick off the quilt-along in July with the fabric requirements and some helpful hints to pick fabrics and colors (you will have an entire month to gather fabrics before the cutting instructions in August).

Here are some more details about the upcoming mystery quilt...

1.  Quilt-along Instructions - The monthly instructions will be posted to this blog as blog posts (and can always be found in the Mystery Quilt tab above) and also sent out as an easy to print pdf through e-mail to the distribution list.  

If you would like to be added to the e-mail distribution list, simply leave a comment on this post (with your e-mail if you are a no reply blogger) or send an e-mail to me at cheryljbrickey (at) gmail (dot) com. (If you received the e-mails for the Midnight Mystery quilt, you are already on the list so there is no need to sign up again).

2.  Button - I have made a button for the mystery quilt :)  If you decide to join in on the quilt-a-long and have a blog I would love it if you posted the button.

<div class="meadow-mist-designs-button" style="width: 200px; margin: 0 auto;"> <a href="http://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/p/mystery-quilt.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-QDEHtuF7nuazFFy8t1a0ovSUrxovrlpKdp9wkmVoZA7Et0Fyl7I1Yw-kX9yvICZx7G_w4T4wQehq6AOT8IJS8n7QbBVHFluAceW4iGTCwymVPT4clki-KfZXy1WzVa0qDJsAfA79o0/s1600/Meadow+Mystery+Logo+200px.jpg" alt="Meadow Mist Designs" width="200" height="200" /> </a> </div>

3.  Prizes - We will have prizes!  Prizes will be given out randomly to quilters who submit quilts or quilt tops to the reveal parade in April 2017.  We already have 6 sponsors and hope to add some more in the coming weeks.  More details about the individual sponsors and prizes will be announced in June.

4.  The Un-Mystery Quilt - Want to join in the fun but making a mystery quilt is not your thing?  If you would like to see the final pattern to decide whether to join in, or to help pick colors; simply e-mail me and I will send you a sneak peak (the only rule is that you have to keep the design completely to yourself as to not spoil anyone else's surprise). **I will begin sending sneak peeks on June 2nd, not before **

5.  Facebook Group - We already have over 400 active members in our Facebook Group (Meadow Mist Designs Facebook Group) sewing together!  Join the group today so you can share and see everyone else's fabric, progress pictures, and finished quilts.

5.  Thank You to Pattern Testers - I would like to sincerely thank my 5 pattern testers and reviewers who have helped make the pattern the best it can be:

Paige A. of Quilted Blooms

Tish S. of Tish's Adventures in Wonderland

Allison CB

Lila H.

Shauna T. of Shauna's World

6.  Quilt Kits - Bear Creek Quilting Company will be selling some quilt kits for this mystery quilt.  More details will be posted on this blog in June.  (You can also sign up for notification of kits availability right here).  

6.  Previous Mystery Quilts - The instructions for my previous mystery quilts are located in the Mystery Quilt tab above (and are always available so you can start them at any time).  Both patterns are also available as digital pdf versions from my Etsy shop (Midnight Mystery and Foothills Mystery) for those that would prefer a single, easy to print versions of the patterns.

Midnight Mystery Quilt

Foothills Mystery Quilt

I think that is everything for now.  I hope that you are planning on joining me for a fun mystery quilt!  If you have any questions or would like to be added to the e-mail distribution list, you can leave them as a comment or e-mail me at cheryljbrickey (at) gmail (dot) com.