To celebrate National Quilt Month in March, Connecting Threads will offer a Mystery Quilt 2013 Quilt Along. This is our first Mystery Quilt and promises to be lots of fun for all. We think you will enjoy making this quick and versatile, three-part pattern, suitable for beginning and experienced quilters. The catch is that you won’t know what the quilt looks like until Part 3!
The finished quilt will be a lap quilt or throw, approximately 51-1/2" x 68-1/2".
You will need an additional 3-1/4 yards for a three-pieced back.
Binding - At least 250" of a continuous strip.
This would not be a good first quilt. Having said that, it is an instructional pattern. Each section is accompanied by detailed notes and photos for each step. Some of the piecing is very easy, some requires more precise work... but Ann provides many hints to help you be successful. The quilt is for a confident beginner with experience sewing 1/4" seams.
Before you get started, please read the guidelines located in the "Discussion Forum" or by clicking on this link. The PDF downloads will be located below this discussion, scroll down to view.
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As National Quilting Month winds down, it is time to make some concluding comments about the March’s Mystery Quilt 2013 Quilt Along. When it came time to pick an activity for National Quilt Month, I suggested a mystery quilt because it would be a…Continue
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WOW! Time has come for the mystery to be solved; the eagerly awaited final pattern installment is here.Spoiler Alert! If you would like to start the…Continue
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Started by Ann Johnson. Last reply by Deb VC Mar 24. 13 Replies 1 Favorite
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Add your photos of your fabric selections to share with everyone. Then as we progress week to week you can add photos of your progress. It's fun to see what everyone's blocks look like as we go. Then finally, the big reveal. We'll see what the…Continue
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Comment by Carol Vickers/OH on June 6, 2013 at 11:53am Oh Kathleen, that was fascinating. Makes you really appreciate the creativity and ingenuity of our forefathers. Thanks for sharing.
I was not aware of it either Kathleen-Thank You so much!
Hi All:
Just sharing something I learned about today. Probably most of you already know, but my being a new quilter, I did not. Watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v1kYghOhSqs
It's about the Historic Quilt Walk in Utah. I found it very interesting! Enjoy.
Comment by Amanda Best on June 3, 2013 at 12:58pm My top was quilted by a professional long armer who donates her time and talent to my guild's charity quilts. I finished the binding and will get a photo to share before I drop it off at our next meeting.
Comment by betweens on May 4, 2013 at 1:16am I went to a retreat in April and there was a member that was making this mystery. She used the fabric that you recommended and it looked awesome! I don`t see her posting on here but thought you would like to know.
She finished it at the retreat and we were all so impressed, when she valiantly swung it off the ironing board with her last press to present it to us, only to find that one end was pieced the opposite way. Honestly it looked great so we convinced her not to change it! so she has a personal spin on a great mystery. Great pattern!
Well I finally got back to sewing my top together and will post pictures on the photo page and also my page.
Linda, I think I would make at least part of the blocks the same so it would look more uniform but then, I would have to see the quilt to know for sure. I am not the most experienced quilter so someone else may have a better idea then me.
Comment by Jan Johnson on April 6, 2013 at 8:52am Hopefully I will be able to finish quilting my mystery quilt today......then it's on to the bindings and wah-lah a beautiful blue and yellow throw to keep you cozy and compfy!
Jan in Reno
Comment by Brenda on April 6, 2013 at 6:15am
Comment by Carol Vickers/OH on April 6, 2013 at 6:09am Get well soon Gayle. Awful to be sick. Congratulations on finishing your quilt; can't wait to see it.
Just wanted to pop in and let you know that I have finished my top for the first of my mystery quilt alongs. I still need to put together the second one but I have been so sick that I can hardly hold my head up. I will post a pic as soon as I can get one taken and finish up my second quilt along mystery project and post a pic of it.
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