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Steps to the
Mystery Quilt are available at each guild meeting and
will be added here as they are distributed. Kathy Sowder
is the Mystery Quilt Chairperson.
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five |
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Chapter One
General Comments:
This is a very simple 48 inch square wall hanging.
 I
sent the pattern to a close friend that had never done
any quilting - she was able to make it without asking a
single question!
She chose a very dark poinsettia Christmas print, a
solid like red, and an off-white tone on tone background
fabric. This quilt won a 1st place ribbon at
the Bridgewater Fair in Connecticut!!
 All
seam allowances are ¼ inch. Press seam allowances to the
darkest side whenever possible -or- press all seams
open. Yardage does not include batting or backing
fabric.
Wash, dry and iron all fabrics. Prepare for cutting -
fold fabrics selvage to selvage.
 Smooth,
bring folded edge to selvage and smooth again. Using a
rotary cutter and ruler, square up fabric and trim raw
edge.
Yardage Requirements:
Dark fabric: 2 yards
Medium fabric: ¾ yard
Background fabric: 1 ½ yards
Template Free Cutting Instructions:
Dark Fabric:
* Six strips 4 ½", reserve for border.
* Nine strips 2 ½", reserve six strips for
binding, cut remaining strips into forty eight 2 ½"
squares (A1) (X1), and two 2 ½" x 4 ¼" rectangles (H1).
* One strip 2 7/8", cut into fourteen 2 7/8"
squares, cut in half on the diagonal (B1).
* Two strips 4 ½", cut into eight 4 ½" squares
(Y1).
* Two
squares 3 5/8", cut in half on the diagonal (E1).
Medium fabric:
* Two strips 2 ½", cut into twenty 2 ½" squares
(A2) and two 2 ½" x 4 ¼" rectangles (H2).
* One 4 ½" square.
* Two 4 7/8" squares, cut in half on the
diagonal (F2).
Background fabric:
* Three
strips 4 ½", cut into sixteen 4 ½" squares (C3), four 4
½" x 2 ½" rectangles (H3), and four 4 ½" x 8 ½"
rectangles (G3).
* Three strips 8 ½", cut into twelve 8 ½"
squares (D3).
* One strip 2 ½", cut into sixteen 2 ½" squares
(A3).
* From
scraps cut twelve 2 7/8" squares, cut in half on the
diagonal (B3).
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Chapter Two
Block A: Make One
* Sew E1 triangles to opposite sides of the
center square
C2, press.
* Add the remaining E1 triangles to the
other
sides of center square and press.
* Add F2 triangles in the same manner.
Block B: Make Two
* Begin
piecing B3 to B1 triangles.
* Sew to A2 squares.
* Sew
H1 to H3.
* Continue as shown in Block B diagram.
Block C: Make Two
* Piece this block as directed
for
Block B.
* The
only difference is the color placement.
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Chapter Three
Block D - Make Four
Divide the block into quarters for easy construction.
Upper left and lower right corners:
* Sew
B3 and B1 together, press.
* Sew the four small squares together as shown
in Block D diagram.
* Lower left corner: on the wrong side of X1,
draw
a diagonal line from corner to corner.
* Place this square on top of C3 as shown in
Figure 1.
* Stitch on the line and trim leaving 1/4;" seam
allowance.
* Piece the four quarters together.
Block E - Make Four
* This block is constructed the same as Block D.
* The
only change is color placement.
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Chapter Four
Block
F - Make Eight
* Draw a diagonal line, corner to corner, on the
diagonal of X1 squares.
*
Place X12 on G3
(Figure 1).
* Stitch on diagonal line.
* Trim, maintaining
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seam allowance.
* Press.
Block
G - Make Four
* Prepare the upper two corners of this block
using the same
technique
as Blocks D and E,
changing
the stitching line direction on the left side.
* The lower corners
are
pieced in the same manner (Figure 2).
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When the block is completed
there
will be a 1/4" overlap at center bottom.
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Chapter Five
* Follow
the
Layout
diagram for block placement.
* You will need to rotate several of the blocks
to match the diagram.
* Sew rows of five blocks together, then sew the
rows together.
* Add borders to vertical sides,
then horizontal sides.
* Layer
with batting and backing, quilt and bind as desired.
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