QUILTIQUE’S
#1 MYSTERY QUILT
by Kay
Step 1
Just for Fun…
Kay has done it again!
She has created a fun and easy Mystery Quilt.
Here is a list of the fabric requirements and the first step to complete
it.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS
| Dark—2 yards | Light—1-1/3 yards |
| Medium—1 yard | Light Medium—1 yard |
| Dark Medium—7/8 yard | Binding—3/4 yard |
| Backing—4-1/2 yards | |
CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS
| Dark 11 strips—4-1/2”x width of fabric 16—4-1/2” squares |
Light 8 strips—4-1/2” x width of fabric Cut one of the strips into 8—4-1/2” squares |
| Medium 12—4-1/2” x 12-1/2” rectangles 8—4-1/2” squares |
Light Medium 3 strips—4-1/2” x width of fabric 9—4-1/2” squares |
| Dark
Medium 12—4-1/2” x 12-1/2” rectangles |
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STEP 1
Sew 1 dark strip and 1 light strip together. Make 4 sets.
Cut into 4-1/2” segments.
You will need 32 total of these segments.
Sew 1 light medium
strip and one light strip together. Make 3 sets.
Cut into 4-1/2” segments.
You will need 24 total of these segments.
STEP 2
Sew together four light/dark segments and three light/light medium segments from step 1 to make a row as shown below. Add 1 light 4 1/2" square at the end. Make 8 of these.
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STEP 3
Get the 16 dark 4 1/2"
squares, 12 medium 4 1/2" x 12 1/2" rectangles and 8 medium 4
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Sew together as shown. Make 4 sets.
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STEP 4
Get the 12 Dark Medium 4 1/2"
x 12 1/2" rectangles and 9 Light Medium 4 1/2" squares.
Sew them together as shown to create 3 rows.
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STEP 5
Get the 8 rows from STEP 2 and the
4 rows from STEP 3. Sew one STEP 2 row on each side of a STEP 3 row as shown.
You will now have 4 of these sections.
STEP 6
Sew all sections from STEP 5
alternately with rows from STEP 4.
STEP 7
Sew the remaining dark 4 ½ " strips together end to end to create one long
strip. From this, cut two borders the width of your top from STEP 6 (about 60
½"). Add one to each side of the quilt. Measure again and cut the two
remaining borders by this new measurement (about 68 ½"). Add to top and
bottom of quilt. Finished quilt will be approximately 68 ½" square.
CONGRATULATIONS! You're finished!