Mystery Quilt Part 5 - Final Step

Lay the blocks out next to each other to form 6 blocks as shown in figure 8 (or 8a) and 3 blocks as shown in figure 9 (or 9a) .  Try it both ways and see which way you like the best.  8a and 9a are negatives of 8 & 9.  (If you use 8a use 9b ... if you use 8 use 9)

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Lay new blocks as shown below:

8 9 8                   8a 9a 8a

8 9 8        or       8a 9a 8a

8 9 8                   8a 9a 8a

Note: there are other layouts for this quilt top, these are just two examples..

Border as desired for your own finished size (quilt top measures 36"x36" without borders)

Mystery Quilt - Part 1

Scrap Mystery Quilt - Part 1



This is a very quick to piece scrap quilt that can be made with a minimum of six different fabrics (3 lights and 3 darks), it can be done with scraps in your bag from previous quilts of by trading with friends, or it can be done as a charm quilt with every patch a different fabric (it can not be strip pieced if you are making a charm quilt.



This pattern will make a 36"X36" quilt top with out borders.



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Part 1

Fabric option #1

If you are using scraps from your scrap bag you will need the following:

36 darks measuring 2.5"x2.5"

36 lights measuring 2.5"x2.5

36 lights measuring 4.5"x2.5"

36 darks measuring 4.5"x2.5"

36 lights measuring 3.5"x2.5"

36 darks measuring 3.5"x2.5"



Scraps from your scrap bag will equal to the amount of fabric listed below:



Or Fabric Option #2



If you are using just 6 different fabrics (3 light, 3 dark) you will need the following:

1/2 yard of 1 light (Part 3)

1/2 yard of 1 dark (Part 1)

1/3 yard of 1 light (Part 2)

1/3 yard of 1 dark (Part 2)

1/4 yard of 1 light (Part 1)

1/4 yard of 1 dark (Part 3)



Using the 1/4 yard of light and the 1/2 yard of dark fabric (or the equivalent from your scrap bag):



Cut light fabric in strips 2-1/2" wide by the length (approx 44")

Cut dark fabric in strips 4-1/2" wide by the length (approx 44")



Strip piece them together so you will have a strip similar to figure 1. Use a 1/4" seam allowance with 12-15 stitches per inch. Press toward the dark fabric.

Cut across the seam for pieces that are 2-1/2"x6-1/2". You will need 36 pieces of the configuration shown in figure 2.

When you have completed all of Part One, you can go on to Part Two

Mystery Quilt Part 2

Part 2

Using the 1/3 yard of each light and dark fabrics cut the following (or the equivelent from your scrap bag):

Cut light and dark fabric strips 3-1/2" wide by whatever length (if this comes out of your scrap bag it is whatever length available, if cutting from a full piece of fabric it will be approximately 44")

Strip piece them together so you have a strip similar to figure 3

Press toward the dark fabric.

Cut across the seam for pieces that are 2-1/2" x 6-1/2"

You will need 36 of the pieces of the configuration similar to that shown in figure 4

When you have completed all of Part Two, you can go on to Part Three

Mystery Quilt Part 3

Part 3

Using the 1/2 yard of light fabric and 1/4 yard dark fabric cut the following (or the equilvent from your scrap bag):

Cut dark fabric strips 2-1/2" wide by whatever length (if this comes out of your scrap bag it is whatever length available, if cutting from a full piece of fabric it will be approximately 44")

Cut light fabric strips 4-1/2" wide by whatever lenghth (if this comes out of your scrap bag it is whatever length available, if cutting from a full piece of fabric it will be approximately 44")

Strip piece the light and dark fabrics together so that you have a strip set (or several strips) similar to that shown in figure 5

Press seam towards the dark fabric.

Cut across the seam for pieces that are 2-1/2" x 6-1/2"
You will need 36 of the pieces of the configuration similar to that shown in figure 6

When you have completed all of Part Three you can go to Part Four

Mystery Quilt Part 4

Please complete Part Three before going any further.  There are 5 parts to this mystery

Part 4

Piece the strips into blocks that will measure 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" (unfinished) as shown in figure 7.  Press all the seams in one direction.  (The nice thing about this block is that you do not have to worry about matching seams!)

You will have 36 blocks measuring 6-1/2" x 6-1/2"

When you have completed all of Part Four, you can go to Part Five, the final part of our mystery quilt.