Quiltmakers New Years Mystery Quilt: Part 1
Happy New Year!
And welcome to
Quiltmakers New Years Mystery Quilt
If you haven’t already, please see our introductory post with yardage and color ideas. We’ve named this quilt Auld Lang Stitches (clever title courtesy of Creative Editor Paula Stoddard).
Today we begin with Part 1. We’ve sprinkled the cutting into several of the early steps, to make the whole process more fun. For a printable PDF of Part 1, click here.
Cutting:
White Tone-on-Tone
144 squares (A) 2 3/8 x 2 3/8
Blue Tone-on-Tone
144 squares (A) 2 3/8 x 2 3/8
96 squares (B) 2 x 2
Sewing:
Refer to the Triangle-Squares technique.* Pair the white As and blue As to make 288 unit 1s. Be sure each unit 1 measures 2 x 2.
Sew a blue B to a unit 1 as shown to make a unit 2. Make 96 unit 2s. Be sure each unit 2 measures 2 x 3 1/2.
Set the remaining unit 1s aside.
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*Triangle-Squares Technique
With the right sides together and the lighter fabric on top, pair one square of each color that makes the unit. On the lighter patch, draw a diagonal line from corner to corner. Stitch 1/4 out from both sides of the line. Cut apart on the marked line. With the darker fabric up, open out the top patch and press the unit. A pair of squares will yield 2 units.
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I really hope you have a good time making Auld Lang Stitches! I’m making a scrappy version using red-violets and yellow-greens, plus black prints in place of the white.
You’re invited to post photos of your progress on our Facebook page, or email them to us using [email protected]. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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