The Holiday Seclusion Mystery will start on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. With most everyone staying put, I figured it’s a good time to do a simple mystery. Even though it’s called a holiday mystery – it’s not a holiday quilt. Unless you use holiday fabrics … it’s just a small quilt – 43″ x 43.” It will make a great baby quilt or table topper. It can easily be made larger, but I’m just giving you the directions for the small quilt.
Do you want a 2 colour quilt? Then this will do the trick!
Do you want a scrappy quilt? You have that choice as well.
Fabric Requirements
- Background: 1 ½ yards
- Scraps: 1 – 1½ yards …. (if making a 2 colour quilt, 1 yard)
SEW … what did I use to make this quilt? For the 2 colour quilt, I used a white background paired with a peach print. It will make a nice baby quilt. The scrappy quilt has a grey background and has dark teal, dark green and green prints. Yes, they are all Island Batik fabrics!
CUTTING
Cut fabrics ahead of time. Label as directed
| Fabric | How Many | Size to Cut | Label | Mark when done |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background | 18 | 5” x 5” squares | Step 1 | |
| 36 | 4 ½” x 2 ½ ” rectangles | Step 2 | ||
| 9 | 4 ½” x 4 ½” squares | Step 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 ½” WOF strips | border | ||
| Colour | 18 | 5” x 5” squares | Step 1 | |
| 36 | 4 ½” x 2 ½ ” rectangles | Step 2 | ||
| 5 | 2 ½” WOF strips | binding |
Once you have the finished cutting and the parts labelled, sit down and enjoy a cup of something warm! Clue #1 will appear on Dec. 26.
Quilting Gail 