Mystery Quilts!

Dinah's Delight
Lap Size: Approx. 60" x 75"

Here's a new four-part mystery quilt. The instructions are for a lap-size quilt that finishes at approximately 60" x 75". We'll add the remaining segments in December and January. This is another scrappy quilt so have fun remembering all the other projects that created your scraps! Fabric Yardages

Medium/Dark Fabrics - approximately 2 1/2 yards
Background Fabrics - approximately 4 1/2 yards

Cutting Instructions

Please read through all of the instructions before you start. All measurements are based on a scant 1/4” seam allowance. All strips are cut across the width of the fabric. Make sure to label the triangles when you cut them because some of them are very close in size and it’s really easy to get them mixed up!

Cutting Instructions:

Aunt Dinah’s Block – 12 Blocks

Background Fabrics
 12 squares at 4¼”. Cut these twice diagonally to get 48 quarter-square triangle pieces.
 24 squares cut at 3⅞” Cut these squares once diagonally to get 48 half-square triangles
 12 squares at 3½”.
 24 squares cut at 3⅜”. Cut twice diagonally to get 96 quarter-square triangles.

Medium/Dark Fabrics
 12 squares cut at 4¼” Cut twice diagonally to get 48 quarter-square triangles
 24 squares cut at 3⅞” Cut these once diagonally to get 48 half-square triangles
 48 squares cut at 2”

Piecing The Block

Using 48 of the M/D 2” squares, add a wing cut from the 3⅜” background squares to two sides as shown in the diagram.

Add a M/D half square triangles (cut from the 3 7/8" squares) to the edge. Press toward the M/D triangle. When you've finished this unit should measure 3 1/2" edge to edge (3" finished).

Using the M/D and background quarter-square triangles cut from the 4 1/4” squares piece 48 segments that look like the one pictured. Make sure that the M/D triangle is placed correctly! Press the seam allowance toward the M/D fabric.

Add a background half-square triangle cut from the 3 7/8" squares to the edge so that you get 48 units that look like the one shown. These units should measure 3 1/2” edge to edge (3” finished).

Assemble your block using these units plus the 3 1/2" background squares for the centers. Make sure that you get all of the segments turned correctly.

When you’ve finished you should have 12 blocks and they should look like the one pictured. They should measure 9 1/2” edge to edge (9” finished size).

My sincere apologies to those of you who have been following this mystery quilt. I'd intended to have this segment on the website in December. Between snow storms, holidays and illness -- it simply didn't happen and I'm sorry. I'd promised several people that I'd have it up on the website on New Year's weekend. I ALMOST made it. However, while I was on-line getting ready to upload everything my computer got hit with some serious malicious adware that literally stopped all my computer functions. With the help of my Computer Wizard friend, Greg (no, not my husband -- a different Greg!) I should be back up and running at 100% within the next week or so. Again, my sincere apologies!

Cynthie

Block #2: Cutting Instructions

Medium/Dark Fabrics
 86 squares cut at 2”

Background Fabrics
 7 squares cut at 3⅞”. Cut these once diagonally to get 14 half-square triangles. Label them!
 7 squares cut at 3⅜”. Cut these twice diagonally to get 28 quarter-square triangles. Label them!
 58 squares cut at 3½”
 72 squares cut at 2”

Piecing The Blocks

We’re going to do two variations of the same block so be aware of the changes!

Use 72 each of the 2” M/D and background squares to make 36 four-patches that look like the one pictured. They should measure 3½” edge to edge (3” finished).

Use 14 more of the M/D 2" squares plus 28 of the quarter-square triangles that were cut from the 3 3/8" squares to make a unit with "wings" as shown in the diagram.

Add a half-square triangle (cut from the 3 7/8" squares) to the "winged" unit to make a square. When you're finished this unit should measure 3 1/2" edge to edge (3" finished size). You need 14 of these units.

Use the 3½” background squares to construct the blocks. They should look like the ones pictured. You’ll need 10 of one block and 2 of the other as indicated below. When you’re finished these blocks should measure 9½” edge to edge (9” finished).

Block 3: Cutting Instructions

Medium Dark Fabrics
 56 squares cut at 2”

Background Fabrics
 4 squares cut at 3⅜”. Cut twice diagonally to get 16 quarter-square triangles.
 4 squares cut at 3⅞”. Cut once diagonally to get 8 half-square triangles.
 28 squares cut at 3½”
 4 rectangles cut at 3½” x 9½”
 48 squares cut at 2”

Piecing The Blocks
Once again we’re going to do two variations of the same block so be aware of the differences!

You need to make 8 more “wings” using the 2” M/D squares and the triangles cut from the 3⅜” squares. When you’ve finished, add the larger triangle cut from the 3⅞” squares to complete the unit. It should look like the one shown and should measure 3½” edge to edge (3” finished size). You need 8 of these units.

Use 32 of the 2” background squares and the same number of M/D 2” squares to make 16 four-patches. These should measure 3½” edge to edge (3” finished) and should look like the one pictured.

Using the last 16 M/D 2” squares and the remaining 2” background squares make a four-patch unit that looks like the one shown. (Instead of the lights and darks being kitty-corner from each other they’re next to each other.) You need eight of these and they should measure 3½” edge to edge (3” finished).

Using 16 of the 3½” background blocks assemble four blocks that look like the one shown. This block should measure 9½” edge to edge (9” finished).

Now, using the remaining segments, 3½” background squares and the 3½” x 9½” rectangles, assemble four blocks that look like the one pictured.

Background

• 80 strips of sashing cut at 2" x 9 1/2"
• 4 squares at 14" cut TWICE diagonally to get 16 setting triangles. You’ll only need 14 of these along the outside edge of your quilt
• 2 squares at 10" cut ONCE diagonally to get 4 corner triangles.

Medium/Darks

• 28 squares cut at 2" Use these squares as your cornerposts to connect your sashing strips.
• 5 squares cut at 3 3/8" Cut these TWICE diagonally to get 20
quarter- square triangles. You'll need 18 of these to use as the cornerposts on the outside edge of your quilt.

Using the quilt diagram as your guide, sew the blocks, sashing and corner posts and setting triangles together in diagonal strips. Sew the strips together to create your quilt.

Dinah's DelightLap Size: Approx. 60" x 75"

Dinah's Delight
Lap Size: Approx. 60" x 75"