Valentines Day Mystery Quilt

Valentines Day Mystery Quilt 2007

If you can make an HST then you can make this lovely Valentines Day surprise. It takes three different fabrics, or, if you prefer the scrappy look, fabrics from three distinct color families. As usual, the higher the contrast the better your final results will be -- unless of course you prefer muted quilts.
I ran into a couple problems when I was figuring out the yardage I used on this quilt. First of all I live in Canada so I buy all my fabric in meters, not yards, and secondly I made some changes to the pattern after I did all the measuring. Therefore, while I think 3/4's of a yard of each fabric should be enough, I'd suggest making sure you have a yard of each -- just in case. That way, you should even have some left over for borders :). If, after completing this mystery, you'd be willing to share with me how much fabric it took you, I'd love to hear it. Email me at Rhonda@jofigure.com


Here are the fabrics I'll be working with:

My Fabric Choices

Cutting Instructions

Background Fabric:
  • Cut 80 3" squares
  • Cut 16 3 1/2" squares for various HSTs*
Color #1:
  • Cut 44 3" squares
  • Cut 36 3 1/2" squares for various HSTs*
Color #2:
  • Cut 44 3" squares
  • Cut 36 3 1/2" squares for various HSTs*

* I use the method described as Method #1 at QuiltPox.com to make my HSTs, if you use a different method, your cutting instructions may vary.