It's that time of year again!
No, not Thanksgiving. Or the winter-related holiday of your preference. Or even Bonnie Hunter's annual mystery quilt (no shade, BH does good work!) Instead, it's the thing I've been eagerly anticipating and checking the website every day of November for:
MerryMayhem's New Year's Day Mystery Quilt! This year it's #147: "Let's Face It" ONE DAY Online Mystery Quilt! Yes, you read that right, it's a quilt top in a day! (Not counting cutting and selecting your fabric).
New Year's Day MYSTERY Quilt! | MerryMayhem.com
Or you can follow along at the MerryMayhem's Mystery Quilts FB page (not linked here b/c I'm not sure of the rules on FB linking). There are 3 quilt sizes to choose from with the yardage requirements for each size.
Part 1 has been released already, which gives the fabric requirements to make several different sized versions of this quilt and some of the cutting instructions. Part 2 will be released on Christmas Day, December 25, & going by past mysteries will probably provide the rest of the cutting directions, and maybe some sewing directions to get some of the time-intense foundational sewing done before New Year's Day. Because that's when this mystery turns from a marathon into a sprint!
On New Year's Days past, MerryMayhem will release 1 sewing clue per hour to allow Mystery Quilters to complete the quilt top on that day (although you can certainly save the clues that day & complete the quilt top at a slower pace... I got off track somewhere around noon and finished the next day).
Due to the time constraints and probably also just the pattern maker's personal style, these quilts tend to be less complex and have a lot less tiny pieces than Bonnie Hunter's quilts. Just a tip for anyone who, like me, might be a little intimidated to take on a Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt... not that plenty of people don't complete both, of course!
This will be my 2nd year participating and I've been looking forward to this for a while! Now to go through my stash with those Part 1 fabric requirements in mind 
I am graciously cut and pasting this with permission....so I didn't have to start from scratch. She calls it her Let's Face It quilt so you can use leftover 6" x 9" facemask novelty print fabrics, although you don't *have* to use novelties or her colors (I used Quilt of Valor fabrics for my last one). Would love to see your fabrics! Post away!