Other mystery quilts Besides Bonnie Hunter
 

I was going to do Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt, but decided not to. Now I have a hole in my life ;-).

Does anyone know about other mystery quilts out there right now that are really interesting? Preferably free ;-).

Thanks for ideas.

i Think Laundry Basket quilts has one.

Do you know where it might be? I checked her web site and didn't find it.

Teresa, check out Edyta's blog. What she is doing is a quilt-along from her Patches of Blue book. You need her book and subscribe to the newsletter.

I see a lot on Facebook. There are a lot of sew a longs. Pat Sloan, Fat Quarter Shop, and other groups. Bonnie Hunter quilts all look the same with different colors to me. One scrappy big quilt is enough to last me for a long time.

Here are some free mysteries:

https://murdermysteryquilt.com/
https://blog.patsloan.com/2018/11/20...-the-fun-.html
https://www.merrymayhem.com/index.html

and then there a quilt alongs. And shops that have mysteries.

I'm starting to understand why the Bonnie Hunter mystery is so popular. It's one of the few free ones ;-).

Thanks for the replies so far.

I hadn't done any of the Bonnie Hunter mysteries, and figured this was my big year! But I'm not feeling it this year either ;-).

Thank you for the ideas. I was on the Moda Blockheads for awhile, but they're a quilt along. I really wanted to do a mystery. I think Pat and FQS both are quiltalongs too.

I don't do them scrappy, and don't always follow her layout. I think mine look different from each other and definitely different then all the other BH quilts that year. I do agree they all have a similar look/feel though.

I saw 6 yards of background fabric, and said "hard pass". I don't want to waste that much of my precious backgrounds on seams, which I'm assuming is the reason why it calls for so much fabric. Of course, if done non-scrappy, it wouldn't take so much. I'm always curious to see how her mysteries turn out, and who knows, maybe I'd make a non-scrappy version after collecting all the steps.

I'm too stressed of a person for her quilts, anyway, ha-ha. And it's apparently all my fault, from what I hear, LOL.

But good old fashioned, interesting mysteries are few and far between these days, it seems. I know people need to make a living, so I can't get too upset with them for charging in some way. It's hard to pay for something, if I don't know what it's going to end up being. Maybe I should try Edyta.

It really is hard to find a free mystery. I am used to using small pieces there is no way around the extra yardage needed when using small pieces. I have fun w/ it and make it my own so the extra expense of the fabric amount doesn't bother me enough to quit doing it. I figure it is one quilt a year so if you average it out it really doesn't cost that much for the whole year.

Charlotte Hawkes just announced a new mystery quilt that starts on January 8th and is free. Here is the link to here website . I think you can sign up for e-mail notifications she does not post to often mainly just her mystery updates and clues. She does have a facebook page and you can see some of her past mysteries that people have posted pictures of. This mystery is called " A Handy Dandy Scrap Quilt" she released the precutting instructions. Quilt is 60 x 82 without border and with a border 80 x 97.

Charlotte Hawkes Quilts
http://www.charlottehawkesquilts.com/

Facebook page: Making Scrappy Quilts with Charlotte
http://www.facebook.com/groups/795322573884605/

Well that looks kind of fun. Thank you.

There is another group on Facebook called Mystery Quilts Anonymous she does a lot of mystery quilts and can choose what size she gives options and they are free. She leaves them all on there in the files so you can take a look at her past ones and she has a couple coming up.

Eleanor Burns has a mystery quilt ongoing now called "Fun on the Farm" the block directions are free or you can buy a kit. It started in August but the blocks are pretty quick and easy. A new one is posted each month and there have been several bonus ones.
Here is a link to the Fun on the Farm pattern website and a link to the quilt along here on the QB. There is also a Facebook page as well. The FB page has over 8000 members.

https://www.quiltingboard.com/quilti...s-t298654.html


https://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponli...CQy2LqEgZrC1g8

Homespun Hearth has a New Year's Day Mystery which is free.

http://www.homespunhearth.com/detail...New-Years-2019

Quilt Doodle Designs will be starting a free mystery block of the month in January. https://quiltdoodledesigns.blogspot.com

And don't forget to keep an eye out for QB's own PaintmeJudy. Her mysteries are fun.

Pat Sloan is going to start one.

This is the link for the Facebook Group Mystery Quilts Anonymous. https://www.facebook.com/groups/460909094374306/
She does a lot and it is fun to follow along with all the other posters progress, although I haven't done one of hers yet.

I've done two of Judy's here on the QB and they are great with lots of camaraderie from the other posters. I think the next one starts in January?

I did the Merry Mayhem New Years' Day quilt last year and it was fun and turned out well.

Watson

Our guild is starting one in Jan. I can send you the clues once a month. It will be super easy knowing the person who is in charge of it.

frustrated 40 Thank you for the link to Charlotte Hawkins quilt. I love it. Going to challenge my friend who also loves scrappy quilts.

That is a sweet offer. I might take you up on it!

I wish there like buttons here. I like all of the posts so far, even if I haven't responded directly to each!

These are always fun, not super involved, and not a huge fabric commitment...next one starts soon...

http://jendalyquilts.blogspot.com/20...Daly+Quilts%29

Just subscribed to her blog so I can check out this mystery some more, love scrappy! Thanks for the tip

Just Us Quilters on Facebook is offering a free mystery quilt ... They are on clue 3. called the Turbine Twist.

This might be overkill but I’ve been collecting these to pass on to my guild, so I’ve got a several I can add:

For Christmas, starting Dec 3rd-13th is Quilt Art Designs is Twas the Night before Christmas-9 blocks, these are paper piecing. They patterns are free for 1 day. She's in a different time zone, so you need to take that into account or you'll miss one. https://quiltartdesigns.blogspot.com

Other's starting in January:

Quilt Art Design: paper piecing 24 months “Amazing and Odd Animal Alphabet” https://quiltartdesigns.blogspot.com

Adventurous Quilter has 2 paper piecing starting: “Kitchenalia Adventures” and “Daybreak at the Barn” https://adventurousquilter.yolasite.com/

Fandom in Stitches in Jan. starts “Star Trek Row Along”. It’s weekly paper piecing project. http://www.fandominstitches.com/

Piecing the Past is starting “Delft Blue” it’s weekly and mostly applique. http://www.piecingthepastquilts.com/delft-blue-bow

Quilt Doodle Designs has a monthly starting in Jan. “Garden Sunshine” https://quiltdoodledesigns.blogspot.com/

Ms. P. Designs has a monthly starting in Jan. “Elephants” (applique) https://mspdesignsusa.com/

And lastly Pat Slone has 2 starting in Jan. 1 weekly and 1 monthly. They are “A Flower Bouquet” and “Out of this World” https://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/

Something to mention, I'm all about the free patterns too, but we should all keep in mind that it takes time, money and work to offer these. So if you do some of them, take time to browse their site and pick a up a pattern during the year (if you can). Or at the very least, leave something in the comments to thank them for their generosity.

Ok, all done and jumping off my soap box!:o

From My Carolina Home does scrappy mystery quilts pretty regularly. I've done a few of hers and really love how they came out. For me, Bonnie Hunter's quilts are just too busy. Makes my eyes hurt LOL.

Onebyone, your private message inbox is full.

Thanks for all the great links! :)
If you like applique, Esther Aliu is getting ready to start a new BOM. Her work is stunning! You do have to join her FB group to get the patterns for free though.
https://www.estheraliu.com/blockofthemonth2019

Also, Sindy at FatCatPatterns has a new one coming up soon called Gnome Grown:
https://www.fatcatpatterns.com/

Last year, I bookmarked 14 free BOMs, started one & worked on 2 from 2017. Many of those came from some of these links you all have listed here.

The list on Google is growing too:
https://www.google.com/search?q=free...nt=firefox-b-1

I was just going to post that one. I think I am going to participate. It sounds quick and easy and I should have enough fabric upstairs to do it.

Check out her list https://blog.ajpadilla.com/2018-free-boms/

My friend has done several free mystery quilts from QuiltBug. Believe they have these around New Years Day

Sync, just had to insert here....I love the quilt in you avatar.

National Quilter’s has a free one going right now on their Facebook page, NQC Quilt Block Challenge. Look in the notifications for the beginning blocks

Pat Sloan's are usually fairly easy and often has a video with it. Bonnie Hunters are wonderful but too many little pieces for me. I make mainly donation quilts.. That Fat Cat one is adorable.

Thanks for some great suggestions. I love this board.

Just to let you know, the Murder Mystery quilt is not free - the 2018 version was $9.00 a month for directions to a block and a chapter of the mystery. I've been doing it, and to be honest, some of the directions have been poorly written. I have a few of the more involved blocks to catch up on, and plan to stick with it as a lot of $$ and fabric have been invested. I will not be signing up for 2019.