September Mysteries and Quilt Alongs September 2025

Sorry I am so late getting this posted.  I just forgot about it and kept postponing.  Maybe one of these events will interest you. I'll have October's out around Oct. 2nd. 

Let’s start with Autumn Nights presented by the Fat Quarter Shop. It’s a small mystery quilt that is 31” by 32”.  Get all the details here: https://www.fatquartershop.com/sew-alongs/autumn-nights-mystery-quilt-and-stitch-along?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=sqal-autumn-nights-2025  All the clues/patterns are now available.  Check for videos for each clue on Fat Quarter Shop's You Tube Channel. There is a counted cross stitch version also available. 

I’m always amazed that new web sites with mysteries or sew alongs pop up when I do a search. The web site is called Mystery Quilts Anonymous. The current mystery is called Bear Hugs — the link takes you to info on quite a few mysteries. https://mysteryquiltsanonymous.com/current-mysteries/ .   I haven’t found specifics in terms of number of clues, start or finish dates. And, I realize that there are several other mysteries available if you are interested. I clicked on one of the Bear Hug clues and found a list of tags. From there I clicked on mysteries. That open a series of pages showing quite a few other pages of mysteries.  (If you get to the home page instead of the mysteries page look across the top and click on Free Mysteries.) Surprise -- There is a new mystery called Focal Point. Click on the title of the mystery you want to see. Once on the new page you have to scroll through all the info in the small box. Just click "Download" to transfer the page to your computer.

Here’s another smaller mystery quilt.  Love Sew is presenting this 24.5” x 24.5” top.  Here’s the link to the clues.  https://love-sew.com/pages/mystery-sew-along-week-3? No idea how many clues will be coming out. I bet most of us have enough fabric stash to make this one without buying anything new!

August Mysteries and Quilt Alongs August 2025

 August 2025 Mysteries and Sew Alongs 

Here’s a new one to me. It’s called Aloha 5-0.  You need to sign up for it through any of the quilt stores who are offering it.  To sign up you need to purchase a $50 gift card from a participating quilt store. (Yep, you basically commit to buying $50 worth of fabric, patterns notions etc.) There is a private Facebook group for this mystery.  Do a Google search on Aloha 5-0 quilt to find stores that are participating.  It starts August 6, 2025 with emailed directions sent every week in August with the finishing instructions sent in September. Here’s the web address of one of the stores participating in Aloha 5-0. https://www.quilt-lady.com/mystery-five-0.htm  $$ (but you get it back when you buy from the store.)

Hello Fall is a Mystery Sew Along that will featuring a pieced design enhanced with wool appliqué and embroidery.  The designs will be available free for one week until the next block is released. It starts August 8. Here's a link to one of the stores that is participating. https://reetsragstostitches.com/blogs/news/hello-fall-new-farmhouse-friends-sew-along You can join their Farm House Friends Facebook group to find others who are participating.  

The Fat Quarter Shop is having a sew along featuring The Jolly Bar Book Vo. 5.  You must buy the book. It starts August 13th and runs until December.  The schedule and fabric requirements are a free download. https://www.fatquartershop.com/the-jolly-bar-book-vol-5-sampler-quilt-along-fabric-requirements-free-pdf-pattern?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=jolly-bar-5-qal-announcement $

Laundry Basket Quilts is sponsoring a weekly mystery quilt August 27 through October 22nd. Check this posting about it:  

https://www.laundrybasketquilts.com/blogs/lbq-blog/2025-mystery-quilt?se_activity_id=192687014164&syclid=d1ukvrdd220s73c771v0&utm_campaign=Let's+Get+Ready+for+Our+2025+Mystery+Quilt!_192687014164&utm_medium=email&utm_source=shopify_email

Enjoy this month's selection.  If you know of an upcoming mystery or sew along feel free to send me an email. I keep an ongoing list of upcoming events and post them generally a month before or the post after I find out about them.  Thanks for your help! 

January 2025 Mysteries and Sew Alongs

Here’s something a little different from the normal quilt along.  If you are familiar with Round Robins check out the Stay at Home Round Robin (SAHRR) that will be starting on January 13. Do you  want to know more about it? Go to Quilting Gail’s blog post to find out all the details.  https://quiltinggail.com/2024/12/22/announcing-the-2025-sahrr/. 

The Ft Wayne chapter of the American Sewing Guild is sponsoring a mystery quilt starting in February, 2025.  The quilt is big — 100.5 x 100.5” but a smaller wall hanging that is 40 x 40” is also available.  From what I can tell the directions will be loaded each month onto their web site. Here’s the url that will take you directly to a You Tube video showing the leader’s fabric choices and where to down load the fabric requirements. https://www.asgfortwayne.org/events/mystery-quilt/. Previous year’s mysteries with directions are also available on the same page. 

Sarah’s Softies is hosting a quilt along on her Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/groups/sarahs.softies.quiltalongs.  It will start in January. The quilt is Sarah’s Succulents made the traditional way rather than paper piecing.  Fabric requirements are available now. You can sign up for Sarah’s newsletter to receive emails of the patterns and an additional free pattern. https://subscribepage.io/Sarahs?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2NBBOizxQLz6fzzyeFZxhoFO91WFhgo7QgyG6eX-A408XPyiKaG5I_dvo_aem_J29n0gTVufxVHj3JR9GIEg

2025 Minnesota Quilters Online Mystery begins January 1, 2025 and runs until October 1, 2025. Nonmembers are charged a fee of $47. There is also a Facebook group for paid members. You can choose between a queen at 96” square or a throw at 64” square. It’s not too late to sign up and get going although clues are emailed on the first day of the month at  11:59 am. I’m guessing it’s central time. $

https://web.cvent.com/event/705efe43-0044-416e-89a8-76de0015f88a/summary

Join Canadian Quilters quilt along, True Colors 2025. It begins in mid January. Look for it at https://canadianquilter.com/truecoloursqal/ 

Effervescence Quilt Along started at the beginning of December and will run through July 2025. Fabric requirements were released in early December but cutting doesn’t start until January.  This is based on Yvonne’s Improvisational quilt, Effervescence,  but she says the new pattern is made with conventional piecing.  Here’s the beginning post https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2024/11/15/announcing-the-effervescence-quilt-along-signups-open/. You must purchase the pattern, which will be sent in sections by email as the quilt along proceeds. $

 

Mysteries and Quilt Alongs (Repeat of Jan. 3, 2023)

I have been trying to get a listing of Mystery and Quilt Along posts in the Heading Mysteries and Quilt Alongs below my header. I believe I set it up wrong the first time I did it and I couldn't figure out what went wrong. So I've removed it from Jan. 3 and reposted it today, Mar 30.  I doubt anyone will be starting any of these but I thought I would see if I could fix this listing. 

For over a year I've been searching out sew alongs and mysteries to share in my guild's newsletter.  I can't attend too many meetings of Faithful Circle Quilters in Columbia, Maryland. Gathering info on Sew Alongs and Mysteries is one thing I can do for the guild. It dawned on me recently that I could also share the information with my readers.  So at the beginning of each month I will  post (um, try to post) a listing of sew alongs and mysteries.  I will add a tab at the top so you can easily access the posts. Please feel free to share any info you have on mystery quilts and sew alongs that are coming up.  Here's what I found for January, 2023. 

Riley Blake Designs is offering a block challenge again this year.  It will run from January 3 to May 23 with new blocks coming out every Tuesday except the last Tuesday of the month.  Find out more about it. https://www.rileyblakedesigns.com/2023-rbd-block-challenge

Do you want an easy sew along? Look at the Nine Patch Sampler. You will get an email with block instructions every week for 9 weeks. The quilt along begins Jan 2.  https://www.epidastudio.com/nine-patch-sampler-quilt/.

Sherri McConnell is offering a block of the month again in 2023. Find all the details here: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/a-quilting-life-mystery-block-of-the-month-2023/ Sherri offers directions for 6" and 12" blocks. 

Pat Sloan is offering Sweet Childhood Memories Block a Week.  It starts Jan 4 and runs until May 10th.  Patterns are released each Wednesday.  You can download the supply list now. https://www.ilovetomakequilts.com/sweet-childhood-memories.html

Which Way to Witchville is a Block of the Month for a Facebook group called Cackling Stitches.  The BOM starts January 1 and runs until September 30. Blocks are available the first of each month and are free for the calendar month. Fabric requirement is available now.  For info check https://www.moosestashquilting.com/2022/12/which-way-to-witchville-2023-cackling.html

Way back in September Quilting Gail announced the 2023 SAHRR that is starting now. SAHRR stands for Stay At Home Round Robin. You start with a center of your choice and add borders based on what is called for each round. You can read all about it here. https://quiltinggail.com/2022/12/30/announcing-sahrr-2023/

($)Book Nook Quilt Along begins January 15 and runs for 6 weeks. You will need to buy the pattern that will be available on Jan 6th.  If you like books this might be the perfect QAL for you. https://penandpaperpatterns.c

om/blogs/news/book-nook-qal?_pos=1&_sid=191c0019e&_ss=r

($)Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet along with the Fat Quarter Shop is sponsoring Sew Scrappy Spools Quilt Along. You must purchase a downloadable PDF of the block patterns available January 6.  It begins January 12, 2023. https://blog.fatquartershop.com/announcing-the-sew-scrappy-spools-quilt-along/

($)Meadow Mist QAL for Board and Batten quilt. Must buy pattern.  Fabric requirements are available now.

https://meadowmistdesigns.blogspot.com/p/board-and-batten-quilt-along.html?m=1

I've added a dollar sign ($) in front of any that require a purchase.  Often there is a pattern or book that must be purchased.  Generally the cost is reasonable.  Sometimes a donation is requested for a worthy cause. 

As I said above please feel free to send me info about upcoming sew alongs.  I'll be happy to add to the next month's post. (Although, I will retain the right to not include an event at my discretion.) 

If the links are not active you can always copy and paste them into your browser. 

I am happy to "enable" everyone with these opportunities. 

Happy Quilting! Bonnie