Sweet Freedom Mystery Resumes for 2022!

 Happy New Year!

After sitting out for 2021, Sweet Freedom Mysteries resumes in 2022 with a few changes to keep things Fresh & FUN!  

Rather than offer one (1) mystery for the ENTIRE year, we will be offering one (1) Sweet Freedom Mystery each month of 2022 for a Total of twelve (12) mystery quilts!  (As a longarmer myself, I will not only be creating at least one of these quilts alongside each of you, I will also be quilting each one every month AND three (3) of our volunteer toppers' quilts - should stay plenty busy!)

This will be more of a virtual 'sew/quilt along', rather than a Mystery however, the final reveal each month will not be until 'sometime' during the last week of the month.  The patterns may or may NOT be shared, depending on the design chosen and/or created, respecting copyright laws, etc., but we will be providing direct links to the pattern(s) chosen, when available and appropriate.  The quilts we create will NOT always be 'panel' quilts.  Again, we are mixing things up and offering different quilt pattern designs for each month.

We are starting off the New Year with panel quilts and the first two have been chosen - here's the link for the panel we've chosen for our January 2022 Sweet Freedom Mystery:


'We the People' fabric panel - Available for online purchase here:  
https://www.missouriquiltco.com/products/we-the-people-declaration-multi-panel

You are ALWAYS free to utilize whichever panels you would like to use.  Typically, our corresponding quilt blocks/units 'should' work with your panel BUT, as we ALL know, panels can and do vary in size.  Please check the measurements of these two panels and IF you choose to use a different patriotic panel, try to choose one w/similar measurements.

Fabrics:

1/2 - 1 yd. EACH of five (5) different coordinating fabric prints/colors 

2-3 yd. of neutral/tone-on-tone and/or white

1 - 1 1/2 yd. medium blue 

1/2 - 3/4 yd. Red solid OR  print

PLEASE NOTE:  Fabric options given for our current/upcoming Sweet Freedom Mysteries will be given in very 'general' terms, and will depend largely on 'your' cutting decisions/tools.  Our January Sweet Freedom Mystery has been designed in EQ8, based on cutting methods utilizing AccuQuilt Go! dies and rotary cutters.

AccuQuilt Go! Dies being used in our 1st Clue for our January Sweet Freedom Mystery:

  • GO! Square - 3 1/2" (3" FINISHED) Die #55006
  • GO! Square - 2" (1 1/2" FINISHED) Die #55022
  • GO! Quarter Square Triangle - (3" FINISHED Square) Die #55396
  • GO! Half Square Triangle/HST - (1 1/2" FINISHED Square) Die #55319

Your choice of cutting methods can and probably will affect fabric requirements.  Please allow extra fabric for cutting errors, personal design choices, and even changes 'you' may choose to make in your finished patriotic quilt...Happy Cutting/Sewing!

Personal printed fabric choices - using white on white for my neutrals:


This monthly mystery is being conducted for the sole purpose of creating beautiful patriotic quilts to Honor our Beloved Veterans and Service Members.  Keeping the final intended recipients of these quilts in mind, helps to keep me focused and on my sewing/quilting toes, while ALWAYS intending to sew/quilt in the 'Good Vibes' while having plenty of FUN!  Our hope is you will be able to do the same.

Plan on joining us for at least one if not ALL of our monthly Sweet Freedom Mysteries.  Once our Sweet Freedom Mystery 'actually' begins on January 14, 2022, we will be posting additional pics/details and our first Clue!

Happy Quilting,
Deb Lindley
Sweet Freedom Mystery 

Sweet Freedom Mystery Facebook Group:  
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SweetFreedomMystery/ 

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