Mystery Quilt 2025 - Week 8

We’ve reached week 8 in our Mystery Quilt 2025 journey, and the excitement is building! This week, we’re constructing charming house blocks, using flying geese units as the roofs. As each quilt grows, it’s rewarding to see how everyone's unique color choices and fabric prints come together. The sense of community, inspiration, and creativity has made this journey truly special.

For this year's mystery quilt, we've chosen block designs that work beautifully as borders. I especially love adding house blocks around the edge of a quilt—it gives the finished piece a charming, welcoming touch.

With just one more block to go, now is a great time to reflect on your progress and enjoy piecing together these colorful house blocks. The flying geese technique adds architectural flair to your design, making every block stand out. Whether you’re a seasoned quilter or a beginner, there are always new tips and tricks to help improve your process.

Don’t worry if you’re not using this collection, you can easily use your own fabric scraps! My goal is to inspire you each week, no matter what materials you have. Check out the extra images of this week’s blocks below, made with different fabric collections, and let your creativity shine!

For Week 8, you will need:

(These notions are just my recommendations)

• Fabrics
• Creative Grids® Quilt Ruler 6½" x 6½"
• Crisp Fabric Spray   
  (Edyta’s Tip: I like to press all my fabric ahead of cutting. I use Crisp for a nice finish!)
• Aurifil Thread – 2310 recommended  
• Sew Daisy Fabric Markers (Use fabric markers to stay organized)
• Olfa Spinning Mat 
• Olfa Rotary and Blades 
  (Edyta’s Tip: Always have a stash of fresh blades for your rotary and remember to change yours)
• Pins, Scissors, Needle Threader, and Double Needle Threader
• Microtex Needles 70/10   

Tips and Tricks for wonderful houses:
Lay out your house blocks before stitching to see how your prints and colors interact. This is a perfect time to use up some scraps!

Once you have everything ready, it is time to begin!

Block 8A's

Block 8B's

Cutting Directions:

Select 1 light fabric and 6 dark fabrics.
Light Fabric: 44 – 2" x 6½" light rectangles A
88 light HSTs cut from 44 – 3⅛" light squares B
Dark Fabrics (6 fabrics):
Cut from each of 5 dark fabrics:
8 dark QSTs cut from 2 – 5¾" squares C
8 – 4¼" x 5" dark rectangles D
From your remaining dark fabric, cut:
4 dark QSTs cut from 1 – 5¾" square C
4 – 4¼" x 5" dark rectangles D
NOTE: You can also use more light and dark fabrics if you want to get a bit scrappier.

Block Assembly

Flying Geese: Join 2 B - 3⅛" light half-square triangles and 1 C - 5¾" dark quarter-square triangle as shown.

Repeat to make 44 flying geese.

Join 1 flying geese and 1 D - 4¼" x 5" matching dark rectangle.

Add 1 A - 2" x 6½" light rectangle to the side. Press seams. Make 22 with the rectangle on the left and 22 with the rectangle on the right (44 total).

We're bringing this quilt home!

Make sure to watch our video tutorial for tips!

Use 11 Block 8s on each side of the quilt center and position 4 Block 1s in each corner. Block 8As will be used for the top and bottom, while your Block 8Bs will be used for the left and right sides around the quilt center of our Mystery Quilt 2025 grid.

INSPIRING COLOR OPTIONS

Block 8A & B - Dahlia Collection

Block 8A & B - Lighthouse Collection

Block 8A & B - Sewing Bird Collection

These are just a few of our fabric options- I can't wait to see what you create!
Visit our website for more stunning options.

Love this quilt block? You’re not alone—it’s a versatile design that looks stunning as a standalone feature, but it also makes a fantastic border for just about any quilt project! Adding this block as a border adds texture and visual interest, framing your quilt beautifully and giving it a polished, finished look. Take a look at how we used this block as a striking border in our Log Cabin quilt pattern for a dash of creative inspiration. It’s an easy way to elevate your next quilting project and make it truly unique.

Edyta’s Tip:
Shading the fabric gives a beautiful wave of color to the border.

We’re almost at the finish line, and I can’t wait to see the full spectrum of finished quilts! This shared adventure has highlighted the joy of collaboration and the endless creativity within our quilting community. Keep sharing your progress and stay tuned, your quilt is about to reveal its final charming detail!

Happy Quilting!
Edyta

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