Gumnut Gear provides Mystery Quilt workshops, where quilters complete all stages of a quilt without knowing how the finished item will look. Arrive to find your fabrics ready to go and by following the step by step instruction you will end up with a lovely surprise. Morning, afternoon tea and lunch supplied.

In the first half of 2008, we have three exciting Mystery Quilts. Mid Week Mystery Split over 2 weeks Wednesday - 5th & 12th March - 9am - 3:30pm Mystery Marathon This is a day for sew, sew, sew! Starting at 9am and finishing at 9.30 pm, no interruptions. Dinner will be ordered in. Saturday - 29th March - 9am - 9:30pm Mystery Quilt Weekend Following in the tradition of past Mystery Quilt weekends. Saturday & Sunday - 21st & 22nd June- 9am - 5pm

Mystery Quilt 4 was originally released in monthly installments, but is now freely available to follow at your leisure. Simply download each session as you are ready.

Session 1 - Session 2 - Session 3 - Session 4
Session 5 - Session 6 - Session 7 - The End

For this quilt, I have designed it with a patchworker's stash in mind. You need a large background piece, but the rest is done scrappy. So long as your piece is larger than 4cm square you can use it somewhere. I have broken the instructions up into sessions and parts, simply follow 1 step at a time.

Finished size:- 170cm square
Seam allowance:- 6mm

I recommend that all fabrics should be washed and pressed before starting. Also, you should read through all instructions for the section before starting work on that section.

Requirements:-

• 3.8 metres main fabric/background.
  This needs to be a simple fabric, plain, marbled or with a small simple print as it must contrast your other fabrics.
• 10 - 12 fat ¼'s or a large stash for contrasts - checks, stripes or any pattern will be fine as long as there is contrast from the background.