MYSTERY QUILT 2004/2005 Cutting Instructions

MAYFLOWER QUILT GUILD MYSTERY QUILT 2004/2005
All seam allowances are ¼ inch. Press seam allowances to the darkest side whenever possible -or- press all seams open. Yardage does not include batting or backing fabric.Wash, dry and iron all fabrics.
Yardage Requirements:
Dark fabric: 2 yards
Medium fabric: ¾ yard
Background fabric: 1 ½ yards
Template Free Cutting Instructions:
Dark Fabric:
* Six strips 4 ½", reserve for border.
* Nine strips 2 ½", reserve six strips for binding, cut remaining strips into forty eight 2 ½" squares (A1) (X1), and two 2 ½" x 4 ¼" rectangles (H1).
* One strip 2 7/8", cut into fourteen 2 7/8" squares, cut in half on the diagonal (B1).
* Two strips 4 ½", cut into eight 4 ½" squares (Y1).
* Two squares 3 5/8", cut in half on the diagonal (E1).
Medium fabric:
* Two strips 2 ½", cut into twenty 2 ½" squares (A2) and two 2 ½" x 4 ¼" rectangles (H2).
* One 4 ½" square.
* Two 4 7/8" squares, cut in half on the diagonal (F2).
Background fabric:
* Three strips 4 ½", cut into sixteen 4 ½" squares (C3), four 4 ½" x 2 ½" rectangles (H3), and four 4 ½" x 8 ½" rectangles (G3).
* Three strips 8 ½", cut into twelve 8 ½" squares (D3).
* One strip 2 ½", cut into sixteen 2 ½" squares (A3).
* From scraps cut twelve 2 7/8" squares, cut in half on the diagonal (B3).