Let's Do a Mystery--or Three in 2023!

I have discovered four quilt mysteries going on over New Year's and am in for at least three of them (besides Chilhowie in progress).  I figured I should post about them in case any of you wanted to join in on them and were unaware they were going on!  

The first one is sponsored by Craftsy and Stitchin Heaven and is called Sparkling New Year.  It starts at 10 AM my time (CST) and has easy cutting and presewing of HST's.  You do not need to be a member of Craftsy to sign up for emails to get the clues.  There is also a facebook group for this and they will be doing videos all day demonstrating this quilt in progress.

I do still need to mark some lines and pin the squares together--they just updated the presewing last night.  Barb, Becky and I and BJ are sewing along on this one.

Cuts and Bolts is a new to me facebook group (and store) doing a NYE mystery that starts at 8 AM my time with clues every hour.  I have not cut this fabric and will only be doing this one if I love it since I am already in for three! BJ says she is doing this one, so now I am thinking I might have to cut it!

Every year I tend to do the Merry Mayhem  New Year's Day mystery every year.  This is case #146 and it is suitable for an eye spy type quilt!  I decided to use the fall fabrics that Barb just sent me and the ones I had on my own shelf.  I could have done a kids' eye spy, but I figure if I love this pattern I can repeat it with those.  These fabrics were fresh in my mind when it came time to pick and they won out.  The presewing for this one involved sewing strips together and cutting them into two patches.  Super easy and fairly quick to cut.  These clues all get uploaded on the day of the mystery and starts at 9 AM my time.  The clues disappear quickly (you can buy them after that) so if you are interested you need to grab them that day.  Barb, BJ and I are doing this one.

                                        

I normally do Mystery Quilt Anonymous' quilt which NORMALLY starts at 2 PM my time on New Year's Eve.  This year because of the day it falls on Debi is doing it on New Year's Day starting at 2 PM (it is morning for her in New Zealand).  The clues come out every few hours on her website and there is a facebook group of the same name where we all share pictures and tips.  If you love mysteries, her website (and her books sold on Amazon) have a plethora.  She is prolific and shares her talents freely.  She makes videos with tips that are always fun too.  I am going to try to catch some of that live but it may depend on how Merry Mayhem is going since that one will be in progress already that day.  

The presewing for this one is HST's and I have them all done and ready to go.  Barb and I are doing this one.  BJ was interested, but the cutting on this one is more involved so she may have talked herself out of this one! (She didn't!).

I completely expect to be working on these the first weeks of January.  My stamina is not usually so good that I can get through them all in the day allotted.  Plus I am trying to do more than one in a day!  Are you planning on doing any of these?  Or have you found others that I have somehow missed?  I am so excited for these mysteries--this is my favorite sewing time of the year!

I should also mention that I am planning on buying the pattern and possibly the kit for the Modern Quilt Studio mystery which starts in January and goes for several weeks.  I love their work and want to support them--so since I LOVE mysteries, this is one way to do it!