It’s Mystery Season, Quiltvillians!
With everything going on with our son Jason’s recovery from brain surgery, I’m getting this out a week early with the best news ever – Jason was released from the hospital yesterday and is now resting at home with his Dad. I leave November 2nd to go spend 2 weeks with him.
My reason for releasing the introduction to Lupine & Laughter a week early is so I can get all ruler orders out to you before I fly to Portland. I will do my best to get your ruler/notions orders out to you as quickly as possible.
I return on November 25th. The 2 weeks I am gone will also allow me to order more in if need be and I will resume sending things out upon my return home.
Needless to say, thank you so much for your patience with me during this time.
This year’s mystery gets its inspiration from somewhere I’ve been in the past year or so- ICELAND!
This post contains the back story, colors, yardage requirements, and recommended tools.
Our yearly Quiltville Winter Mystery begins in earnest with Part One going live on – PLEASE READ – NOVEMBER 21, 2025!
Yes, I know that is a week early – but I leave for Germany on Black Friday 11/28/25 – and we are getting an early start while we can.
I am planning to post Part Two on Black Friday 11/28/25 before heading to the airport for NYC to meet up with my Craftours group. I will also post Part Three while I am in Germany.
All of the posts for our Lupine & Laughter mystery will be linked under the Lupine & Laughter tab at the top of the blog for easy reference.
Click HERE for Printable PDF.
I have included full-page scans of the paint chips front and back in the PDF.
If you’ve followed along with our many past Quiltville Mysteries, you’ll already have a good handle of what happens. I’m glad to have you back sewing with me again!
If you are one of the many, many new ones who are joining in from the land of Instagram, Facebook and beyond, I want to welcome you.
The most important thing I can mention is to PRINT YOUR PDF COPIES (or save them to your device, cloud, whatever) as they are released. I can’t recommend a site like Dropbox or Google Docs highly enough.
When the mystery retires, likely some time in February – all of these mystery posts will go away and I will not be providing missing parts. You’ll be directed to the Quiltville Store to purchase the pattern. SAVE YOUR CLUES.
Why do we do a mystery quilt during the holidays? It’s simple.
No matter how busy you may be during the holidays, there are people who are not. They could be alone, or caring for aging parents, their children may be across country or on the other side of the world.
We have folks dealing with devastating illnesses – newly widowed or divorced. Maybe there was a loss of a job, or a move across country and away from family and friends.
The holidays are NOT joyful for everyone – so we do this during this time to bring a little joy into their lives. Sewing in community can heal. It’s a gift I can give.
This year I am also falling into that category. I don’t know what the holidays will bring for us.
If you are too busy to participate because your holidays are bustling and joyful – that’s wonderful. Just save the clues so you can jump in later as your own schedule allows.
Okay! Now that all of that is out of the way – let’s get on with it!
I will be linking all posts pertaining to our mystery under the Lupine & Laughter tab at the top of the blog.
Yes, it was a bit windy and cold, but we were all enamored with the lupine – everywhere there was lupine!
The controversial Lupine is not native to Iceland but was introduced in the 1940s to help with soil erosion. Since then, it has spread like a weed all around Iceland and has proven difficult to control. Depending on who you ask, they’re either a welcome addition of color to the Icelandic landscape or an absolute menace!
I’ll throw in my two cents – I’ll take Lupine over Kudzu any day!
I’ll be sharing more photos from things we saw and did in Iceland as we work our way through the mystery.
Our Lupine & Laughter quilt finishes at 80” X 80′. You can make it bigger or change it to a rectangle by adding more blocks and/or adding more borders. You can make it smaller by making fewer blocks.
Colors & Yardage Requirements:
Purples. Pinks, Ice Blue & Neutral!
Back of Paint Chips.
Full page printouts of the paint chips are included in the PDF.
The purples and pinks are there to show you the RANGE of shades in my quilt. You can push your color families any direction you want. Do not over-match your colors, but let them vary.
Purples contain many red-purples to blue-purples.
Of course, these purples are from the colors of the ever abundant lupine!
I can’t wait to share another Quiltville Winter Mystery with you!
If you are newly arriving, we also have a Gift-Away you won’t want to miss!
Simple shapes and easy piecing create a stunning repeat of pattern and secondary designs – All from a photo taken of a vintage tile floor white traveling. Full color photos, Optional piecing methods, and directions to press for success!
Quilt size: 80” X 80”
I’ll be drawing for two winners who will each receive a Lahinch PDF pattern from me AND:
An Atlantic Sky color roll from
Cotton to Quilts. And yes, they have other rolls to enhance your stash!
Along with the beautiful Atlantic Sky roll, they’ve got other Ireland themed rolls in all of the rich colors you need from Golden Sand to Cliffs of Moher (Chocolate) and Autumn Heather (Pumpkin).And be sure to check out the neutral rolls as well!
Of course, you can envision your own color plan for Lahinch Just choose 4 colors that you like together and add a background where I used lighter sand.
We will draw for our winners on Monday 10/27/25.
Introductory pricing: I’ve placed the
Lahinch PDF pattern at 25% off – no coupon needed -through 10/31/25. Hurry now and save!
Quiltville Quote of the Day –
The journey may be difficult, it may be downright hard and you have to stop and catch your breath. But if it brings you joy keep moving forward!
Scrappy Mountain Majesties quilt in recycled shirt fabrics –
Free Patterns tab at the top of the blog.Have a FABULOUS Friday, everyone!
This mystery pattern is given for personal use only.
No part may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic or mechanical including printing or photocopying for sharing, scanning or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the author.
Please no uploading and saving of this file with intent to share, email or distribute, either digitally or in hard copy.
This is a reader appreciation mystery, something I give back to my readers for their support over the years.
Please help me continue to design and show your support by sending your friends to my blog to print their own copy.
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