Debbie’s Creative Moments
Debbie Caffrey is a self-published author of fourteen books and dozens of patterns. In addition, she has designed and published over 250 patterns in an ever-changing line of mystery quilts.
Debbie has taught many energy-filled workshops nationwide for guilds and shops, and some international venues. These include International Quilt Festival (Houston, Rosemont, and Long Beach), Minnesota Quilters Conference, Festival of Classes in Bend, Oregon, The Road to California and many, many more. Debbie has contributed many articles to Traditional Quiltworks magazine and has made two guest appearance on HGTV’s television program, Simply Quilts, and two episodes of QNNTV.com’s Quilter’s Coffee .
Debbie and her husband Dan lived in Anchorage, Alaska from 1979 to August 2000. They raised three children, Monica, Erin, and Mark.
After living in Anchorage, Alaska from 1979 to 2000, Debbie returned to New Mexico and lives there now. Outside of quilting, Debbie enjoys her family (Grandkids are the greatest!), cooking, her herb garden, and going on long walks and drives, experiencing new places.
New Patterns!
Here are two of Debbie’s new patterns that can be found on the QuiltWoman.com website. Click Here to take a look at all of our available Debbie Caffrey patterns.
Mountain Reflection
September Sunrise
New Mysteries for Classes and Shops!
Debbie has designed and published mystery patterns since 1994. They have appeared in many forms such as magazine series, patterns for use by teachers, groups, and guilds for classes and retreats.
All patterns require basic rotary cutting and machine piecing skills. Techniques are diverse, interesting, simple, and precise. While some techniques are more advanced than others, no pattern contains curved seams, Y-seams, appliqué, or similar challenges.
The sizes of quilts and number of fabrics used in the quilts are just as diverse as the techniques. For obvious reasons there is no picture brochure for mysteries. Because new ones are always being designed there is an ever-changing number of mystery patterns available.
The Class Mysteries and Shop Mysteries are great for use by teachers, groups, and guilds. For information on hosting a mystery, please see How to Host a Mystery with Debbie Caffrey by clicking Here.
To view the mysteries please register online Here, make sure to include your guild or company name where it asks for company name. We will then set up a wholesale account and email you with login information.
Debbie,
I have the three Quiltmaker magazines with your Secret Window pattern. I went to that site and they want me to buy again…I have only one question. On page 53 Quiltmaker #140 it shows “Mystery Quilt Unit 7 Alternate Technique”. Pattern should measure
2 1/2″ across including seam allowances. How do you make this alternate technique? Since this is a July/August 2011 issue, I’m hoping you can still help. Thank you.
Muriel Lee Ginther
I bought a mystery quilt many years ago in a quilt kit up in Maine. I have never made it and when I took it out the other day I have the pattern but there is a sticky note in the package that says missing piece. I have no idea what’s missing or the name of the quilt. Can anyone help me. It was a 6 part series which I’m sure doesn’t help much. On the pattern it says A Mystery Quilt by Debbie Caffrey 1997. It has four colors
Hi Karen – We can definitely try and help you with this. Can you email us a scan or image(s) of the pages that you have and we can try and match it up to the proper mystery pattern? You can send the scans (images) over to customerservice@quiltwoman.com – Thanks!
Hi Debbie, I was cleaning my sewing room and way in the back was a ufo; in it was a mystery quilt I had started in 1995! Oh ya old but unfortunately there are only 4 of 6 steps. Wondering if you would by able to match the pattern and finish the last 2 steps? It is called Under Wraps. Thank you Sue Staves