I saw a sample of the blooming 9 patch pattern at my LQS when I first started to quilt 6 years ago. It looked so amazing and SOOOOO complicated, but I vowed to someday make one. This past Saturday, the same LQS had a class on how to make them, and they are so simple once you get the right combination of fabrics. This teacher is strong on accurate piecing, and I must admit I need to build those skills, so I spent some of the time in class with the seam ripper. But I love making 9 patches ( as witnessed by the 6 Irish chain quilts I've made!). So this is a joy to do.
The pattern comes from a book called Tradition with a Twist published by C & T Publishing. The samples in the book aren't that great ( the class members and teachers agree on this!) but it fully explains the process.
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Our teacher showed us a new way to cut strips using a square ruler. Amazing! The strips for this quilt are 1-3/4" wide, so precuts don't work. But it didn't take that long to cut the strips, and I think most of mine are right on the money.
Anyway, instead of building costumes, as I should be doing, I've been working on my 9 patches, mostly just early morning before I do anything else. Here it is with the first 4 fabrics laid out.
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The pattern comes from a book called Tradition with a Twist published by C & T Publishing. The samples in the book aren't that great ( the class members and teachers agree on this!) but it fully explains the process.
image.jpg
Our teacher showed us a new way to cut strips using a square ruler. Amazing! The strips for this quilt are 1-3/4" wide, so precuts don't work. But it didn't take that long to cut the strips, and I think most of mine are right on the money.
Anyway, instead of building costumes, as I should be doing, I've been working on my 9 patches, mostly just early morning before I do anything else. Here it is with the first 4 fabrics laid out.
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