9 patch blocks

Oh Scrap! : Some New Volunteers from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

I have been lazy over the last 6 month and have been tossing all of my scraps in a pile in the corner. Now I have a mess to contend with. I did spend a bit of time this week working through that pile and getting them into their color bins. As I sorted, I kept out any large pieces that I was able to cut a 4.5" square out of. I did get those large scraps all cut and stacked in a project box.

But what is the project going to be?

Once a month, a few young ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under 9 patch blocks , many hands and many hearts , oh scrap!

9 Patch night Vision 21, 22 from Virtual Quilter

Looks much more intricate than it is … it is all just 9 Patch blocks.

The night vision part of the title refers to the night I woke up with an idea floating through my brain that the four corners of a 9 Patch block could become a 4 Patch block when the blocks are joined together.

added by Virtual Quilter 7 months, 1 week ago. under 9 patch blocks , 9 patch night vision , 9p block designs , pieced block designs , pieced quilt designs (Comments)

9 Patch ‘n’ Apps Centred 21, 22 from Virtual Quilter

Nice!

Different , and I love it.

The big question is … how would you quilt the outer blocks in the second design? Something very simple, or something very busy …. or something in between. I do think I would use matching thread.

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year ago. under 9 patch 'n' apps centred , 9 patch blocks , applique and pieced quilts , applique block designs , nine patch blocks , pieced and applique quilt design (Comments)

R’n’W ReColour 1 – 14 from Virtual Quilter

While converting a design with a white background to one with a red background I noticed some of the versions and decided to save each one, then worked out that if I added the new background blocks in a different order I got different designs, and some of them were rather impressive.

I picked out one block to change, but missed one of them, but saved the design anyway.

One on the left is interesting, and I like the one on the right.

The four above are getting more dark background added with some very interesting results!

Getting more interesting ...

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 1 month ago. under 9 patch blocks , 9 patch quilts , nine patch blocks , pieced 9 patch blocks , pieced quilt designs , quilt , r'n'w recolour (Comments)

9 Patch ‘n’ Apps 5×5 19, 20 from Virtual Quilter

If ever I get all the unfinished projects, and the planned projects, finished, I will be making quilts with some low contrast fabrics like the designs in this project file.

Love the second design today.

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 3 months ago. under 9 patch 'n' apps , 9 patch 'n' apps 5 x 5 , 9 patch blocks , 9p blocks , applique blocks in border , nine patch blocks , pieced and applique quilts , pieced blocks (Comments)

Red and White Patches 1, 2 from Virtual Quilter

I remember that a few years ago there was an exhibition of red and white quilts, and it looked absolutely stunning. I have heard that our state guild is issuing a challenge for entries of red and white quilts in the next exhibition, and I woke up this morning with red and white designs going round my mind, so made myself a coffee and turned on the computer and opened electric quilt.

I think these are pretty good designs with a brain fueled with just one cup of coffee. I must have another cup and see what I can do ...

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 3 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , 9p blocks , pieced quilt designs , quilting motifs , red and white patches (Comments)

Basic 9P Quilts 15, 16 from Virtual Quilter

These designs use just one very basic block, the basic Nine Patch, which is simply nine squares stitched together to make a square block. The designs could be made with just two fabrics, or one rather plain light background fabric with contrasting dark scraps.

I love the border of these designs too … simply 5 narrow strips of five different fabrics which includes the dark fabric used in the blocks, with the darkest of the fabrics used as the binding.

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Night Vision 17, 18 from Virtual Quilter

This project file is the result of a thought I had at about 3am one morning, when I am at my my creative. However, that was one of those thoughts I actually remembered when I woke up at a more reasonable hour.

The thought was to draft the corners of 9P blocks so that they met other blocks with identical corners to create a pattern independent of the other five squares in the 9P block. The corner designs stand out better in the first of these two designs, but become more a part of the overall design in the second ...

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 4 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , 9 patch night vision , 9 patch quilts , 9p blocks , nine patch blocks , pieced blocks , pieced quilt designs (Comments)

Blocks of Green 7, 8 from Virtual Quilter

I am fascinated at how these blocks have come together.

The second design is rather boring by comparison. Note that all blocks are basic pieced 9 patch blocks.

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 5 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , 9p quilts , blocks of green , nine patch blocks , pieced blocks , pieced quilt designs (Comments)

A Few More Finishes from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

As I await a few more of the Churn Dash blocks to arrive, I have been focusing on some low hanging fruit to fill the demand for Compassion Quilts. Some easy finishes are grabbing one of the tops that have been donated, finding a backing fabric and quilting it up.

Becky sent in this lovely top made with a jelly roll. I have not seen this design and I have to admit, I really like it! I did get this quilt finished in time to make the delivery to the hospital. It is a nice large lap size and I ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 7 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , compassion quilts , donation quilts , finished quilt

EQ 9x9s OP 25, 26 from Virtual Quilter

Starry night, even though there are just five star blocks!

I should start a new project file with the same fabric choices as this one, but with all star blocks.

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Red and White 2 Block OP 33, 34 from Virtual Quilter

A very interesting design.

I opened this project file after letting it rest in peace for several years as I recently noticed a reference to the red and white exhibition of quilts several years ago.

I am not as impressed by the second design.

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 7 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , 9p blocks , nine patch blocks , pieced 9 patch , pieced blocks , pieced quilts , red and white 2 block op (Comments)

Oh Scrap! : More Low Volume Blocks from Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

This week just really flew by!

Most of the things I worked on, you will have to wait a few days to see.

You might remember I have been working on finishing up the 9-patches for my white based low volume heart quilt. The quilt is now finished and I just need to sew the binding on it.

I really like how it turned out, so this week I cut and sewed 40 more blocks with cream based low volume prints. My plan is to put a pink heart on this second quilt.

I didn't sew all the blocks ...

added by Cynthia Brunz Designs 1 year, 8 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , heart block , oh scrap! , scrap quilting

9 Patch ‘n’ Apps Centered 19, 20 from Virtual Quilter

I like it a lot.

Also like the second one a lot, especially the light background area against the darker space.

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9p in Play 49, 50 from Virtual Quilter

There are some interesting shapes created by the background blocks.

Different. Very different in fact.

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Red, Black and White 11, 12 from Virtual Quilter

I am trying to break away from pink, purple and green!

This project file has been sitting around being ignored for two years, probably because it is in colors I wouldn’t want to live with. However, strong colours in a dull environment can liven up the surroundings.

I love the second design, but I admit that it would lose a lot of impact if it was in my preferred colour range.

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 8 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , black and white , nine patch blocks , on point setting , pieced blocks , pieced quilts , red (Comments)

Purple Haze 11, 12 from Virtual Quilter

Interesting!

Love the second design.

The blocks in this series have a lot of pieces, but there are no set in pieces, but there are some sharp points.

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 9 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , 9p blocks , 9p quilts , nine patch blocks , pieced quilts , purple haze (Comments)

Nan’s Nine Patches 39, 40 from Virtual Quilter

Love it!

I particularly love using borders as a big part of the overall design, rather then just a frame to hold a design together.

Love the second one too, even though the outer borders are not identical!

added by Virtual Quilter 1 year, 10 months ago. under 9 patch blocks , 9p blocks , applique border , nan's nine patches , pieced borders (Comments)

Annie Clover’s Curved Illusions 29, 30 from Virtual Quilter

Lots of quilting in the first design!

Lots of piecing in the second design.

added by Virtual Quilter 2 years, 1 month ago. under 9 patch 'n' apps , 9 patch 'n' apps 5 x 5 , 9 patch blocks , 9p blocks , applique blocks , pieced blocks , quilting motifs (Comments)

9 Patch ‘n’ Apps 5×5 17, 18 from Virtual Quilter

I love the low contrast blocks in the corners of the first design and the way the pieced blocks link up too.

Nicer borders on the second designs though.

added by Virtual Quilter 2 years, 1 month ago. under 9 patch 'n' apps 5 x 5 , 9 patch blocks , 9p blocks , applique blocks , pieced blocks (Comments)

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