fall tall nine patch

Three Years Later {Tall 9 Block Drive Wrap Up} from Kat & Cat Quilts

Happy Friday, Quilters, and Happy New Year! At long, long last the Sept 2021 Fall Tall Nines block drive has wrapped up. Only 3.3 years after it launched. This was a HUGE block drive and these blocks have been my nemesis. Every time I thought they were all quilted up I would find more.

These first two quilts were made from donated blocks by Cynthia with Many Hands Many Hearts. She chose a nice fall-ish panto with leaves and pumpkins for the first one.

This second one, also quilted by Cynthia, has straight lines. I am always a fan ...

added by Kat 3 weeks, 6 days ago. under block drive finish , cynthia quilts , fall tall nine patch , sundance quilting

Yet More Tall 9s from Kat & Cat Quilts

Happy Friday, quilters! There are seven more Tall 9s quilts in this post, all quilted by Linda, from the Sept 2021 block drive.

We are getting close to the end of the quilts from this drive. I believe with this post we're are 41 finished so far.

This drive has been my kryptonite over the past three years. Every time I think I've gotten all the blocks and tops sent off to quilters and done I find more! I found three more tops just last month.

But, now I think, as best I can tell, when these last ...

added by Kat 5 months, 3 weeks ago. under block drive finish , fall tall nine patch , linda quilts

Quilting Friends from Kat & Cat Quilts

Fellow Texans Nancy K. and Jenn occasionally team up to help CiL finish block drive quilts. Nancy put together these stars from the 2021 "Oh My Stars" drive and Jenn did the quilting on her long arm. I really like the layout Nancy chose.

If you look closely you can see that the quilting panto has stars and swirls in it.

Nancy also put together these Tall 9 blocks and Jenn quilted it with an organic curvy panto. Perfect colors for this time of year. With recent drop offs we are rapidly approaching 1500 quilts donated in the East Texas ...

added by Kat 1 year, 3 months ago. under block drive finish , fall tall nine patch , july stars 21

Wishing for Fall from Kat & Cat Quilts

Wishing for Fall and admiring these fall-colored quilts! There were a couple of mornings this past week when I went out the door for work that it actually felt cool.

These tops were made by Gail and kitted up with complimentary backings and bindings to make them quick to finish. These are from the Tall 9s block drive.

Linda took it from there and did a lovely job with coordinating FMQ patterns on her long arm.

Gail actually lives very near me, and she's contributed finished tops to MANY of CiL's drives. She has meticulous piecing and great ...

added by Kat 1 year, 5 months ago. under block drive finish , fall tall nine patch , gail's tops , linda quilts

Assorted Block Drive Quilts from Kat & Cat Quilts

Happy Friday quilters! This weekend I have quilts from Linda to show you. Linda has been such a busy worker bee for the past couple years helping to finish CiL quilts.

This geese quilt was Linda's contribution to the Sept/Oct 2022 drive, she made this one entirely herself. I really like this quilting design with the loops.

This quilt is from the 2021 red, white, and blue stars drive. I recognize a lot of Mina's fabrics in there.

Linda assembled and quilted the blocks. I know that quite a few of you helped Cynthia with her red ...

added by Kat 1 year, 8 months ago. under block drive finish , fall tall nine patch , july stars 21 , linda quilts , scrap bin geese

Still More Fun Than Housework from Kat & Cat Quilts

Happy Friday! Here are four more quilts assembled and quilted by Cynthia from our past year's block drives. Cynthia did such a good job on these while also getting her own quilting charity, Compassion Quilts, off the ground!

Cynthia talks about 3 of these in this post and the fourth one at the bottom of this post. She talks about how she chose to sort and arrange the blocks and there are also more pictures.

This next one is my personal favorite of this set because of the more saturated colors and the pops of green.

Cynthia's Compassion ...

added by Kat 1 year, 9 months ago. under block drive finish , cynthia quilts , fall tall nine patch

Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Quilting from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello quilters and happy Friday! Happy Spring! My parents are tilling their garden and I've been weed-eating around my house and cutting down last year's lantana.

Linda recently sent back a batch of quilted Tall 9s quilts along with 2 of her own quilts. This batik with the HSTs and the cool square-swirl quilting is my favorite.

I thought the star FMQ on this modern stars quilt was really cool.

I'm doing ok, not what I'd consider normal but better than I was doing earlier in the year. I think the change in the weather helps ...

added by Kat 1 year, 10 months ago. under block drive finish , fall tall nine patch , linda quilts

It's Fall, Y'all from Kat & Cat Quilts

Many of the blocks in this quilt are from Beth H.

Happy Friday :) I hope you all had a very nice Thanksgiving with the people close to you. I has rained ALL week but the sun finally came out today and got some quilt pictures so I can make posts for you! Also real quick I wanted to draw your attention to this post about an opportunity to support another organization like CiL running a block drive.

Photo bomb by my new porch cat (stray). She doesn't have a name yet, I've been calling her "My Friend." She ...

added by Kat 2 years, 1 month ago. under block drive finish , fall tall nine patch , linda quilts

Fall Colors Finishes from Cynthia from Kat & Cat Quilts

This week we are featuring quilts from Cynthia of Quilting is More Fun Than Housework. She laid out and finished four beautiful quilts from last fall's block drive. Let's take a look at these gorgeous pieces.

This one and the one at the top of the post are similar, but the quilting is different. The top one has simple straight and wavy lines.

The second one has a swirling wind kind of motif. So much texture!

In the third quilt, it looks like she chose the blocks that had biggest leaf prints in them. She said, "People sure ...

added by Louise 2 years, 4 months ago. under block drive finish , cynthia quilts , fall tall nine patch

Fall Tall Nines from Kat & Cat Quilts

The first ten quilts from the Fall Tall 9 Patch Drive have been finished! Pam assembled and quilted these blocks sent in by Susan.

I can't get enough of these colors and I hope you feel the same. The blocks from Cindy were also assembled and quilted by Pam.

Irene sent in these blocks that Pam completed. I had to take a close up of the awesome saturated fabrics.

Lastly for this group from Pam, this quilt is made from blocks sent in by Jane and Kathleen. Usually I mix the block from a drive all together, but if ...

added by Kat 2 years, 11 months ago. under block drive finish , fall tall nine patch , linda quilts , pam quilts

Sept-Oct Covered in Love Block Drive from Kat & Cat Quilts

Hello Quilters! Another month has snuck past us and it's time for the Fall 2021 CiL Block Drive. For September and October I thought we could reprise an old block drive from 2016 when many of you hadn't joined us yet.

The block is called a "tall nine patch" and you can find the tutorial for it here. Last time we made the blocks in a really light color combination. If you want to see how those quilts came out you can find them here and here.

This time I think we'll make the blocks in a ...

added by Kat 3 years, 5 months ago. under block drive , fall tall nine patch

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