Possibly you recall that nearly all the sewing I did in January, February and March was turning scraps into both 4-patch and 9-patch blocks.
At about that same time, I discovered a sew-along on Instagram called Tiny Nine-Patch Challenge hosted by Taryn at Repro Quilt Lover. I was thrilled to find a purpose for the blocks I was making.
This link marks the end of my 1.5-inch scraps. This link shows a good bit of the background fabric purchased in FL specifically for the setting blocks in this quilt.
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So here we are in June and I find myself making a quilt top with my 9-patch blocks. All the tedium of making those blocks is definitely paying off. I am whizzing through this quilt top! What a great idea to do the 'grunt-work' in spare bits of time in FL. They have been waiting in the wings for their time to shine.
And gosh, do they ever shine! Yeah! I feel almost maniacal about creating this quilt. To be able to cut that background fabric into 3.5-inch squares and whip out the rows for this quilt is exhilarating. I decided to make 3 sections about 10 rows wide and sew those sections together at the end so I would avoid having to wrestle the entire giant quilt at the machine if I were doing the quilt all in one section.
And this is absolutely gonna' look amazing. I love the background I am using, and while these next two pictures don't exactly look as pink as real life, there is enough detail in these photos to see the print, I think.
While I was making this first part, I explored the hashtag for this quilt-along - #tineyninepatchchallenge. I ususally find a lot of inspiration when I search hastags, and this time I found a genuine beauty. When I saw this quilt set on point, I was stopped in my tracks. Oh my. I want mine to be on point, too!
Come back tomorrow or Wednesday to see if I was successful in turning my straight set into a diagonal set.
Would you try such a change of direction in the middle of making a quilt?
Happy Quilting, Friends!
Jayne
I think it would be challenging to change the direction of the blocks mid sewing. It seems you would have to do a bunch of unsewing. I'll be glad to see what you have to show us tomorrow morning. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely try the on point setting! Your blocks are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI set mine on point right at the start even tho it was different for me. My back sqs are a beige with small flowers too. It's still hanging on my design wall where I can look at it every nite. Not sure how to quilt it , but soon. I had fun doing this one too. The kids are gonna fight over this one!
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