I love the simple nine-patch block. And little quilts made from them.
I love blue too, as you probably know. This sweet little quilt was made for me by Jennifer M. a few years ago. She sewed some 3" antique quilt blocks together with blue reproduction fabric.
I had a few minutes in my sewing room the other day and just happened to have a box of 1 1/2" cut scrap squares nearby. I always save 1 1/2" scraps and use these periodically for my small quilts. Pencil boxes from the Dollar Store are perfect for things like this - they're cheap and don't take up much room.
Since I already have the blue and white one, I decided to make a few little scrappy nine patches and see what happened. It's a nice break from sewing the corners and triangles on my Dear Jane quilt. Sewing squares together mindlessly . . . .
There's a pattern for this cute little blue and white quilt in my Facebook group files. But here are the directions if you aren't in the group and want to make one - it's very simple. If you're not a fan of blue, try it in your favorite color or maybe go scrappy like I did.
Cut 1 ½” x 1 ½” squares for the nine-patch blocks. The squares can either be matching or scrappy. For the blue and white quilt shown, cut 16 light print squares and 20 blue print squares.
Cut 1 square 3 ½” x 3 ½” for center
Cut 2 squares 3” x 3”. Cut each square once on the diagonal for 4 corner triangles.
Cut 1 square 5 ½” x 5 ½”. Cut twice on the diagonal for 4 setting
triangles.
Cut 2 strips - 2 ½” x 9” - for the top and bottom borders.
Cut 1 ¼" strips for binding
1. Make four nine-patch blocks. Using the quilt diagram as a guide, sew the blocks in diagonal rows. Add the 4 corner triangles. Sew the top and bottom border strips onto the quilt. I drew the quilt with different blues so you can see the construction a little better.
7 comments:
I love blue and I need to make this. Thank you for sharing.
Gorgeous blue for sweet little quilt
I just love your quilts! I love the colors you put together on your little 9-patch quilt. Where did you get that darling doll bed?
I love blue in my quilts. Have several from your books Kathy. Papa’s Shirts and window Pane from Small and Scrappy and a blue and white Christmas snowflake we made back in the day from our online group. Always happy to make another blue quilt so many thanks for taking time out to write this little pattern.
Liz
Oh, charming.
Kathleen - I love your little quilts and have all of your books. Can you tell me where you buy your fabric? Not that I "need" more, but you know how it goes with quilters!
Thanks!
Diane
I've just discovered your blog! Is there a way to get a notification when you post a new one?
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