February 2006 Challenge: 6 inch Nine-Patch Blocks! (Page 2)

Quilt 33

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Quilt 35

Quilt 36

Iris W.
Woven Hearts 1

Iris W.
Woven Hearts 2

J. Cumming
Whirlywigs

J. Cumming
Swirls

Margate, FL

Margate, FL

 

 

Quilt 37

Quilt 38

Quilt 39

Quilt 40

Joyce Ragels
Shadows

Joyce Ragels
Stained Glass

Judy Zaspel
Nine2nine

Judy Zaspel
Ninepatch Stars on Point

Tucson, AZ

Tucson, AZ

Cumberland, WI

Cumberland, WI

Quilt 41

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Quilt 44

Kathy Johnson
Nine Patch Delight

Lauri Homuth
Stars and Stripes

Lauri Homuth
Fuscia Fusion

Linda MacDougall
Caramel Apples

This challenge inspired me to finish the top using some block exchange blocks from the Prairie Rose Quilters in Watford City, ND. Throughout the year we exchanged 3",6" and 9" blocks. I felt the 9" blocks were to imposing so machine appliqued the melon pieces on top of them. I am also planning to do some applique in the open green borders.

Alexander, ND

6" nine patch blocks

6" nine patch blocks

My daughter helped me name this quilt based on the colors. It is a modified Courthouse Steps block. The addition of the 9 patches gives it just a bit more interest without detracting from the pattern created by the lights and darks.

Murrieta, CA

Quilt 45

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Quilt 48

Mary Ann Altendorf
Stars in the Night Sky

Merry Endres
Cuzco's Shishone Paint Brush

Merry Endres
Look What the Cat Dragged In

M.Mercedes Silva
Nine Patch #2

This is my original design using the "Horizontal-Center Medallions 24" in the Layout Library. Can you tell I love purples and reds?

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Hillsboro, OR

One thing my Cuzco loves is his paint brushes. If I leave them out, he runs past minutes later with them in his mouth. Being of royal Asian lineage, I'm sure he just wants them to practice his beautiful calligraphy. (Just an afterthought: these nine-patches are 6", but if I was really going to make this project, I think I would scale it down by half so that it would be wallhanging size.)

I guess I have idioms on the brain from last month :) Actually, I was making a quilt that had nine-patch blocks for the cornerstones. When I went to put the top together, wouldn't you know it, but three of the nine-patches were missing. I strongly suspect that my sweet Siamese, Cuzco may have had something to do with it, but he was only trying to help, I'm sure :)

Quilt 49

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Quilt 52

M.Mercedes Silva
SUKODU I

Marje Rhine
Tiled 9's

Ranghild Grasshoff
Springflowers

Rhonda Dayton
Topeka Rose Nine Patch

I love Sukodu, the solution to this one is here. Enjoy it!

www.QuiltDesignNW.com

Boring, Oregon

Germany

Some one told me it is not a quilt until it is quilted, so I used the opportunity to play with quilting patterns. Not sure how they will show here, but they are as much fun to play with as the basic nine patch.

Albany, NY

Quilt 53

Quilt 54

Quilt 55

Quilt 56

Rhonda Dayton
Topeka Rose Nine Patch II

Sharon Sauser
Four Patch/Nine Patch

Sharon Sauser
Montana

Sharon Lewis
SOUTHWESTERN STARS -- AGAIN!

Could not stop with just the center had to add a 6 inch nine patch border. And a little more quilting.

Albany, NY

I love simple blocks in simple quilt layouts. This would look good using lots of scraps. (I limited the number of fabrics to keep the file size small.) To keep the nine patch at 6", I had to calculate the diagonal size of the four patches and nine patches. This layout already had the large blocks sized at 6".

Eugene, Oregon

Montana has been my family's home for over a century. I like this Montana block from Create Your Family Quilts. The Montana block already had the nine patch center. This would look good with scrappy nine patches, but keeping the rest of the block with consistent colors - not necessarily the same fabrics. Because I used a layout from the Layout Library and had to keep the Nine Patch at 6", it made a huge quilt. In order to use a layout from the library and set specific size blocks, you need to uncheck "Don't resize contents............" under Preferences.

Eugene, Oregon

My affinity for all things Southwestern and stars seems to have found a home with EQ5. Both blocks are simple modifications of classic star patterns. The colors evoke the Southwest, at least to my eye.

Canoga Park, CA

Quilt 57

Quilt 58

Quilt 59

Quilt 60

Sharon Lewis
SOUTHWESTERN STARS -- AGAIN #2

Yvonne Morgan
Cherry Nines

Yvonne Morgan
Nine Cross

Chris Jones
Many Points

My affinity for all things Southwestern and stars seems to have found a home with EQ5. Both blocks are simple modifications of classic star patterns. The colors evoke the Southwest, at least to my eye.

Canoga Park, CA

Plymouth, England

Plymouth, England

I call this quilt Many Points. This is my first attempt at creating a quilt in EQ5 and although it is very simple I learned how to use several of the tools and was pleased with the results. I found this challenge was a great learning experience and may even try it again. I kept is simple by using one block and 4 fabrics.

Quilt 61

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Quilt 63

Quilt 64

Becky Sunderman
32 Crabs on the Bathroom Floor

Becky Sunderman
Nine Thirty

Bev Adcock
Hole Plugged

Bev Adcock
Black Hole

Original Design

Batesville, Arkansas

Original Design 30" block on point

Batesville, Arkansas

I took the Hole in the Barn Door block, which is already a 9 patch and added another 9 patch in the center. I set them in Variable Point quilt layout with 3 inch sashing. I also set the blocks in the sashing and in the corners where the sashing crosses.

Nashville, TN

This is the same layout as quilt #1 except that I colored one block differently to make it stand out more.

Nashville, TN