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Yee-haw!!! Wake up, everybody!! We gotta get some quilting and some gabbing going on around here! I'm not talking about six months or so from now, I'm talking about today, right now. So jump up, stomp your feet, shake your fingers to get the blood flowing and start picking out your fabric. We're going to do a block of the week with simple, fast nine patch blocks that are so cute, it will make your toes curl up when you look at them. These patterns will be 12 1/2" unfinished and you can make them scrappy or controlled, prints or plaids or whatever suits your fancy. I want to emphasize how easy these patterns are to make. If you have your fabric stacked up and ready to go, cutting and stitching the blocks together won't take much more than an hour a week depending on your experience. So don't be telling me you don't have time for this because that's just no excuse at all. If you're a quilter, you're going to find that hour a week because - you're a quilter! :green man:
If you're a newbie, this is a great opportunity to learn some different techniques using simple, somewhat larger pattern pieces. If you need helpful suggestions, just ask! We'll also talk about different ways to set our blocks and I'll offer a few ideas.
Every Friday morning, beginning on January 12th, I'll post a link to an online pattern that will all be nine patch variations. You might want to use a plain nine patch as a connector block so that won't be one of the 12. I'll try to have my own block made up ahead of time to post a picture so you can see my version. I can't tell you how much fabric you'll need because it will depend on your own color and fabric choices how much you use in each block. I pulled out dark blues, some red and some white for mine so I'll be making a scrappy red, white and blue quilt. If you have a favorite color like purple or green, make a one color quilt using dark, medium and light prints and solids for a monochrome design on a light or dark background. It would be bee-you-tee-ful!! There will be 12 blocks in all so we'll finish this BOW the end of March - just in time for spring. On your mark, start grabbing that fabric and start gabbing about what you choose!
If you're a newbie, this is a great opportunity to learn some different techniques using simple, somewhat larger pattern pieces. If you need helpful suggestions, just ask! We'll also talk about different ways to set our blocks and I'll offer a few ideas.
Every Friday morning, beginning on January 12th, I'll post a link to an online pattern that will all be nine patch variations. You might want to use a plain nine patch as a connector block so that won't be one of the 12. I'll try to have my own block made up ahead of time to post a picture so you can see my version. I can't tell you how much fabric you'll need because it will depend on your own color and fabric choices how much you use in each block. I pulled out dark blues, some red and some white for mine so I'll be making a scrappy red, white and blue quilt. If you have a favorite color like purple or green, make a one color quilt using dark, medium and light prints and solids for a monochrome design on a light or dark background. It would be bee-you-tee-ful!! There will be 12 blocks in all so we'll finish this BOW the end of March - just in time for spring. On your mark, start grabbing that fabric and start gabbing about what you choose!