Disappearing Nine-Patch Quilt-Along

Feeds:: Posts; Comments

Disappearing Nine-Patch Quilt-Along

February 21, 2013 by quilt32

I wanted to participate in a quilt-along offered by Freda at Impera Magna and try the Disappearing Nine-Patch block. My problem is that I’m not good at reporting my progress on quilt-alongs and before I know it, I’ve completed the quilt without really participating.

To audition the block, I made a doll’s quilt first ….

http://lillianscupboard.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/disappearing-9-patch-qal-and-a-doll-quilt/

Then, I started making a child-size “I Spy” quilt for our local Linus Project which distributes quilts to children in hospitals. I used all scraps for this quilt and bought only the fleece for the backing (which the Linus group prefers) and thread. It turned out to be bigger than I expected – 47 inches wide x 58 inches long. I’ve been having back problems and didn’t want to wrestle a large quilt through my Bernina. This quilt was bigger than I intended, but manageable.

Instead of turning the blocks as shown in Freda’s instructions, I simply switched the top right and bottom left square in each block so that my I Spy blocks would not be turned.

Rather than buy more fabric for the border, I made an extra row of blocks and did not use a border. I used the fleece as backing and batting and did a very simple quilting pattern on the machine.

I draped the finished quilt over my couch and left the room to get my camera. When I came back, Addie, the beagle, was well settled on the quilt, looking as though I had made it for her. Luckily, the Linus group meticulously washes all of the quilts that are donated so I know it will be in good shape when it goes to the hospital.

About these ads

Posted in Quilt Blocks, Quilting, Quilts | Tagged Disappearing 9 Patch, Disappearing Nine Patch, linus, QAL, quilt, quilt block, quilt-along, quilted, Quilting | 14 Comments

14 Responses

on February 21, 2013 at 7:26 pm | Reply Susan

I LOVE your quilt! And your dog has good taste, too. =) I would love to spy every one of your special fabric bits in there. Great Project Linus contribution.
on February 21, 2013 at 8:19 pm | Reply Betty Lou

Addie know a good quilt when show sees one, I think she is telling you she need one also. Loved your idea of making an I Spy quilt with the D9P also of using fleece for both a back king and bating. Some lucky youngster will love it.
on February 21, 2013 at 10:40 pm | Reply adaisygarden

What a fun quilt to make! I’m sure whoever receives it will love it and have fun playing with it! Addie is so cute and so photogenic!
on February 22, 2013 at 5:41 am | Reply Ruth

The quilt came out great! I’ve never tried the D9Patch, but might need to do one as an eye spy quilt. Addie seemed to like it too!
on February 22, 2013 at 8:27 am | Reply Bertie

Gorgeous quilts, looks like Addie has already made a choice!
on February 22, 2013 at 9:42 am | Reply Deborah

What a cute quilt! It looks like Addie is settling in to her new home just fine.
on February 22, 2013 at 10:03 am | Reply mary

I love the quilt! I like that you did not turn the “I Spys” backwards and such. Good call.
on February 22, 2013 at 10:11 am | Reply Jayne

OMG! I love that doll quilt on that little bed, adorable! And how sweet is Addie
on February 23, 2013 at 12:07 am | Reply Sue

Ms. Molly, in fact every cat or dog I’ve ever been owned by, always tries out each quilt and when I crocheted afghans I often had a lapfull of cats, dogs and afghan. Glad Addie is settling in so well. BTW, your quilt is lovely!!
- on February 23, 2013 at 7:33 am | Reply quilt32
  
  I haven’t had a cat since I started quilting and my old dog never attempted to try out my quilts, so this is a new experience for me. I can just imagine Ms. Molly on your latest creation. Thank you for writing. Lillian
on February 23, 2013 at 5:07 pm | Reply kalamitykelli

That sweet dog looks so cute on the quilt!
on February 23, 2013 at 7:17 pm | Reply Abigail @ Rosy Hill

What a lovely quilt for a wonderful cause. It’d keep any child entertained for hours looking at it. Addie looks adorable! I hope your back is not causing you too much discomfort.
on February 23, 2013 at 7:47 pm | Reply mimacat

I’ve been squinting at the small quilt trying to define the boundaries of each block–the fact that I can’t from here is a testimony to the ‘disappearing’ factor. It looks a bit like an uneven 9 patch with one ‘leg’ shared with the adjacent block.
My quilts mostly grow larger than I intended and pushing them through to connect all the rows is laborious and hard on the shoulders. I’ve attempted to machine quilt only very small ones.
on March 5, 2013 at 5:11 am | Reply sweetrosie

So pretty, and the perfect quilt for the pretty beagle too It’s a lovely, lovely thing to do. I would feel safe and snuggly with a quilt like that – the children must love them.