9 patch

Decision................ from Exuberant Color

All of the blocks were finished and pressed yesterday morning so I had to make a decision on the layout. I needed to clean off my work table. I decided it will be sashing, but wider than I originally tried. I was thinking 1" finished when I first showed the fabrics, but I decided yesterday that the blocks need a little more space between them. Now I'm planning on 1.5" finished sashing. I haven't decided if there will be cornerstones yet. I'm putting this aside now and will work on something else, plus I'm still ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 days, 19 hours ago. under 9 patch , black and white , kaffe fabric , knitting , triangles

Not much................... from Exuberant Color

Some cutting was done in the morning to prepare for evening sewing. Then at night it started thundering as another storm rolled through so I unplugged my machine. I did get the stripe triangles sewn on the last 4 nine patches. At the left are the 2 new colors of floral triangles to surround all of the rest of the blocks. Once they are all done I need to made the decision of the layout and size of quilt.

It was dark and dreary for much of the day with one rainstorm earlier in the afternoon.

Even my choice of ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 days, 19 hours ago. under 9 patch , black and white , quilts made with triangles

Still thinking................... from Exuberant Color

As I navigated the day's adventures, I was continually thinking about the project. I have mentioned more than once that I have a short attention span, which means I get bored if I work too long on something. So here is where I am now: top left is 20 finished 6" blocks, all pressed, top right 12 more finished blocks not pressed, bottom left 4 more waiting for floral corners (need to cut more) and 4 nine patches that I may or may not use in this project.

Here are my options. If I used sashing with the 36 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 5 days, 19 hours ago. under 9 patch , black and white , quilts made with triangles

That was fun!......................... from Exuberant Color

Thanks to everyone who chimed in with an opinion on the auditioning yesterday I especially enjoyed reading the explanations why the commenter liked the fabric. Every fabric got some votes with the random line fabric getting the most. I think it was pretty evenly divided between sashing and alternate blocks. I didn't make any decision yet and just finished sewing round one on 8 more blocks last night. One of the biggest surprises to me in my choices was the first one, the dotted ombre fabric. Even if I don't use that in this quilt, I can see ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 6 days, 19 hours ago. under 9 patch , black and white , quilts made with triangles

Sunday's progress............... from Exuberant Color

The first thing I did was assemble some more little 3" nine patches. This is going to be a small project so I wanted to have at least 36 blocks to work with.

Nest I pressed the 9 patches that had the quarter square triangles sewn on and then I added 3" corners to 12 of the blocks. As I work on this I'm realizing one block close up is really cute. Several blocks at a distance look like gray instead of black (charcoal) and white stripe. Seeing the blocks edge to edge is not great.

They are much ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 1 day ago. under 9 patch

Florals and stripes........... from Exuberant Color

The more I looked at the 9 patches with the stripes, the better I liked it so I went ahead and started sewing the quarter square triangles on.

Then I went down to the basement and looked for candidates for the 3" half square triangles. I am checking here to see if they will all work. I think the lightest ones on the top row may not have enough contrast.

I cut lots of the quarter square triangles and some of the floral half square triangles. I finished the first 3 blocks and have 17 more blocks started. After I ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 week, 2 days ago. under 9 patch

Miscellaneous............ from Exuberant Color

Yesterday was mostly household tasks but I did manage to get 5 more of the 3" nine patches sewn. I have 13 to press when I turn on the iron today.

I went out the check the garden and found a few more flowers on the Weigela bush.

Just past that bush, this sunflower in the cucumber pot is in full bloom. I don't know if it came from a seed planted a couple years ago or if a squirrel planted it. However it got there, I am enjoying it.

I didn't have a clear shot but there ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 5 days ago. under 9 patch , nature

A visitor................... from Exuberant Color

For those of you who read Nann's blog With Strings Attached, you know that her power was off yesterday from the big storm on Monday. She contacted me to see if she could visit...we had been planning to do this some day. We had lunch and a tour of my studios. It's always fun to meet a blog friend in person.

She brought me a gift. She goes to estate sales, etc, and gets the best bargains on fabric. This batch has an African theme. A couple pieces are long enough to use in a pieced backing ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 weeks, 6 days ago. under 9 patch , stash

Turned on the iron................... from Exuberant Color

The basement had cooled off with those few cool days we had so I had a pressing session yesterday morning. All 20 little 3" nine patches are pressed and trying their layouts. Edge to edge always makes an interesting design.

I also thought about adding 4 plain squares (a floral print) for 9" blocks. I'll make many more before I decide.

I knew I had a little drawer full of strips so I pulled it out and went through them. I'll cut some squares from them for variety for the project.

While the iron was hot I pressed ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , nature

Hot and steamy..................... from Exuberant Color

We went from 3 days of pleasant weather to tropical humidity and 88 degrees yesterday. My energy level was low so I decided to start sewing 9 patches out of the 1.5" squares. There are 20 nine patches and it doesn't look like I have used any squares yet.

I didn't want to turn on the iron so the little blocks are curling. I started out with all of the fabrics that had at least 5 dark squares and 4 light squares alike. Now I'll be switching to random groups to make more blocks.

There are ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under 9 patch

2nd finish for June 2026................... from Exuberant Color

A Single Irish Chain layout seemed perfect for these quirky prints designed by Terrie Mangat. I pieced the top in August 2024. Robin, my longarm friend, quilted it for me.

The back and binding are also her fabrics. I was glad I had enough of the stripe for the binding since it goes well with both sides of the quilt. It is 53.5" x 71".

I have the backing fabric in 2 colors but thought this one went best with the top.

You can click on the photo to enlarge it. Check out the lavender background with the long ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under 9 patch , binding , monthly recap

Mindless sewing................... from Exuberant Color

As I was cleaning off the sewing table, I decided to sew some 9 patches from the 1.5" squares that aren't suitable for colorwash.

l knew I had some the same size (in a project box) that I sewed last year. Now I see I have sewn 2 different kinds. This batch with 5 dark squares has 44 blocks in it. I will probably press the 8 new blocks and put them with the 44, back into the project box for now.

I had other tasks during the day, packing a box to ship and running a couple ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 3 months, 3 weeks ago. under 9 patch , batik

Primrose Quilt Pattern - a Throw Quilt in Faraway Florals! from Busy Hands Quilts

Today I'm sharing a Primrose quilt pattern with a sweet mint background and bright bold florals. This traditional 9-Patch pattern includes 9 sizes and two piecing options - traditional and strip piecing.

The Primrose quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Stunning Floral Fabrics

These prints are from the Faraway Florals fabric collection by Robert Kaufman. There are large and small florals in pinks, teals, oranges, yellows, reds, and navy. So much sweetness here!

Faraway Florals fabrics are available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

Primrose Quilt Pattern Features

Includes 9 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Large Throw ...

added by Myra @ Busy Hands Quilts 4 months, 1 week ago. under 9 patch , busy hands quilts , busy hands quilts patterns , jelly rolls , primrose

Primrose Throw Quilt in a Rainbow of Kimberbell Basics! from Busy Hands Quilts

It has been too long since I've made a rainbow quilt! This one was so fun to put together in the Primrose quilt pattern with the 9-patch blocks in all colors of the rainbow radiating across the quilt top.

The Primrose quilt pattern includes 9 sizes (!), is jelly roll friendly, and includes instructions for both strip piecing and traditional piecing. The Primrose quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop.

A Beautiful Rainbow

This quilt was made with half of a Kimberbell Basics Bright Lights jelly roll by Maywood Studio. The Large Throw sizes uses 20 strips ...

added by Myra @ Busy Hands Quilts 4 months, 1 week ago. under 9 patch , busy hands quilts , busy hands quilts patterns , jelly rolls , primrose

Primrose Throw Quilt Kit in Butterfly Sonata! from Busy Hands Quilts

The Primrose quilt pattern has been kitted in the Large Throw size by Connecting Threads in the Butterfly Sonata fabric collection. Click here to view the quilt kit.

Primrose Quilt Pattern Features

Includes 9 sizes - Baby, Lap, Throw, Large Throw, Twin, Full, Square Queen, Rectangular Queen, and King

Jelly roll friendly

Includes 2 piecing methods - strip piecing and traditional piecing square by square

Skill Level: Confident beginner

You can snag the quilt kit right here at Connecting Threads.

The Primrose quilt pattern is available in the Busy Hands Quilts shop right here.

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added by Myra @ Busy Hands Quilts 5 months, 2 weeks ago. under 9 patch , busy hands quilts , busy hands quilts patterns , jelly rolls , primrose

Sample block and other things............... from Exuberant Color

I made one sample block for the corners (bottom left corner). This one is made with just 2 fabrics but the 4 I will make (now that I know it works) will be an assortment of fabrics, just like the side border blocks. I will be happy to have this quilt top off the design wall. I don't know why the camera thought it should look pink in this photo. It is very purple.

I finished sewing these blocks and got them trimmed. This is one batch of them and there are 2 alike of most of them.

This ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 8 months, 4 weeks ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , nature , one color quilt

Explanation of the corner blocks....................... from Exuberant Color

Thanks to everyone who has tried to help me with the dilemma of the corner blocks of my purple Rosy quilt. Since several were no reply I couldn't comment back to them. This post showed my first trials for corner blocks. This photo shows a side border block. The 2 larger squares touch the outside edge of the center and the rows of 3" squares are on the outside edge of the quilt. I'm showing that the block will finish at 9" x 10.5".

The corner blocks need to measure 10.5" square. This photo shows that ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 8 months, 4 weeks ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , nature , one color quilt

One more audition.............. from Exuberant Color

More fabrics were auditioned yesterday for the coping strips and this is the only one I'm considering.

I cut some more strips for my other project and sewed them last night. I pressed the first batch made previously while I was in the basement doing laundry.

We've had some gray days and today they say we will have sunshine and 50 degrees.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , one color quilt , strip piecing

Finish # 2 for October 2025.................. from Exuberant Color

This older quilt is finally finished. It was started in 2011 so it is 14 years old. The border was added in 2022 and then it hung on a hanger while I agonized about what kind of quilting and what color thread it needed.

There are 2 fabrics on the back, a wide piece of orange with roses and a narrow strip of the other fabric. I love the Folk Art by Kaffe Fassett for the binding.

It is 47.5" x 58.5". I used Hobbs 80/20 batting and the quilting thread color is Almond, which blends into ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under 9 patch , binding , kaffe fabric , one color quilt

Layout 2.................... from Exuberant Color

I took out the square that was too light in this purple Rosy quilt and cut another of the second lightest fabric. I decided to try them evenly placed down the center. Then I cut 2 more squares of "dream" fabric and placed them evenly around the center. I usually use a random layout but I was having a hard time coming up with anything I liked. I'll let this one simmer for a day or two.

Last night I counted the squares that will make up the 2 borders. I only need 3 more of the 4.5 ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 9 months, 3 weeks ago. under 9 patch , kaffe fabric , nature , one color quilt

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