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 Last week I hit a bit of a quilting rut, I lost my "quilty mojo".  The secret to reviving that mojo is a quick quilt finish. Nothing like good a dose of dopamine, the feel-good hormone, to stitch your spirits back together!  That's right, accomplishing goals and finishing projects releases dopamine.  I had a little chat with myself: "Should we start a new project, tackle one of those quilt tops gathering dust, or finally finish a smaller UFO quilt?" As you can see, the nine patch quilt from earlier this month won the debate.

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March challenge: nine patch

Do you remember the Nine-Patch Challenge post from March 1 (click here if you missed it)? In a nutshell, I am trying to whittle down my flannel stash and wanted to add an element of fun. Nine-patch quilts are quick and easy and versatile enough to use whatever fabric you have on hand. Unfortunately, I will have to finish more than one baby quilt to make much of a dent in my flannel.

This is the ONE little quilt I finished.

This fox fabric is so cute, but now it is gone. I just barely had ...

The 4th of July is getting close. Let’s celebrate with stars!

The original American flag had just 13 stars—one for each state, and we’ve added a star with every new state. 

Imagine those poor flag makers. Just as they mastered one design, they’d get the news: “Hold up, everyone! Kentucky is now a state! Start unpicking, and rearrange your stars!” 

(Sometimes the layout was changed every single year. That’s a lot of star shuffling!)

This week we’re stitching up a Star Sashed Nine-Patch in ...

The Double Nine Patch was all the rage during the Civil War. Fabric was scarce—so scarce that every precious scrap was saved for quilts. Patterns like the Double Nine Patch transformed all those scraps into true works of art!

Back then, these quilts were hand stitched one itty-bitty scrap at a time, but now there’s an easier way! Click HERE to watch Jenny whip up a Mini Double Nine Patch quilt with quick and easy strip sets!