Yesterday was clean the Studio day and finishing up the Peppermint Posie Quilt top. It's now a top and stored away for quilting later in the year. Okay I don't know about you but when my hands start fondling fabrics the quilty wheels start turning. After hours of fabric straightening and fondling a plan was set in motion at around midnight.
I wish I could remember where and when this cute little charm pack came into my possession.
Charm packs are a great way to see all the fabrics in a line without committing to a large quantity. They're also a great for a design challenge.
So let me back up a little in this story. As I cleaned yesterday I was also having an email conversation with Barbara over at Wonttobequilter. She's working on a scrappy nine patch...SWOON! I love scrappy and nine patches. Here's a few quilts I've made using nine patches and scrap 2.5 squares.
I'm sure if I dug deeper into the picture files I could find more because the nine patch is a go-to block I've made several times. Anyway....here's a sneaky peaky at my Barbara inspired nine patches from a charm pack. The nine patches will be set on point with some applique in the body and border of the quilt. Of course I had to pull some yardage from the stash(shown in the first picture of this post). A tip for working with charm packs and making nine patches....Reduce the seam allowance, instead of a scant I'm using a super scant so they can be squared up later.
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~ Lea Anne
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That will be gorgeous. I love the 9-patch scrappy quilts.
ReplyDeleteLooks great! I love charm packs to preview prints in a line.
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing your scrappy quilts. I bribed a friend to help me today to press my strips and strings while I cut them. Charms and 2.5" were among those I cut. But I have loads of scrap quilts to make, LOL
ReplyDeleteThose red, white, and brown fabrics will look beautiful. It's fun how many ways you can use 9 patches in a quilt. :) www.quiltartbymegan.com
ReplyDeleteLove it, you stay up late to? But my 12 is earlier than yours
ReplyDeleteLove your fabrics they work well with the nine patch.
ReplyDeleteGreat points
ReplyDeleteI really like charm packs too, 2.5 inch squares is my favorite size.
ReplyDeleteMe too
DeleteBeautiful fabrics, red makes such vibrant quilts.
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