February 2006 Challenge: 6 inch Nine-Patch Blocks! (Page 2)
"Design a quilt for 6" (finished size) Nine Patch blocks. You may draw patches around the Nine Patch to create a new block, but you must maintain the complete Nine Patch unit. If the Nine Patch is part of a block, be sure to size the whole block so the Nine Patch unit will still be 6" square. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to maintain a set SIZE for the target block in your design." - Barb Vlack
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Quilt 33 |
Quilt 34 |
Quilt 35 |
Quilt 36 |
Iris W. |
Iris W. |
J. Cumming |
J. Cumming |
Margate, FL |
Margate, FL |
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Quilt 37 |
Quilt 38 |
Quilt 39 |
Quilt 40 |
Joyce Ragels |
Joyce Ragels |
Judy Zaspel |
Judy Zaspel |
Tucson, AZ |
Tucson, AZ |
Cumberland, WI |
Cumberland, WI |
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Quilt 41 |
Quilt 42 |
Quilt 43 |
Quilt 44 |
Kathy Johnson |
Lauri Homuth |
Lauri Homuth |
Linda MacDougall |
This challenge inspired me to finish the top using some block exchange
blocks from the Prairie Rose Quilters in Watford City, ND. Throughout
the year we exchanged 3",6" and 9" blocks. I felt the
9" blocks were to imposing so machine appliqued the melon pieces
on top of them. I am also planning to do some applique in the open
green borders. Alexander, ND |
6" nine patch blocks |
6" nine patch blocks |
My daughter helped me name this quilt based on the colors. It is a modified Courthouse Steps block. The addition of the 9 patches gives it just a bit more interest without detracting from the pattern created by the lights and darks. Murrieta, CA |
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Quilt 46 |
Quilt 47 |
Quilt 48 |
Mary Ann Altendorf |
Merry Endres |
Merry Endres |
M.Mercedes Silva |
This is my original design using the "Horizontal-Center Medallions 24" in the Layout Library. Can you tell I love purples and reds? Hillsboro, OR |
One thing my Cuzco loves is his paint brushes. If I leave them out, he runs past minutes later with them in his mouth. Being of royal Asian lineage, I'm sure he just wants them to practice his beautiful calligraphy. (Just an afterthought: these nine-patches are 6", but if I was really going to make this project, I think I would scale it down by half so that it would be wallhanging size.) |
I guess I have idioms on the brain from last month :) Actually, I was making a quilt that had nine-patch blocks for the cornerstones. When I went to put the top together, wouldn't you know it, but three of the nine-patches were missing. I strongly suspect that my sweet Siamese, Cuzco may have had something to do with it, but he was only trying to help, I'm sure :) |
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Quilt 49 |
Quilt 50 |
Quilt 51 |
Quilt 52 |
M.Mercedes Silva |
Marje Rhine |
Ranghild Grasshoff |
Rhonda Dayton |
I love Sukodu, the solution to this one is here. Enjoy it! |
www.QuiltDesignNW.com Boring, Oregon |
Germany |
Some one told me it is not a quilt until it is quilted, so I used the opportunity to play with quilting patterns. Not sure how they will show here, but they are as much fun to play with as the basic nine patch. Albany, NY |
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Quilt 53 |
Quilt 54 |
Quilt 55 |
Quilt 56 |
Rhonda Dayton |
Sharon Sauser |
Sharon Sauser |
Sharon Lewis |
Could not stop with just the center had to add a 6 inch nine patch
border. And a little more quilting. Albany, NY |
I love simple blocks in simple quilt layouts. This would look good using lots of scraps. (I limited the number of fabrics to keep the file size small.) To keep the nine patch at 6", I had to calculate the diagonal size of the four patches and nine patches. This layout already had the large blocks sized at 6". Eugene, Oregon |
Montana has been my family's home for over a century. I like this Montana block from Create Your Family Quilts. The Montana block already had the nine patch center. This would look good with scrappy nine patches, but keeping the rest of the block with consistent colors - not necessarily the same fabrics. Because I used a layout from the Layout Library and had to keep the Nine Patch at 6", it made a huge quilt. In order to use a layout from the library and set specific size blocks, you need to uncheck "Don't resize contents............" under Preferences. Eugene, Oregon |
My affinity for all things Southwestern and stars seems to have found a home with EQ5. Both blocks are simple modifications of classic star patterns. The colors evoke the Southwest, at least to my eye. Canoga Park, CA |
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Quilt 58 |
Quilt 59 |
Quilt 60 |
Sharon Lewis |
Yvonne Morgan |
Yvonne Morgan |
Chris Jones |
My affinity for all things Southwestern and stars seems to have found a home with EQ5. Both blocks are simple modifications of classic star patterns. The colors evoke the Southwest, at least to my eye. Canoga Park, CA |
Plymouth, England |
Plymouth, England |
I call this quilt Many Points. This is my first attempt at creating a quilt in EQ5 and although it is very simple I learned how to use several of the tools and was pleased with the results. I found this challenge was a great learning experience and may even try it again. I kept is simple by using one block and 4 fabrics. |
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Quilt 61 |
Quilt 62 |
Quilt 63 |
Quilt 64 |
Becky Sunderman |
Becky Sunderman |
Bev Adcock |
Bev Adcock |
Original Design Batesville, Arkansas |
Original Design 30" block on point Batesville, Arkansas |
I took the Hole in the Barn Door block, which is already a 9 patch and added another 9 patch in the center. I set them in Variable Point quilt layout with 3 inch sashing. I also set the blocks in the sashing and in the corners where the sashing crosses. Nashville, TN |
This is the same layout as quilt #1 except that I colored one block differently to make it stand out more. Nashville, TN |
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