Tuesday, January 24, 2023

A Couple More Finishes

Two more finishes!

A couple of years ago I made six inch Nine Patch blocks as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge (RSC) project and also it was one of the last blocks I made to empty out my 2.5 inch scrap bin. Now instead of keeping scraps in bins by size I try to use scraps as they are made or if scraps are larger chunks I now store them by color. 

Well, I made three tops but I still have not used up all the Nine Patches. Last year I quilted the Snowball/Nine Patch that used the yellow, red, pink and orange Nine Patches.  For these two quilts I used the Nine Patch as the center for blocks. 

Sister's Choice
40 x 60

For this one I used the lighter colored Nine Patches for the centers of some Sister's Choice blocks that finish at 10 inches. 



I quilted in the ditch between blocks and then stitched on the diagonals.  I'm not sure if you can tell or not but I used a large Easter egg print for the binding.  Someone gave it to me a long time ago and I could never figure out how to use it in a donation quilt for kids so that it didn't look like Easter eggs. Since most of the colors in the fabric were in the quilt I thought I'd give it a try. 

The back.

The back up close. 

Framed Nine Patch
40 x 60

For this one I used the multicolored Nine Patches as the centers for Framed Nines that finish at 10 inches. 

The frames were also multicolored 2.5 inch scraps. 

I quilted it with horizontal and vertical lines. The binding was also multicolored - a stripe.  It all makes for a pretty wild and crazy quilt. 

The back.

The back close up.

And sew on...

 

10 comments:

Nann said...

You've had more snow! (You can keep it, thanks....considering that you are about directly west of me.) Thanks for the quilting closeups. I need to realize that straight-line grids are fine designs.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

Two great blocks for using up 9 patches! I really love the Sister's Choice blocks, and your backing is perfect for the quilt, too. Pretty finishes, Cathy!

Julie in GA said...

I love 9-patches! There are so many great ways to use the blocks, and your two quilts are beautiful! I especially love that sweet Sister's Choice quilt.

gayle said...

Woohoo! Two more winners!
I love how the easter eggs end up just looking like giant polka dots in the binding!

Julierose said...

Just lovely finishes!! I especially love the look of the framed 9 patches. :)))
You do have a lot of snow--we've only gotten a few little snow showers on TWO days since December...will this be the Winter of no plowable snow for us!!
Stay warm--Hugs, Julierose

Linda said...

Two more finishes! Both great ways to use the 9 Patch blocks.. Backings and bindings are lovely too. An excellent idea to use the Easter eggs print as a binding - you would never guess that they weren’t quirky spots.

Chantal said...

I'm a sucker for 9-Patch blocks! Sisters Choice is so beautiful. I love everything about it, especially the Easter Eggs binding. Awesome job! ;^)

Linda Swanekamp said...

Great job using 9 patches in a creative way for stunning quilts.

Astrid said...

Pretty finishes! Great way to use 9-patches and Sister's Choice is beautiful. Fun Easter Eggs binding.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

Great finishes, and they look so lovely with the snow in the background.