It's a finish!
Snowball Nine Patch
54 x 72
I started making blocks as a Rainbow Scrap Challenge project to use 3.5 inch width scraps back in 2023. In July of this year I had enough blocks to assemble a top.
I free motion quilted it on my sewing machine. I quilted it in columns and alternated going down each side of a Snowball. I was not concerned about keeping perfectly within the lines of the Snowballs - just roughly outlining them.
Backing and binding. I pieced several backings for tops I have around this size and I think I picked the one I had not originally intended for this quilt but I guess that's okay. I used a black and white stripe for binding since the Snowball blocks alternate black and white corners.
And here's how the quilting around the Snowballs looks on back.
And sew on...
This is one of the quilts made from scraps in a box of 3.5 inch width strips and squares I've been trying to empty this year.
From the scraps in that box so far...
and actually I have a block set made for
6. Large Uneven Nine Patch
Your Snowball nine patch quilt is just lovely, Cathy-- nice work on this one... hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteFrom a distance, it looks like a yo-yo quilt. Up close, it could almost be called an I Spy quilt. Great job on using up what's on hands. ;^)
ReplyDeleteAnother great scrappy finish! Kudos for all those dang corners you did!
ReplyDeleteYou get so much done each day! Really like all of your quilts, Pam
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely finish and your quilting was the perfect choice! I'm impressed with your finish!
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Cathy!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see Im not the only one taking 2 yrs to finish a RSC quilt 😄 I luv the idea of the snowball blocks,it looks great!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks great! I love the way your quilting makes the snowballs puff out.
ReplyDeleteOh How fun!! Remember that art guy who painted in pointillism - this is your own pointillism quilt!!!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fun and happy quilt, Cathy! I love the alternating dark and light backgrounds. Kudos to you for accomplishing so much out of that 3.5 inch box!
ReplyDeleteCute quilt.. binding is perfect. Amazing how many quilts you produce. Laura
ReplyDeleteSo much charm in this one! Hugs, Nancy O.
ReplyDeleteThat is a fun quilt. I love how you quilted it too.
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed with how much you accomplish. The snowballs look great in groups of nine alternating dark & light backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quilt, Cathy! Perfect binding and I love how you've quilted it.
ReplyDeleteso much color - that backing fabric goes with it so well
ReplyDeleteThe snowball is great and looks like a great RSC project. Maybe I'll try this in 2027. There was no time this year.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely finish — the Snowball Nine Patch has such a cheerful scrappy feel, and the black-and-white stripe binding is the perfect frame for all those colours. Turning a box of 3.5-inch scraps into a 54 x 72 quilt is real magic. Thanks for sharing the story behind it!
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