Thursday and we got a foot or better of snow yesterday. I spent the day working on learning how to make a new block, "The Disappearing 9 Patch". I saw it made with 5 inch blocks and want to make a quilt like this but thought I would experiment with some left over material I have from other projects. So I cut eight 2 1/2in squares of each of nine fabrics. Then I went to sewing, and riping out as several times I didn't have them in the order they were supposed to be. I made the eight 9 Patch blocks, next you cut each block in quaters (hint- iron them in half one way then the other this gives you easy lines to cut on). I chose to sew them so no seems had to be lined up, that is except the center. No matching is for me I haven't quite mastered that yet, I am getting better but my points are not always crisp.
This is the 9 Patch
Ta Da.... "The Disappearing 9 Patch".
I really enjoyed this now I am going to take these 8 blocks and make 2 pillows out of them, they match a "Stack and Slash" quilt I made so they will be an extra special touch for a special friend. Well I am going to go back to free motion practice, making bibs. Then I have to find babies to give them to.
