Quiltingboard Forums - D9P Sliced and Diced

Quiltingboard Forums (https://www.quiltingboard.com/)

- Main (https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/)

- - D9P Sliced and Diced (https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/d9p-sliced-diced-t95164.html)

It looks really wonderful.

Quote:

Originally Posted by quiltyjax

That is gorgeous, way better than the D9P - your idea was brilliant - don't think I would have had the nerve to do that - I would have worried about wasting the fabric cos it might have looked worse instead of better. What do you call your new pattern?

Trust me, I folded and viewed before I made the cut. Then, I only cut one... to see if really worked! If I had not been pleased, I could have bought a little more fabric and still completed it as a D9P. I guess sometimes you just have to take a chance, and I'm not normally a risk taker! lol

Aren't you clever....It's amazing what you wonderful quilters come up with on this board!!! Beautiful quilt top.

great idea. I will have to give this one a try. Oh, it looks great by the way

Wooooo! I've got some 9 patches in blues and greens put together now. Except I didn't read the part where you made BIG 8-inch blocks....so mine will be from 4.5"...wish me luck!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ

Wooooo! I've got some 9 patches in blues and greens put together now. Except I didn't read the part where you made BIG 8-inch blocks....so mine will be from 4.5"...wish me luck!

Please post your result! My thinking is that's so small that the smallest triangle in the resulting square will be gobbled up in seam allowance, so I'll be curious to know how it works out.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nance-ell

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ

Wooooo! I've got some 9 patches in blues and greens put together now. Except I didn't read the part where you made BIG 8-inch blocks....so mine will be from 4.5"...wish me luck!

Please post your result! My thinking is that's so small that the smallest triangle in the resulting square will be gobbled up in seam allowance, so I'll be curious to know how it works out.

Yup. That's what I'm afraid of....a teeny tiny sliver. I'm cutting the rest of the blocks for another project today, and then early next week I bet I can slice and dice! :D

Great idea, I like it better than how I did mine. I wouldn't want sashing between the blocks, just borders. Just my opinion, please yourself.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nance-ell

I wasn't planning to share this until it was complete, but I'm so happy with it I want others to see it too!

This is the project on my wall (finally found an old plastic tablecloth and tacked it to the wall; dh wasn't happy. lol). I thought I was going to do a D9P which I expected to be pretty fast and easy to put together. I cut the fabric from fat quarters in 8 inch strips because I wanted to preserve an 8 inch run in a few of the fabrics (ended up being unnecessary and I have a lot of waste, but live and learn!). When I laid out the D9P, it was okay, but I wasn't wowed!

Soooooo, I sewed my D9P blocks rights sides together and cut point to point in both directions. Yippee! Now I love it, but no quilt police allowed. Everything doesn't line up perfectly, but it's busy enough to not be noticable.

Now for my dilemma: I expected to do a small lap quilt or throw. I have completed the block in the upper left corner of the photo and it's 14 1/2 inches square, so I have a 56 inch complete design area without borders. Now I'm thinking of adding borders and/or some sashing....or maybe turning these blocks on point and adding filler squares to make it bigger. Just curious what others think would be the best way to go.

Love the Sliced and Diced! Love the colors. What ever you do it will be very pretty. Let us see the finished work.