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That is great. I love the colors and final layout. Wow
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You are very brave to start slicing your D9P blocks but the result is beautiful. I will have to try it. I hope I can pick fabrics that look as good as yours. I would add a couple of borders just to frame it.
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Wow! I like it like it is......Show us how you decided to finish it .I hope my next project turns out as nice! :thumbup:
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You have honored the D9P with your bravery in slicin' and dicin' Love the new look. Good for you!
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Very pretty!
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how pretty
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Originally Posted by sunkistmi
This quilt is absolutely beautiful. Can someone tell me what a D9P stands for? I can see the difference after it has been "sliced & diced" but wonder how to do original pattern also. It looks interesting and pretty easy to do. Thanks
Yes, please! Would love to see the pics as I still am a little foggy on how this look was achieved. Thought I might mock up a few paper blocks, but photos would probably clarify your process for me. |
looks great!!
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that is wicked cool
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Love your fabrics and technique!! I think I would put a small dark border around the blocks (as they are). Then a border incorporating the colors of the quilt! Love It!!
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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. |
Very creative! It is beautiful. I'm book marking this one.
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WOW I like that!!!
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This turned out great. You should be proud. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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This new version is the best by far of the D9P. We will know who introduced it to us way before it is printed in any magazine. One reason this group beats a magazine--hands down.
Love your fabric choices and can't wait to see the finished top. |
That's so cool! D9Ps are so much fun. Very innovative... and great fabrics!
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I have to say, I keep going back and looking at this, it is truely beautiful. It makes we want to cut up my tube blocks one more time and see what happens. Scarey.
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Originally Posted by nance-ell
Originally Posted by sunkistmi
This quilt is absolutely beautiful. Can someone tell me what a D9P stands for? I can see the difference after it has been "sliced & diced" but wonder how to do original pattern also. It looks interesting and pretty easy to do. Thanks
I started by making a 9 patch of 8" squares. Random fabric selection. Cut them in both directions down the center. If you rearrange them at this point, you have a D9P. Do a search on here and you'll find lots of beautiful examples. I just went another step to get the look I was wanting. I did take some pics along the way if anyone wants to see the process. Yes, please, I would love to see some photos of your process. I have made a couple of D9P but I really like what you have done with the blocks. Just not sure I completely understand what you did with the D9P to make them look like this. I have an idea but would really like to see the process in photos. Thanks if you can do so. |
I agree Sashing would take away from the block patterns
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Totally new look! I'd like to see the pix of the process too.
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very nice, love the colors. For a lap quilt I would just back and bind it as is.....bind in a nice darker color as a frame. At our guild the other night the speaker talked alot about "no borders" on quilts. It was Paula Barnes with Bonnie Blue Quilts, they offer Civil War patterns and kits. Some of her quilts are stunning without borders. Yours would fall in that catagory, good job!
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Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Now we have a new pattern to add to our list!
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i like the slice and dice...keep goig. :D
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Love your version much better than the first. You are sew very brave to cut all that fab. Wow I am impressed.
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Totally impressed. You should have naming rights to a new design - - Will it be "D9P Slice & Dice", "Disappearing 9-Patch on Steriods", ??? Love your finished look and, like most others who have commented, I would not add sashing. Since you seem to have more fabric left from the FQ's, I would add a solid border and then maybe a randomly cut scrappy border (ie. different lengths) from your left over fabric. Look forward to seeing your final product and would also like to see other pictures of the steps involved in your process. Thanks for sharing.
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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. It is so great!! some borders might be nice, but in my opinion, if you add sashing or turn the blocks on point with filler squares, I think you will loose the great look of this quilt. I would either make more blocks and possibly add borders if you want it bigger, but I wouldn't add sashing or filler blocks. Have a Great Day! Marcia |
I love your new and improved version of the D9P. I also will have to give it a shot. I would put borders on it though...many times, a quilt could work without a border but since I quilt my own quilt tops, and end up pulling on the edges a lot as I manipulate it through my regular sewing machine, I like to use the border as my last chance to square up the quilt.
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It sort of shows the difference between a nice quilt and art. Very lovely. Would really like to see the pictures of how it was done.
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I love it. Instead of Disappearing 9 patch, you should call it Disappearing Diamonds!
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I believe, all you do is make your D9P blocks, like her first pick, them cut each block catty corner, both ways (like an X, okay), then, you put your quilt together that way, like she did in her second pic. Not hard at all, just another step & a little more time consuming. But like someone else posted, the difference between a lovely quilt & a piece of artwork
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Originally Posted by nance-ell
Originally Posted by sunkistmi
This quilt is absolutely beautiful. Can someone tell me what a D9P stands for? I can see the difference after it has been "sliced & diced" but wonder how to do original pattern also. It looks interesting and pretty easy to do. Thanks
I started by making a 9 patch of 8" squares. Random fabric selection. Cut them in both directions down the center. If you rearrange them at this point, you have a D9P. Do a search on here and you'll find lots of beautiful examples. I just went another step to get the look I was wanting. I did take some pics along the way if anyone wants to see the process. |
Originally Posted by deema
Ooooh, is that ever neat! I really like how its coming together! I would probably add a few borders, but that's because the triangles of putting it on point intimidate me...LOL I kind of like it this way, though (straight) because the two different squares that come through in the design *are* on point. If you put your blocks on point, they'll straighten out. Also, I wouldn't do sashing because it will break up part of the design, imo.
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No wonder you are happy. It is beautiful.
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I love it! Gotta try it!
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I think I would like to try this Now. Thanks. Marvel
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Looks great, what a good idea to take it one step further. I'd use a straight setting so you don't lose the on point effect you're already getting where the blocks come together. I'd add a somewhat darker narrow border and a wider border also.
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I am curious as to what your block size ended up after you did all the cutting. Also how many fat quarters did you use. I like the idea of cutting the block into a d9p and then sub-cutting them again like you did. I might try that, as I love the look you ended up with and your colors are almost the same as I would choose. Jan :thumbup:
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Will be very pretty.
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Thanks for all the kind comments. I'll try to post some pics tonight (dh is working so I should have time). I guess I should post in the tutorial section? It will take some time to crop and resize, so please be patient. :-)
I like all the recommendations for names of the pattern. Keep them coming! lol |
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