Well, there you go!
When the recipient has a favorite color, you know everything you need to know <g> ... maybe quilted with four leaf clovers all over, or whatever the green means to your mom <wave>

Hi, Lovely nine patch quilt top. Very nice and a great range of colors.
My thoughts on a backing, would the backing color show or shadow thru with the amount of white on the front?
I would be a little worried if all would be color fast, hate to have a red/green bleed through in a later washing.
I would rather a light backing and a colorful binding. Keep up the good work and send a finished photo, Kathy in Colo

Omak....seems you are being my directional prod in finishing this. I will be doing FMQ, and had been thinking perhaps spirals in the 9P's, and leaves of some kind in the white. I like your idea of the 4 leaf clover. I'll play some on a scrap and see if I can manage that. :)

Patti

You are all very welcome! :-D It was a pleasure to host this, you are a talented and creative group. Patti the top is great I am sure your Mom will love it! :-D

I just got in from worl and am off to bed.
TTYS, Di aka Swan Song

I don't know if you need this tip, but factory standard for completing a seam is to stitch directly on top of the beginning stitches ... VIOLA! No need to make continuous lines from form to form in your quilt. An example of what I am talking about can be found in the leg hem of your denim jeans (one of many samples to be found in factory produced clothing) ... the hem at the bottom of the leg, on the inside ... right over the inseam (usually) you should be able to see where the machinist began stitching, continued around and stitched right over the beginning stitches.
You have certainly selected an aggressive form of quilt pattern <wave> Don't mean to prod, just encouraging ... LOL :thumbup:


"Omak....seems you are being my directional prod in finishing this. I will be doing FMQ, and had been thinking perhaps spirals in the 9P's, and leaves of some kind in the white. I like your idea of the 4 leaf clover. I'll play some on a scrap and see if I can manage that.

Patti"

Patti--think of the leaves as hearts and maybe it will flow easier for you, G

Thanks G. I like that idea of thinking hearts...even if my leaves dont' look like leaves, I can say I "intended" them to be hearts!!! LOL My co-worker, (not a quilter), also suggested I practice drawing several to get the feel of the motion. Am I correct in thinking I can get a disappearing marker that I could draw lines to follow? That would sure help!!!

Thanks for all the help and suggestions, ladies. :)

Patti

There are pens that have air disappearing pens, and then there are pens that when you have done the stitching you spritz with water and the lines disappear as everything dries.
I don't know if you are doing machine quilting on a frame, or if you are using your portable machine sitting on your sewing table.
From experience, I can tell you that you will get more bang from your buck practicing the lines on pads of paper and a pen. the lines are too constricting, the tools to make lines (though there is an alternative even for that - - quilting templates/stencils and a cinnamon or chalk pounce) anyway, the tools always raise the question of leftover marks or not getting the instructions for removal correct. <wave>

Lots of great feedback, Omak. Thanks. I will be doing this on my regular machine. I have been having fun doing FMQ on the last few quilts I have done, but they have all been fairly free style....nothing fancy. ;) So this will be a new challenge. :)

Patti

Your quilt is beautiful. I love the white squares to set of the 9 patches. :thumbup:

this is a philodendron leaf.
With this leaf, and sweeping lines, you come down from the top, make your heart, come back out and go back to your loop-de-loop toward your next leaf/heart ...
you will be amazed at how wide and deep you can make them, you will enjoy how wistful you can make them ... just take a gander at some leaves from different plants, and you might find lots of samples to practice. <wave>

you do have the darning/embroidery foot? <wave>

Oh yes...I would be lots without it!!!! :)

patti

I was just thinking ... I am left-handed, so my method of doing these leaf/hearts might be awkward ... I sweep down with a line into the center of the top .. I can go either left or right from there, but from the center, you are going to draw the line from the upper center to that place at the lower part of the heart ...
from the lower part of the heart, you are going to go up and out to make the other side of the heart, and then back to the center of the top, and then up and away from the heart ...
when I started wanting to be adventurous in my FMQ journey, I went to the LQS and bought a packet of quilting patterns, and looked to see what quilting lesson books they have - - especially common if they sell long arm quilting frames or machines of any kind ... you will get a bunch of good ideas and have lots of fun as you branch out.
Don't forget the you tube adventure, either .... I don't know where they are, but I have found them linked on the Board ... where you can watch how the quilter is using her hands and moving the quilt to get what she wants (or he wants <g> as the case may be) <wave>

Hey Swan, my 5 days turned into a month! I did complete my 9 Patch. I was late, but I got it done. I'll have to go find the picture and post it.

I love it! :thumbup: Glad to see you got it done. It really is a striking quilt.

I am still working on finishing up 2 throws with all the 9 patches we created. I would love to see another project to follow along with. Thanks Swan Song!

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: I went back to the very first post, and according to the "rules", y'all were only supposed to make ONE nine patch a day for THIRTY days :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Having read every page on this thread, I am thinking:
They were having so much fun, they just started making 9 patches and couldn't stop!
GOOD SHOW! <wave>

omak, we started out making them from June 15th thru August 1st. Some of the members wanted to go to the end of August since that was actually the end of summer. So we expanded to June 15th thru August 31st. We had great fun looking for links to variations of the 9 patch and settings. Some of our members got very creative! :D We all tried to keep each other cheered on and going. :thumbup: It has been a lot of fun to do and to see what everyone has created with the humble 9P.

Oh and some really made way more than the required 1 a day!

WooHoooooo...If the deadline was changed to Aug. 30th, I finished on time. I finished on the 27th! :thumbup:

GOOD JOB! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
I didn't participate, but by golly, I just think it had to have been one of the finest challenges and encouragements any level of quilter could be involved with.
I am enjoying seeing what the nine patches got used for. <wave>

GRATS TQ! I knew you could do it! :thumbup:

I am sitting on a stack of 9Ps that will go into a lap quilt for my Mom who is having her second total hip replacement Nov. 1st. I really can't wait to get it together BUT...I have all of the sudden become a costumer. :roll:

The last time I made clothes was...um...high school? That was a long time ago! My DS will be a stage manager of the Cutting Edge Haunted House this year and decided he needed a new costume. :? Oh and he needs it by this Saturday! :shock: It is a golden yellow suit coat and pants. I talked him into PJ style pants, those I can handle, the jacket, oh my, I guess we will see. :roll: Then he tells me when it is done he is going to cut it up and "age" it. :cry:

My EYE!
You will hie your little hiney down to the thrift store and find your own jacket to "age" ....!
at least, that is what I would be saying to my not so DS ... LOL
Don't you just hope you live long enough to hear that child say: "You have to give me some WARNING! Planning is NOT a bad thing!" LOL <wave>

My DD dragged him to several thrift stores and upon returning said not so sweetly that she would NEVER take him shopping again! :? I searched for hours thru costume places online and found a suitable outfit. I was thinking "YAY!" When it got here it didn't look anything like the picture. :-( It was awful so I am going to now have to return it. So...off to JoAnn's for their Labor Day sale and I insisted on the $1.97 Broadcloth and the McCall's patterns on sale for $1.99. I did forget shoulder pads for the jacket and I am not going to go back to get them. :x
Just wait till he sees what I have planned for him in payment. :wink:

If he doesn't mind floral shoulder pads, I can send you a BUNCH! ... mail goes out on Friday <wave>

:lol: Would serve him right! He has always been more particular about his clothes than any of his sisters!

hi love this!! hoe did you make the variegated pinwheel block that joins the 9 patches?? lovely!!
love jacquie xxxxx

Beautiful!!

When I started this project i loved the idea of using scraps but I am not good at "random". Someone sugggested that I use the scraps from my family's quilts to make it easier to use different colors together. After making the 9 patches I decided to twist them. I was not very happy with how they turned out but I pushed on and finished it. This blanket has become so special to me I can't even explain. My SIL says it's a mothers quilt kind of like a mothers ring. I feel so close to my family and I have it over me everytime I sit in the living room. Kind of ugly? Yes but treasured even more.

Your quilt is beautiful. You did a great job on it. Thank you for sharing your pictures of this very special project!

How can you call it ugly?
To me, it looks like a big story book!
Pick one square from one nine patch, and I'll bet you have a five minute story to share with a captivated child.
These are the things REAL quilts are made to achieve, and I think you have done it BIG! <wave>

marymc, I love how the subtle sashings set off the blocks. Great job. Don't you love how this project just keeps growing? I have my squares quilt planned and will post when it gets sewn after Thanksgiving.

they all look awesome. What a great job of finishing them. Colors are nice. They will love them. Good job.

I'm in! Have loads of 2 1/2 squares cut, also half-square triangles. Want to make a scrappy snowball-9patch.

This one reminds me of the quilt that my Granny made for me. I've had it since I can remember. She died back in 89 and I just LOVE that thing!!!!! Your quilt made me think of her. I love it! HUGS!

Marymc-I love that! I was wondering how you were able to twist them and get it to all look so good. I just love it!! :) I'm a sucker for mothery stuff!
:XD: :thumbup:

Stitchin just beautiful
Blessings to you
Ellen