I pretended Sunday was the start day...I made 90 6" blocks Sunday...can I count them...LOL...or do I have to start over?

TammyD I have added you. aliaslaceygreen you are first on the list since it goes alphabetically. Glad to see everyone organized and ready to start. :thumbup: I have to work Wednesday and Thursday nights. I should feel just good enough to go. :roll: So I will probably do 3 today. No I haven't started yet my kids (2 and 4 legged) have kept me busy this morning. Here' hoping for a quiet afternoon! :D

Patti--What no rain this am! Another shower went through about 30 minutes ago. When have you had time to mow the lawn? Hopefully I can squeeze in that chore tomorrow. DS and DIL took off for a week and it's me and the old man to do the milking (100 cows). Guess I had better start those 9 patches!! Gladie

I was going to start my 9 patches after lunch, but DD and DGD came over and now I'm worn plumb out watching my 3 year old DGD run around. About to go take a nap!

oksewglad....

Before I left for a trip to BC for two weeks, we were caught up with the mowing. DH had a follow-up colonoscopy to have a polyp removed..3 days after I left. :( The morning of, he went down the basement for something before leaving the house and stepped into water....the hot water tank blew...literally. It had a big hole in the side with water gushing out!! (It was only about 36 yrs old!! LOL ) So, between recuping from his surgery, and dealing with drying up the basement and getting a new water heater in before I got home, AND the rain, I came home to a lawn that was between 9" and 2' in places. We have been getting out in between the rains as often as we can to get it caught up again. We keep about 2 acres in lawn, so it isn't a quick catch-up. This really has been a very wet spring here. Some farm fields are still like big lakes. :( A GF joked that she needed to get crop insurance for her backyard veggie garden.

Patti

I just baby sat a birthday party at a water park for hours. I am looking forward to relaxing with a simple progect!

I'm for this... something I could try!

will be fun as I created a link for us with lots of ideas for the 9 patch

here is the link for us for some ideas

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-49055-1.htm

I have added you Alu. Welcome to the group.

made three nine patches.... off to work now!!!

I think I am going to make mine multi sizes, and use them in a lap quilt. I can use up more scraps this way :D:D:D

Thanks!

I am so envious... I am stuck in a hotel room with no sewing machine... I will have to catch up later when I get near a machine. I now wish I was more skilled at hand piecing...Have fun!

I'm in ! Guess I'd better make two tonight to catch up ! Going to use one of my new jelly rolls .

a cute pattern idea for us

http://rjrfabrics.com/_media/pattern...ite_things.pdf

Double Nine Patch

another cool link for us

http://www.ideas-for-quilting.com/do...uiltblock.html

lots of pictures to look at to give you ideas for your project

http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1T4...ed=0CDgQsAQwAw

Evening star Nine Patch free pattern

http://quilting.about.com/od/blockof...ening_star.htm

This sounds too good to pass up but i'm working on D4P and I guess that won't work right?

9 patch potholder

http://www.life123.com/hobbies/sewin...-patch-q.shtml

yes, you can do it with us

wow 86 of us has signed up for this group activity,

come on quilters more come and join us!


http://www.quiltingboard.com/group_a...jsp?gracnum=59

If you like pot holders try backing with worn out iorning board covers. That is one of my mom's old tricks:)

Can I play too? What a great idea.

I have added sewnsew, BrendaB and quilt queen 2 as well as StitchinJoy (who pm'd me to join) this mornning. Welcome to all of you. I am now off to bed since i have to work again tonight. I will see you all tomorrow morning briefly before bed. Have a great day!

OH! BTW that brings our group to 90 happy quilters!

Swan Song-Again thank you for organizing this! I cut out 659 squares last night. I had a pile of 2 inch squares so that is what I am using. I will start sewing tonight because I have to catch up. :) I can't wait to see pictures of everyones progress.

Another great 9 patch I saw on the board this morning.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-50050-1.htm#1176503

Yeah! Brenda, I'm so glad you joined this project. :)

Thanks GrammyP & Pam! I think I'm going to switch to this one. :thumbup:

I added the link to the "Links" page that we have been putting links to 9 patch tutorials, setting and project ideas on the "Group activities" page. Now you can find all that info quicker. Hope that helps our newer quilters to find that info easily and those of us with "sometimers" (like me :roll: ) to remember where it is. :-)

Thanks to sewcrafty for suggesting it and to craftybear for putting the "Links" page up for us.

Anything else you think would help y'all just let me know. This is my first time to host something like this and I am still learning how to make this easier and more enjoyable for you. :-)

Swan Song...

You are doing a great job!! Thanks.

Patti

I posted this pdf on the link page for us

http://lynbrown.com/wp-content/uploa...Gen-Quilt2.pdf

thanks Swan Song for being our hostess! wow 90 members on this group activity, awesome!

come on members and join in the fun, this is not a swap, just a group activity!

Have fun!

If you want to join us just send Swan Song a private message so she can add you to the list

this is the link to show who has joined us for the group activity, not a swap, just to get all of us quilting and making a cool 9 patch quilt with your own pattern

http://www.quiltingboard.com/group_a...jsp?gracnum=59

this is the link to show you lots of ideas using the 9 patch

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-49055-1.htm

I'm in and behind already. But went to the county fair yesterday and have Bible study tonight. But I will catch up on Friday, yeah. Maybe once I get some squares cut I will hand piece on the trolley.

The more the merrier. It's easy! Now to go look at those ideas. I love 9 patch.

Oh, before I forget. Thank you Swan for being such a gracious hostess! :D