MY 9 PATCH
#1
I'm getting things moving here in the new sewing room. Here is the 9 patch I was working on. It's still on the design wall, I have to sew on the lattice and the outside border will be the dark blue calico I used in the blocks.
What do you think I should use on the back and the binding? I don't mind piecing the backing but I don't think I have enough fabric to piece all the colors I used in the top and put them on the back. I may want to use a yellow calico or...???
What do you think I should use on the back and the binding? I don't mind piecing the backing but I don't think I have enough fabric to piece all the colors I used in the top and put them on the back. I may want to use a yellow calico or...???
#5
Yes it is the Eleanore Burns Pioneer Sampler... I love her stuff and how she does them. I got hooked when I use to watch her on the PBS channel ages ago.... I ROTFL when she would say "Step on the GAS!"
I did 8 of the patches over 10 years ago and I just found them when I started to get my sewing room back together again. I did another patch so I have the 9. I don't have enough fabric to do all 12... so I will settle for 9. It's a practice quilt anyway... I want to do the machine quilting on this one.
The fabric I inherited from my mother. Her stash was amazing... I'll keep you all posted as I go along.
I'm going to do a very dark Navy for the back, but will quilt it with dark blue variegated thread. (Hope it comes out OK) I decided to do the yellow on for boarder... I'm not crazy about yellow either, but it looks real good next to the dark blue calico.
I did 8 of the patches over 10 years ago and I just found them when I started to get my sewing room back together again. I did another patch so I have the 9. I don't have enough fabric to do all 12... so I will settle for 9. It's a practice quilt anyway... I want to do the machine quilting on this one.
The fabric I inherited from my mother. Her stash was amazing... I'll keep you all posted as I go along.
I'm going to do a very dark Navy for the back, but will quilt it with dark blue variegated thread. (Hope it comes out OK) I decided to do the yellow on for boarder... I'm not crazy about yellow either, but it looks real good next to the dark blue calico.
#9
Love the color combination! Please post a pic after you have the border on-Is the batting and light background fabric thick enough so the dark backing won't show thru the light background of the top?
#10
I was also thinking maybe thin yellow border first, then a wider smallish blue print for the last border would look nice. I tend to think a darker final border frames the whole quilt nicely. Anyway you decide will look terrific!
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