I took a class for this one. You select your border (focus) fabric first then pull alot of different fabrics to coordiante/compliment(1/4yd) each - cut into 6" squares. After stitching, cutting, pressing, stitching, cutting and pressing again, you wind up with two different 9 patch blocks. After many many block sewn together, you wind up with a great scrappy looking 9 patch quilt. I even had a few left over to make a baby quilt. The queen sized quilt pictured I gave to a friend for a house warming gift, she loved it.[b]

Your work is beautiful. I love the colors.

it appears that your beautiful quilt was in a show, did the judges have a good eye? how did you place?

Love it. The colors are beautiful. Lucky friend, I know she was thrilled.

Great quilt! Lots of work. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Nice!

It is beautiful... Excellent colors...

That is one NICE housewarming gift! Beautiful colors!

My kind of quilt! When I first opened the page I was thinking, 'hum how to make a three hour quilt?'. One look told me I was dead wrong. It's beautiful Vicky; did you take a picture of the baby quilt as well?

What a great way and i love the results.......you have first prize from quilting forum yay :wink:

Beautiful! Great color choices, too!

Lots of motion, great colors!

LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! That is a true treasure you created. What a lucky friend!

That is stunning! Your fabric choices are gorgeous. Wow, what a lot of beautiful work! Lucky friend!

Thank you all... I did "borrow" the quilt back to enter it in a show, my first. Didn't place, but it was alot of fun to go through the process. My friend's name is Linda and my DH suggested I name the quilt "LINDA" which is spanish for "beautiful". I thought that was very sweet of him. I know it looks like alot of small pieces, but with the 6 to 9 technique it is as easy as making nine patches from two 6" bocks over and over again. This method may have other names, but the class I took was called 6 to 9. Sorry, I don't have a photo of the baby quilt :(

Very pretty!! I love pictures of quilts hanging.

Thanks for sharing!! :D

Beautiful quilt.


Kyia

ok .. wheres the pattern my quilt web surfers!!!!

That's just gorgeous, love the colours you used. What a lucky friend you have!

Would love to know how to do the 6 to 9 thing. Will go and google it now, I think!!

Lovely work (and your DH sounds lovely too!)
Imelda

That is a gorgeous quilt! I can imagine all of the work that went into it...it definitely paid off.

great job I love the colors. What show was this at?

Beautiful! :)

I found printed directions for this technique at http://www.getcreativeshow.com/seminars/nifty_nine_patch.htm. It is much easier if you have a diagram (at least for me it is) but once you make one set, it's like chain piecing after that. Hope this helps...

http://www.getcreativeshow.com/seminars/nifty_nine_patch.htm
try this one?? I couldn't get the first one to work

That's BEAUTIFUL! Your friend must have been thrilled!!!

M

wow! lucky friend. it's beautiful!

wow wow vicky your quilt is beautiful if i made a quilt like that i would be displaying it too :D :D :D :D nellie

Thanks for the link Vikky, that sounds like a great easy method. I'll add it to my "to do" list!
Imelda

I absolutely love it, Vicky!!! I have to find directions for that. I like how it blends. The colors are excellent too!

great quilt vicki! I'm going to look closely at that 6-9 thing..sounds like fun...my to-do list keeps growing :roll:

absolutely gorgeous! Made me want to make one.

I looked at the directions, but I couldn't wrap my mind around it. Need the visual....

Just love it!! :-P

I FOUND IT!! http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1125909467&channel=156457828
IT's THE NINE PATCH PARTY QUILT by ELENOR BURNS when you get on the site, scroll down to the bottom of the page, there is a video of Elenor giving instructions to make the "6 to 9" block that seems to have several other names.... ENJOY. This is a pretty awsome site for other quilting instructional videos...

I was only going to check it out and ended up staying for the entire video. :oops: LOL. Thanks for sharing.
~Tiffany

LOL, I think I like Eleanor's version better, it gives you the opportunity to "Square Up". The blocks I made started at 6" and the first cuts were at 2 inches each, no wiggle room. I like her scolloped boarder too, might have to make another quilt and try that technique. Maybe in 30's reproduction, I feel a quilt coming on :lol:

Oh gosh...ended up watching the whole video. That was fun..thanks for sharing!

Beautiful!

Very nice quilt... It looks like a nice quilt show

Great job! Love the colors and design.