Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Rainbow 9-Patch Quilt Top


rainbow 9-patch quilt top
I finished getting the last borders on this last night. I pieced that square border randomly, at least I tried to, and there were lots of little segments that I didn't really like during the making process. This picture gives me some distance though and I really like how the border looks! And the rest of it too. There is that dark section in the lower right hand corner that I don't totally love, but overall I am happy with the rainbow effect and the bright colors. The quilt is kind of wrinkly/ripply in this photo but that's just because I was hurrying to get the picture before the wind blew! It went together really straight and smooth, if I do say so myself.
 
I am going to take a break from 9-patches after this one for a while. But that doesn't stop me from thinking about the next one. Next time I am planning on doing some limited color palette but I don't know which colors, yet. Ooh, and maybe gray sashing fabric, too.

If anyone is interested in making a quilt like this, I followed the quiltalong on Amanda Jean's blog. But this quilt only has 48 blocks instead of the 70 she used.

I have a couple of 9-patch projects from my past that I'm going to show you in the next couple days. One of them is really bad... just wait and see.

9 comments:

Candied Fabrics said... 1

Love the border! I know those are tough to get right!

Eileen said... 2

very nice vicki!! so vibrant. how fun the basic nine patch can be so modern

Nancy said... 3

Who wouldn't love all this color?? It is so lively. Scrappy quilts are just fun. Nice job!

Anonymous said... 4

Beautiful Vicki, so fresh and clean!!!

Alisa said... 5

It's beautiful! Nice work.

Sharon said... 6

Very simple but beautiful!

Leanne said... 7

Lovely! I understand why you are already thinking of the next one, the block is simple but the possibilities are endless.

Beth@seasonsofhome said... 8

What great color. It's sure to brighten any room.

A.J.A. said... 9

This is a truly beautiful quilt. Wow! That is all I can say :) Wow! You do lovely work.