Disappearing Nine Patch

Disappearing Nine Patch

A very scrappy Disappearing Nine Patch by Terry Morberg.   I have got to make one of these as I love scrappy quilts, I’m actually starting to cut 5 inch square in my attempt to manage my scraps.  If you do a google search for this quilt you will find a lot of inspiration, there are many ways to re-arrange the blocks once you have re-cut them.

Fanciful Pantograph

Terry’s quilt was quilted with the Fanciful Pantograph from Willow Leaf Studios.

The Disappearing Nine Patch block also has been around for a while and has been know by other names, such as Nine patch magic, 9 to 4, D9P and Tossed Nine Patch.

I did a little search on google for Scraps and found this “Scraps are recyclable and other materials left over from product consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste, scrap has significant monetary value” in that case I'm rich!

Rainbow of Hearts - Pink

Pink Heart Quilt Blocks

I inherited a few heart blocks from a friend and decided that I would expand the collection into a rainbow of hearts so that I could participate in the RainbowScrap Challenge 2013 with them. 

Scrap Management

Last Saturday for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge I was impressed with Sheila's blog post at Sew Cook and Travel who as well as making some lovely pink blocks also cut some pink tumblers, so I decided to do some scrap management as well, and cut a few strips, some large and small tumblers, and a square for future scrap projects that I have in mind.

Take a minute to be inspired; drop by Soscrappy to see what others have done with pink this week, the number of participants has grown since last year.

The term cardiac means "related to the heart" and comes from the Greek kardia, for "heart".

Smile, it is the key that fits the lock of everybody's heart. ~ Anthony D'Angelo

Sneak a Peek

Fabric all cut and lined up before piecing the next class sample of a quilt I will be teaching at Out of Hand this Spring.  The Open house for classes will be on Saturday January 26^th if you would like to get a look at all the class samples and be the first to sign up.

Pieceful Rainbow

A here is a little peek at the flimsy, hope I’ve got your interest.  This quilt is Go Accuquilt cutter friendly, if you don’t already own the Go cutter, come and give it a test drive in this class.  We’ll work on precision piecing and getting those accurate quarter inch seams.

Quilt Primer - Single Irish Chain

I’ll also be teaching a beginner quilting class – Quilt Primer – in February, if you want to start quilting, brush up on your skills or have some dedicated time to complete a baby quilt this class is for you.  You will get to try all aspects of quilting from selecting fabric to quilting the three layers together and binding.  Your little quilt will be 95 – 100% finished in the two days of class.

Check out this blog post for some examples of what others have made in Quilt Primer.  Come and learn, have fun and get in touch with your creative side.

Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort~ Franklin D. Roosevelt