Vacation Finish #2

August 11, 2009 in Binding, Finished Objects, Quilt-Along | 10 comments

My second vacation finish is a lap-sized version of AmandaJean’s nine-patch quilt-along.  And I am in love with it!

Nine Patch in use

I mentioned before that I elected to stop at 35 blocks instead of 70. One of the reasons I made that decision was that I didn’t think I would like the way it was turning out. The blocks were so random, it just felt messy.  I’m happy to report that I think I was wrong on the messiness question.  I’m still glad I went with a smaller quilt, but I really, really love how it turned out.

Nine Patch - Done!

I quilted it just inside each 2.5″ seam, which adds up to 116 straight lines.  Damn, that was  tedious. I was annoyed at the pulling and puckering, but the sum total looks pretty good. Especially, ahem, from a little bit of a distance.

Nine Patch Back

The backing is Kona Cotton in Ash, plus some light blue solid that I found at Joann’s.  The white is a bleached muslin from Joann’s.  And I love my three more nine-patches on the back.

Nine Patch - Folded

The binding is Amy Butler’s Full Moon in Slate.  Love love love it, and I’m sad at how hard it is to find more. As a relatively new fabric addict, I’m finding it hard not to freak out and start hoarding fabric that’s going out of print. I wish there was a never-ending supply!

One more vacation finish to report… and hopefully I’ll get a picture when I deliver it to its tiny recipient tomorrow afternoon.

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  1. Heather’s avatar

    Heather on August 11, 2009 at 4:16 pm

    How fun!! Looks great – I totally need to make one of these.
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    Angela on August 11, 2009 at 9:05 pm

    It looks so amazing! I really love that back – a pieced back just finishes it off nicely. That binding is perfect, too! Love it all!
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    Jackie on August 11, 2009 at 10:08 pm

    The quilt turned out just beautiful! The back is just as gorgeous as the front. Great job!
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    Doris on August 12, 2009 at 11:45 am

    Looks like you weren’t the only one to love it. ;->
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    Amy - parkcitygirl on August 12, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    I want to make one . . .but have so many plans! Love your quilt – it is a great size!
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    Jayces on August 13, 2009 at 10:38 am

    I LOVE that quilt! Beautiful color choices, great lines, wonderful spacing, etc. That back is really nice as well, I like that look. Great job! Jayces
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    nettie on August 14, 2009 at 10:56 am

    I love this, and I am totally only planning to do 35 blocks. I’m not a fan of big quilts (at least not a fan of the quilting part), so this will be perfect!
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    Amy on August 30, 2009 at 7:40 pm

    I tried that method of quilting on mine first because it was what I had intended to do. The puckering and pulling that you described, got the best of me immediately and I had to get out the seam ripper. It’s great that you stuck with it because it looks really nice!
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    Filipa on October 22, 2009 at 9:55 am

    Beauttiful! Love the colors!

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