I really love blue & white quilts and have been collecting blue fabrics for quite some time. I recently made a disappearing 9-patch quilt for my local quilt guild's bi-annual charity event and thought the pattern could look great with a monochromatic colour scheme.
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Turquoise and purple for the charity quilt |
The charity quilt was made from 3 fabrics, with half the 9-patch blocks featuring dark purple in the corners and turquoise in the centre and the other half with the colours reversed.
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9-patch block made from 5" squares cut from my blue collection |
My blue 9-patches were made with a variety of dark blues in the corners, with a consistent medium blue for the centre patch. After cutting in half both vertically and horizontally, each 9-patch block yields 4 blocks that can be rearranged however you like.
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Arrangement #1 |
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Arrangement #2 |
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Arrangement #3 |
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On the design wall |
This is on my design wall using the first arrangement - will this be the final arrangement? Stay tuned and I'll show you.
Edited Oct. 1, 2011: Here it is finished
Click here to see finished!
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