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From: JustSewCrafty
Date: 02-07-2007, 12:30 PM (1 of 14)
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I'm a blog reader (they're addictive) and I came across the most awesome 9 patch with a modern twist. It also has a tutorial that Jenny put together. Pretty Neat-O. The finished top...Looks like stained glass eh? http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2007/01/march_of_the_cr.html And the tutorial... http://allsorts.typepad.com/allsorts/2006/10/crazy_about_qui.html Hope you like! I plan on making one. Stef May your bobbin always be full-
Stephanie www.chasingthreads.blogspot.com "Sewing is the new black" |
User: JustSewCrafty
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From: Patty22
Date: 02-07-2007, 01:38 PM (2 of 14)
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How adorable! The website is so neat that I sent it to my daughters. There are some individuals that are so creative that everything they touch seems prettier, more fascinating, and just heart warming. Thanks Steph for sharing the website! Patty
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 02-07-2007, 08:25 PM (3 of 14)
Very Easy way to do that crazy block. I always cut it out stacked on top of each other and then make 12 piles by going around and around skipping the first one each time until they are all mixed up but that makes it easier to do it that way.  Thanks for sending us that site.
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
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From: Debby215
Date: 02-07-2007, 09:40 PM (4 of 14)
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Hey Stef, like Susie I have heard of and seen directions to make something like the one you had pictured, but truthfully I had never seen one completed. It sounds like a really cute one to use up some childrens novelty prints to make some fun throws for summer. Thanks for sharing!!
Debby
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From: grannysews
Date: 02-08-2007, 07:28 PM (5 of 14)
| i so bookmarked this. i am going to try it. it is so pretty and looks easy too!!! |
User: grannysews
Member since: 03-04-2006 Total posts: 3 |
From: lendube
Date: 02-10-2007, 01:04 PM (6 of 14)
Stef,  You couldn't have posted this at a better time for me! I have 36 Crazy Nine Patch squares. I made them in a class given by a friend of mine. It's my first attempt at a quilt. I was trying to decide where to go from here and then your post appeared. What timing. My colors are totally different. I lean more towards earth tones, batiks, greens, maroons, etc. I do love the look of the quilt on this site though. I like the darker thread to define the "patches" and assume that's where it's quilted along with the square lines themselves. If I'm' wrong there can someone let me know please?? Is there a particular stitch used there? I think I'll give this technique a try. I like the borders between the squares (sashing??) and I have plenty of fabric, batting, backing to finish the thing. Thanks so much for posting this. Lennie |
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 02-10-2007, 05:42 PM (7 of 14)
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I like the darker thread to define the "patches" and assume that's where it's quilted along with the square lines themselves. If I'm' wrong there can someone let me know please?? Is there a particular stitch used there? Lennie I may be wrong, but I don't think there was anything used to make the stained glass effect. I think what you're seeing is the sun shining thru the blocks and the seam allowances make it look like stain glass. Now if you wanted to do stain glass, you could either use wonder under on the back of black fabric then cut strips and fuse the strips over the seams. Or you could do folded over strips, similar to stems for applique. Then for either method you could machine applique the edges to the block. Hope I haven't confused you more... TTFN from
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From: lendube
Date: 02-10-2007, 06:19 PM (8 of 14)
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Thanks Judy! I understand perfectly what you're saying. Now I'm seeing that those are just the seam allowances but I like the look. It does give me an idea to define the seams of each piece more. I could use a heavier thread and a decorative stitch of some kind. Hmmmm. Like I said, I'm using darker colors so the effect won't be as dramatic as the dark on light in this quilt. I've been reading my "Quilting for Dummies" and understanding more and more. Gee, it's so much fun when things begin to click. Thanks again, Judy, Lennie 
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User: lendube
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From: Jeke
Date: 02-15-2007, 01:16 PM (9 of 14)
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Stef, I love the crazy nine patch sight. Something about nine patch and all the things that can be done with it that intrigues me. J Jay
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User: Jeke
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From: material_pakrat
Date: 02-15-2007, 04:20 PM (10 of 14)
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I have made a few of these - they make really quick and effective baby quilts. But I had not seen a picture of one with the sashing. I will have to try one soon. I have found with these instruction that you dont have to trim the squares up much after sewing and I am using flannel at the moment too! Another pattern I was using seemed to skew the block so much that you would lose about 1.5-2 inches off the starting measurement. Cheers, Soph.
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User: material_pakrat
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From: vickki
Date: 02-15-2007, 04:46 PM (11 of 14)
| That was my first quilt,however I never used the sashing.That's really nice.... |
User: vickki
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From: MotherInLaw
Date: 02-15-2007, 10:58 PM (12 of 14)
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Here's the one I did. I stacked all the fabric on top of each other and then printed out 9 pattern pieces and when I went around with each fabric I placed the fabric on the next # on the block. The next fabric I would pick up I'd start with the next block and make my first block from the other fabric my last block to put that fabric on. I did that until all the fabric was on the pattern and the patterns had a different sequience of fabric for each. Then I picked up the first block keeping the fabric over the section it was to be sewn in and sewed it the order it was to be sewed. After all the blocks were sewn I striped borders and squared them from the center to make the size the patterned called for. Then I quilted it. Here's what it looks like. a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"> 
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
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From: material_pakrat
Date: 02-15-2007, 11:11 PM (13 of 14)
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Love the colours in the quilt. When you say pattern - did you cut all of the material the same ?? My crazy quilts differ slightly between the piles of 9 materials. Cheers, Soph.
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User: material_pakrat
Member since: 12-13-2006 Total posts: 220 |
From: MotherInLaw
Date: 02-15-2007, 11:23 PM (14 of 14)
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It all came from the same block pattern. I copied the block 9 times and arranged them across the floor. I then took my stack of nine different fabrics and placed a copy of the pattern on top of the stack and pinned each section of the block so when I rotary cut the pattern into the different pieces the piles would stay put where they went. I cut them. You need a new blade in your rotary cutter so it will cut all the way through the layers of fabric. Then you pick up each pile starting with pile # 1 and work like I explained above.
I'm regressing back into my youth, I just have to figure out how I'm going to convience my body to come along with me.
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User: MotherInLaw
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