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Catch-Up Week for the 9 Patch Sampler

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I have noticed that the number of photos of finished blocks that I have received has declined and so this week I have decided to give everyone a ‘catch-up’ week.

I know what it is like when you have fallen behind and have that dreaded feeling that you are never going to catch up !

I want you to finish this Sampler and so I am giving you a chance to get back on track  – so lets do it!

WHAT YOU NEED:

  • a plan of attack
  • some time
  • belief in yourself
  • chocolate

WHAT YOU DO:

  1.  Find where you are up to –  all tutorials can be found by clicking on the Block names below.
  2.  Print the tutorial if that helps – you will find a green ‘Print Friendly’ sign at the top left of each tutorial – this will print without all of the ‘other stuff’
  3.  Complete your block and lodge a photo.

To help inspire you, I am going to share some of the completed blocks (with permission).  I love how different they look depending on the fabric choice and I cant wait to see them come together in a few weeks time!

BLOCK 1 – 9 Patch

 

BLOCK 2 –  RAILFENCE VARIATION

BLOCK3 – Half Square Triangles 

 

BLOCK 4- SHOO FLY

 

BLOCK 5 – FRIENDSHIP STAR

BLOCK 6- CONTRARY WIFE

 

BLOCK 7 –  SPOOL

BLOCK 8 – CHURN DASH

BLOCK 9 – FORMAL GARDEN

BLOCK 10 –  GREEK CROSS

BLOCK 11 –  CHEVRON

BLOCK 12 –  BIRDS IN THE AIR

BLOCK 13 – DOUBLE 9 PATCH

 

Thank you for sharing your photos – I hope they help to get you going….

 

Until next time

Nanny xx

Make a Birds in the Air Quilt Block from Charm Squares

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Today we are going to make a Birds in the Air quilt block using charm squares.  As with any of the blocks, you may choose to use a different combination of LIGHT, DARK and OTHER – there is no right or wrong!

 

 

WHAT YOU NEED:

DARK :  5 x 5″ squares

LIGHT:  4 x 5″ squares

OTHER:  2 x 5″ squares

LET’S SEW!

  1.   Make 2 DARK and 2 LIGHT into  HST’s
  2.   Repeat using 2 LIGHT and 2 OTHER
  3.  Take one of each of these and put aside (you will not need them here)
  4.   Trim the HST’s and the remaining  DARK squares to 4.5″
  5.  Organise your squares:

6.  Sew your 9 patch and press

NANNY NOTE:  You will have 1/4″ seams on the outer edges of your triangles.  A photo mishap meant that this was taken after it was added to the quilt top, hence it appears to finish at the points.

I really like this one!  Of course you can see that if you were using it in a quilt you could save a lot of work by cutting the large triangle formed by the DARK in this case as a single triangle.

Until next time

Nanny xx

Make a Chevron Quilt Block from Charm Squares.

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Today we are going to use our Charm Squares to make a Chevron Quilt Block.  This is a very popular design and you will see, that it  too, is easily made from charm squares and the 9 patch layout.

WHAT YOU NEED:

DARK: 5 x 5″ squares

LIGHT:  5 x 5″ squares

 

LET’S SEW!

  1.   Pair the DARK and LIGHT squares and make into HST’s

NANNY TIP:  use chain piecing

2.  Cut the HST’s

3.   Press

4.  Put one square aside and then trim the other 9 squares to 4.5″

5.  Organise your squares:

6.  Sew your 9 Patch

NANNY TIP: To match your seams and to get nice points, you will need to nest your seams AND sew just to the raw edge side of the seam line.  Take a look at the photo:  The needle  is pointing to the point where the HST seam met the seam joining it to another pair.  I am sewing toward that point but will sew just to the right of that point – about a needle width.  This will mean that when I press the seam, I will retain the nice points!

Before:

After:

 

7.  Press and admire your Chevron Block!

That leaves us five more blocks to go!

Until next time

Nanny xx

 

Make a Greek Cross Quilt Block from Charm Squares

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Today we are going to make a Greek Cross Quilt Block from charm squares.  You will notice how similar it is to a Churn Dash. It is an example of how we can, by varying the fabrics and the direction of each square within the 9 patch,  achieve a totally different block.

 

WHAT YOU NEED:

DARK:  4 x 5″ squares

LIGHT:  4 x 5″ squares

OTHER:  1 x 5″ square trimmed to 4.5″

LET’S SEW!

  1.  Trim the OTHER square to 4.5″
  2.  With 2 x Light and 2 x Dark squares make make HST’s
  • diagonal line
  • scant 1/4″ either side of line
  • cut between the lines

3.   Take the other 2 x Dark and Light squares and

  •   Fold the light squares in half and finger press or draw a line down the centre.
  •   Place the light square and a dark square, right sides together and sew a scant 1/4″ either side of the centre line. (better too scant than not enough)
  •   Cut along the line between the two rows of stitching.

NANNY TIP:  Don’t forget if you are using a Directional fabric, you will need to join one pair of squares in one direction and the other pair in the other direction

4.  Trim all squares to 4.5″ squares

5.  Organise your squares:

6.  Sew your 9 Patch and press.

That leaves us only 6 more blocks to complete for our 9 Patch Sampler.  Have you started to try them out to see how they will look all together? How about sharing a photo of your blocks – I would love to see them!

Until next time

Nanny xx

Make a Formal Garden quilt block from Charm Squares.

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We are now half way through the blocks for our 9 Patch Sampler so I thought I might take the dog for a walk and show you how to make a Formal Garden block from Charm Squares – I love the little paw prints and decided to pair them up with the string or leash – I just know what a little dog would do to a formal garden!

NANNY NOTE:  Our first Nannycraft4u Quilting Retreat that was scheduled for this weekend has had to be cancelled due to the flooding associated with Cyclone Debbie.  We are therefore holding an online ‘Retreat’ on my facebook page and I have decided to publish this post early so that members can complete it during our sew in.  Our overseas friends are welcome to join us!

WHAT YOU NEED:

DARK:  4 x 5″ squares

LIGHT:  4 x 5″ squares

OTHER:  1 x 5″ square

LET’S SEW!

1.  Pair up the LIGHTs and DARKs  5″ squares and make HSTs – you will be HST queens after this!

  • diagonal line
  • scant 1/4″ either side of line
  • cut between the lines

2.  Trim all squares to 4.5″ and press.

3.  Organise your squares

NANNY TIP:  You will notice as you join half square triangles in different ways , it is not always best to press the seams the same way.  Experiment a bit with your seams – you may find it less bulky if you press your seam open.  There is no rule – you do what works best for you!

NANNY TIP:  If you want to press a seam open, press it to one side first and then it is easy to get the tip of the iron under one side to press it open without burning your fingers!

4.  Sew your 9 Patch and press.

 

I think my little dog has behaved perfectly as we walked around the garden – he stopped and checked each corner and continued on his way!

Until next time

Nanny xx

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