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9 Patch Sampler Quiltalong Completion

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Today we will take a look at the processes involved in the 9 Patch Sampler Quiltalong Completion.  These are pinning the quilt, quilting and then binding the quilt.

Pinning (or Basting) the Quilt

1.  Press the backing well and lay right side down onto your floor or table.

2.  Using your tape, tape the backing to the floor or table.  Pull it taught but don’t stretch it.

3.  Place your batting on the backing

4.  Place your well pressed quilt top, right side up on top of the wadding.

5.  Pin the quilt.

You will find a detailed description of the pinning process I use here. 

Quilting

  1. Decide how you want to quilt –

Stitch in the ditch – where you stitch along the ‘ditch’ formed by the seams.

Straight lines – following seams or diagonals

Free Motion Quilting

I will be using Straight lines and you can see details of the method I use here and here

2.  Have fun!

I decided to draw up a plan:

I started at the centre and worked my way out.  I decided to use black thread.

Front

and back

Binding

  1. Choose your binding fabric – I have chosen a stripe.
  2. Decide if you are going to apply your binding totally by machine (you sew it to the back first) or if you would prefer to hand stitch your binding (sew it to the front first) . The only difference in process is whether you start at the front or back of the quilt.
  3. Trim your quilt
  4. Prepare  the binding
  5. Apply the binding

You will can see the method I use here.

and I have to be happy with the stripe matching in the join at the end!

Congratulations!  That is the 9 Patch Sampler Quiltalong Completion.

I hope you have enjoyed our Quilt Along and that you are happy with your new quilt!

Don’t forget to give your quilt a label – I am calling mine ‘9 Patch Sampler in Black & White’ – now that’s original!! I would love to see your 9 patch sampler completed so please send me a photo so I can share the results.

I have had a fun time and am open to ideas for our next venture.

Until next time

Nanny xx

WEEK 1: Make a 9 patch sampler

WEEK 2:  Make a Railfence Variation

WEEK 3: Make Half Square Triangles

WEEK 4: Make a Shoo Fly Block

WEEK 5: Make a Friendship Star

WEEK 6: Make a Contrary Wife Block

WEEK 7: Make a Spool Block

WEEK 8: Make a Churn Dash Block

WEEK 9: Make a Formal Garden Block

WEEK 10: Make a Greek Cross Block

WEEK 11: Make a Chevron Block

WEEK 12:  Make a Birds in the Air Block

WEEK 13:  Make a Double 9 Patch Block

WEEK 14:  Make a Card Trick Block

WEEK 15: Make an Ohio Star Block

WEEK 16: Make Your own Block

WEEK 17: Complete the top

WEEK 18:  Backing with a Disappearing 9 patch

WEEK 19:  Completion of the 9 patch sampler

 

Make a Railfence Variation Quilt Block

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Today we will be making the 2nd block of our sampler  – a Railfence Variation.

Last year we made a Railfence block using three strips and today we  are going to make a Railfence Variation using two strips.

 

BLOCK 2 – Rail Fence Variation

BLOCK 2 - Railfence Variation

What you need:

Dark:  5×5″ squares

Light:  5×5″ squares

Let’s Sew:

  1.   Take the light squares and fold in half and finger press or draw a line down the centre.
  2.   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)
  3.   Cut along the line between the two rows of stitching.

 

4.  You now have a nice pile of rectangles!  Take to the pressing board or ironing board and press toward the dark.

 

Nanny tip:  If you are not confident with your measuring and cutting try this – I have put a strip of masking tape along the 2.25″ line.  Why 2.25″?  This is half of 4.5″ and we are going to trim our squares to 4.5″

 

5  Place the 2.25″ side of your rule on the dark side and you will notice how the tape butts up against the seam line.

 

6.  Trim the squares – made easy with a 4.5″ rule, but the same process for any size rule.

7.  If you are using for example, a 6.5″ rule,  place the rule with the 4.5″ line along the bottom and the tape running along the seam.

 

8.  Trim the right hand side and along the top

 

9.  Turn it around, check that you have the 4.5″ mark both ways on the corner (see pen) and the tape running along the seam

 

10.  Trim the right hand side

 

11.  Lay out your squares following the photo – you will have 1 square left over.

 

12.  Complete your 9 patch.

 

I hope you enjoyed the measuring and trimming – both are really important skills in quilting!

Until next time

Nanny xx

 

 

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