Ironed them into a much smaller pile...
And assembled the existing blocks on the floor...
Now, looking at this pre-quilt, I'm thinking that maybe I made the squares too small for a disappearing 9-patch? They're only cut to 4" square so by the time I've cut the 9-patches and sewn them back together, I'm looking at 3.5" squares with 1.5" squares and 1.5"x3.5" strips in between. Hmm. I wonder if it will be too busy?
I've come up with a few options:
- leave as is, as classical patchwork quilt
- continue disappearing 9-patch and hope it'll turn out somehow
- leave every second patch a normal 9-patch
- leave just a few blocks as normal 9-patches throughout the quilt
Any comments on those suggestions, or entirely different ideas to make all this work worth it in the end?
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4 comments:
I think it looks cute like this. I always end up cutting pieces too small too. The idea of doing a few disappearing 9's also sounds great.
I love this little pink quilt! (Of course, I *am* a pink girl!) I think if you do want to do the disappearing 9s, at least leave a few blocks as normal 9-patches throughout the quilt... I am sure whatever you come up with will be lovely!
Christine as long as 5 of your fabrics are showing as DARK, I would continue with the Disappearing 9 patch.. The quilt would still be a great quilt and you would learn more from completing the project. Any little girl or pink person will love it and you will have a better vision of how to select colors to get the effect you want. I think your dark and lights have more to do with it than the size of the patch but that is just my opinion.
i think if i were to make the quilt i would leave it as it is! it looks gorgeous laid out that way!!!
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