Sunday, June 25, 2023

9 Patch Beauty

I spent last week hand sewing the binding on 9 Patch Beauty which I pieced last winter. It was originally called the 'Get Together' quilt and is a pattern from the April 2020 issue of American Patchwork & quilting magazine.

After quilting, she measures 92" by 102" which is a decent sized queen quilt.

One of the changes I made from the original pattern was to put the flying geese along the outside of the quilt instead of in the center. I think it looks better this way.


I really need a clothesline to hang my quilts outside for pictures, that is so much better than the bed.

Lori Null long arm quilted this quilt using the Raindrops on Water design which was created by Three Sisters Fabric. This is one of my favorite overall quilting designs and Lori bought it especially to use on my quilts. I told her to program her machine to quilt the circles 3/4" apart.


For backing I used this mottled beige fabric. It shows the quilting quite nicely.

I always try to make the binding when I finish piecing a quilt so I don't misplace or use the fabric I need for the binding. This binding was pieced last January, I didn't realize I was going to be playing binding chicken! Well, I did and I won, barely!

That little piece of binding is around 2.25" because I trimmed it to a 2" square for the box. Whew, that was a close call!

For the last several years I've donated a quilt top to a quilt auction that benefits the school my Pennsylvania grandchildren attended. I would piece the quilt, they would hand quilt it then auction it. 

Our son and his family have moved so I no longer feel obligated to donate a quilt top for that auction. Since I started piecing this quilt with the intention of donating it, I'm still going to do so. 9 Patch Beauty will be selling in the 2023 Michiana Mennonite Relief sale which will be held at the Elkhart County fairgrounds on September 23rd. 

Several months ago I sent an email to American Patchwork & quilting to make sure I wasn't breaking any copyright law. I did make changes to my quilt and it looks different from the quilt in the magazine. I never heard back from them so I'm going to go ahead and donate it. I will NOT receive any financial benefit for myself. I am stating that my quilt is a variation of the Get Together quilt.

Here is a link to all the posts I've written about 9 Patch Beauty.

One of the first things I moved to our new home was my Christmas cactus. They were here all summer but I guess they weren't in sunny enough place. They didn't bloom well at Christmas.

They're all sitting on the front porch now with plenty of bright sunshine. This plant is full of blooms. A couple of the other cactus have buds, all of the plants have new growth. Hopefully this winter there will be a bumper crop of flowers. 

24 comments:

  1. beautiful, I do like that quilting design.

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  2. I like the placement of the flying geese on your quilt! The quilting is gorgeous! Your Christmas cactus is fantastic! Have a great day!

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  3. What a pretty quilt. I think the flying geese around the outside edge is a great idea. How generous to donate it. I was told not to put my Christmas cactus in bright sun. I think I actually burned one of mine a few years ago. I really should put them outside though. They haven't flowered in many years. How often do you water them.

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  4. That quilting design sure enhances your lovely quilt! Great finish!

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  5. It's GORGEOOOUUUSSS! I have kept a copy of the magazine because this one is on my to-do list and your rendition is just as wonderful. Love it! Bravo for this gorgeous finish and for winning the binding chicken game, haha. ;^)

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  6. Beautifully done! Congrats on a great finish. That quilt should do really well at the auction.

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  7. That was a good design decision. I like the flying geese as an outer border.

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  8. beautiful quilt - I have my Xmas Cactus outside as well and they are doing really well.

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  9. What a gorgeous quilt and so generous to donate it to this worthy cause! You really got lucky with binding chicken!

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  10. Your 9 Patch Beauty is just that, An Absolute Beauty! The quilting is a gray one too! I’m going to ask my long armer if she has that one. What a lovely color on your Christmas cactus! Mine are the traditional pink. One light, two darker fushia ! They are out doors too.

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  11. I love that quilt and the quilting sets it off perfectly. Bless you for your generous donation; I'm not sure I could let it go!

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  12. This is such a gorgeous quilt, Gretchen. I think the Flying Geese border looks amazing. Great idea! You are so kind hearted to donate this beauty. I have never tried to grow a Christmas cactus. They are so lovely when they bloom. Happy Sunday.

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  13. Wonderful quilt, congratulations! Good call moving the flying geese to the border. The quilting is lovely and really suits the top. My Christmas cactus was blooming when I got it, but my kitten ate all the blooms! He's fine, but the plant hasn't bloomed since.

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  14. What a beauty! I love the little 9-patches marching along, and the flying geese border is a great finish. Did you piece this as a leader/ender?

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  15. This is gorgeous! Such a lot of work, it looks fantastic.

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  16. Another gorgeous quilt beautiful colours in this one.

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  17. That was a lot of cutting and piecing to do, but looks terrific. I have modified many APQ patterns, I cannot see why there could be problem with your donation--you aren't selling the pattern.

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  18. What an amazing quilt, Gretchen! I love the Raindrops on Water panto--great choice for your quilt!!!

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  19. Such a stunning quilt and I love the flying geese and then the red border, just beautiful! And some lucky person is going to win it!! xx

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  20. I really like the placement of the flying geese too and what a gorgeous quilt this turned out to be. And lovely quilting too. Always pretty eye candy for me when I visit you, Gretchen.

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  21. That is a gorgeous quilt. Wow!!

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  22. What a beautiful quilt! Whoever gets this one gets a real treasure.

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  23. This is absolutely gorgeous, Gretchen! Great job on playing chicken with the binding! I love it when it happens just right! Thanks for linking up with us!

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