Gretchen's Little Corner: Uneven 9 Patches

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Jewel Box, Embroidered Blocks, Dots & Dashes

I made as many Dots & Dashes blocks as I had cut pieces for. It isn't large enough to be a comforter top for MCC but it's big enough for a cozy quilt for the cancer center at Goshen Hospital.

This is the center of the quilt. It looks bright and colorful in this picture but I thought it looked rather sad on the floor and decided to add borders. Maybe it was because it was laying on gray carpeting?

I pulled black fabric with bright streamers or ribbons to be used for sashing. I thought it would add some zing to the various fabrics in the quilt.

The Dots & Dashes flimsy finishes at 60" by 74". My machine quilting will be basic but it will hold the layers together. It feels good to finish a long time UFQ (unfinished quilt).

I like the design those 4 squares make in the corners when the blocks are pieced together.

The pattern for Dots & Dashes can be found on the Quilted Twins Free Patterns website.

Here is a close up of the border fabric. Aren't those streamers/ribbons colorful?

I did sew the Jewel Box blocks into a 32.5" by 40" flimsy but I'm not going to quilt it now. I'll add borders someday then quilt it. Perhaps it will be gifted to the oldest granddaughter someday. I wonder if she remembers the quilt I pieced for her years ago?

The Jewel Box pattern is from the book written by Eleanor Burns.

A granddaughter embroidered the little blocks several years ago. I like the way the cornerstones were in Radiant Blues so I decided to make them the same way for this quilt.