January's color is blue. I have 600+ 3.5" nine-patches from the Block Swappers. I pulled out all that had blue corners/center and put them on the design wall. Hmm. Nice, but nothing special. 
What about grouping them? I liked the look of the double nine-patch for this month's Block Lotto (done in black-and-white). How about a double nine-patch in blue?
I made 20 double nine-patch blocks. What about sashing? What color? I posted this photo to the Quiltville Open Studio Facebook group and got many suggestions. Several people said, "None of these. They compete for attention with the blocks. Use navy." I thought the corners of the nine-patches would get lost with navy sashes and that the overall effect would be pretty dark.
In the end, I did use navy but I didn't use sashing. The star blocks feature light-cornered nine-patches from the Block Swappers. The flimsy is 64 x 78 and used 5 yards from my stash.
I'm linking up at Scrap Happy Saturday (a day late, but the flimsy wasn't finished until Sunday evening) and Judy's Patchwork Times.
I love it! I'm not one to think of dark for setting triangles very often. I'm going to add that one to my process arsenal.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I love seeing the evolution of this quilt. (Heck you do it frequently and it is great to see the progression.) I liked the simple nine patches on the cream background. But the stars and 9 patches is wow! as I stated earlier. Wonderful job. And, a good use of the 9 patches you had hanging around. Did you have to make the star blocks? And, I just noticed they have a 9 patch in the center. Wonderful quilt.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bonnie -- the "cream background" is my design wall. (It's a piece of batting.) I made the star blocks for this project. I think I've mastered the Tri-Recs ruler set. I had to make about 25 blue-corner 9-patches to add to those in my stash.
DeleteOh dear I love this. I've a batch of blue nine patches that have been waiting for just the right project. Maybe this is the inspiration I needed, thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow! Gorgeous. It's amazing what can be done with leftovers.
ReplyDeleteThe stars add so much to the plain old 9-patches! Good call.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is gorgeous. I'm glad you didn't go with the sashing.... you ended up with a stunning quilt. The star blocks are perfect.
ReplyDeleteThe star blocks make this a real stunner! I love blocks made with the Tri-Recs. They always have great movement. Beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeletegorgeous as usual nann...i would have voted for yellow but you made the right choice...
ReplyDeleteGreat way to use up your blue scraps. It's a gorgeous quilt.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of your blue nine-patches! I love the stars you added, great setting too.
ReplyDeleteNine patches are endlessly versatile, as your gorgeous design proves! Congrats on a beautiful flimsy.
ReplyDeleteDear Nann--loved your choices. The setting squares with the 9 patches really add to the quilt. The alternate blocks were a perfect pick. Woohoo!!
ReplyDeleteYour finished top is gorgeous - perfect choices!
ReplyDeleteI love it. So very pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour finished quilt is beautiful. Hard to believe that it started out as nine patches from a swap!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful - that secondary block makes all the difference.
ReplyDeleteThis is a stunner! fab work.
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