KT Winner
Congratulations to the winner of a Sewline glue pen:
Carol Kuse - I am starting EPP also, and look forward to using a glue pen.
Thank you for the interesting blogs.
Thank you for the interesting blogs.
Glad you enjoyed learning about some of my favorite notions. We'll have more online in the near future.
I Love 9-Patches
I'm delighted to be part of another group of talented designers who were asked to participate in this fun book of projects by Martingale. Everybody loves 9-patches because of their simplicity, but also because of their versatility. So many great ideas jammed into one book! Other designers contributing to the book include Sherri Falls, Kimberly Jolly, Tammy Vonderschmitt and Kari Carr.
I designed my 9-patch quilt last summer during baseball season as my husband was glued to the TV watching the Kansas City Royals. They were having a wonderful year and excitement was building as the summer rolled on. Robert, my quilt piecers, the grankids, were all holding their breath in anticipation of the World Series in the fall. It was baseball fever everywhere! Happily, the Royals went on to win the championship. My quilt celebrates the elusive triple play in baseball with 3 sizes of 9-patches in lights and darks. Strategically placed red squares in the large 9-patches create a path around the bases surrounding nine red-framed 9-patches for the game's 9 innings. The three blocks in the center represent three strikes and you're out. Great concept! Honestly, though, alot of that was coincidence since I'm not much of a professional sports fan and just liked the color and layout, but we can play on our local team's victory anyway. No matter the outcome of the game, I think this quilt is a home run!
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| Triple Play by KTQ |
Here are a few of the projects from I Love 9-Patches on my to-do list:
Old Nine by Tammy Vonderschmitt (Moda)
Tammy's classic 9-patch looks like a treasured antique quilt.
Tilt by Carrie Nelson (Moda)
How cool is that? I can see it in brights or Christmas or....
Lollipops by Barb Cherniwchan
So fun, so fresh!
Comment this week to win the book, I Love 9-Patches, as soon as it arrives!
My small quilt group is exchanging 9-patches, so this book would be great for ideas on what to do with them.
ReplyDelete9-Patches .... classic and yet able to be modernized! Love them!
ReplyDelete9 patch quilts are so fun....and I love seeing all of the ways designers have put them together.
ReplyDeleteit never ceases to amaze all how you keep coming up with terrific quilts.....
ReplyDeleteTraditional quilts are my favorite and what is more traditional than the 9 patch. Looks like a great new book.
ReplyDeleteNine patch blocks are my favorite. They are so versatile and can be laid out in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteNine patch blocks are my favorite. They are so versatile and can be laid out in so many ways.
ReplyDeleteYou wouldn't think that a simple 9 patch could be "sew" versatile! I absolutely love your Triple Play!!! HUGS... and stitches
ReplyDeleteI love 9 patches. Great way to use up what is left of a Jelly Roll !
ReplyDeleteI Love 9-Patches looks like a great book! Thanks for the chance to win a copy of it!
ReplyDelete9 patch is fun! Thank you for the book giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHi love Triple Play! Always have liked 9 patch blocks too. Thanks for a really nice giveaway ! msstitcher1214@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love the quilts in this book and a nine-patch is always a classic block to make. Thanks for your great design and for the chance at the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteNIne patches are a favorite for me. I would love to have this book. Your contribution is beautiful! Thank you for the chance to win a copy.
ReplyDeleteMary
I love your books and fabrics so much! I would love to win a copy of "I Love 9 Patches"! midwayfarms@hughes.net
ReplyDelete9 patch is my #1 favorite block, 4 patch is next. Your entry in the book is a winner. Thanks for the chance to win the book.
ReplyDeleteI love 9 patch blocks! They are so versatile and can take on so many different looks. I'd love to win this book!
ReplyDeleteNine-patch blocks are so traditional and a wonderful starting point for new quilters, which most of our quilting ministry ladies are. This would be a wonderful addition to our small library of inspiration/how-to books.
ReplyDeleteNew to quilting so I'm eager to learn and I love all the different ways you can combine things with simple blocks. The creativity is wonderful.
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ReplyDeleteI love this take on a basic pattern, and need this book for inspriation.
ReplyDeleteNine patches are just FUN! I love making them scrappy. This new book will me more inspiration for my scraps!
ReplyDeleteThis book looks wonderful. I do enjoy making 9-patch quilts. Thanks for the great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteSo far, I like all the patterns (still waiting for one picture to upload). This would be great for using scraps.
ReplyDeleteWho knew a "simple" pattern could contain such variety?
ReplyDeleteI love old nine by Tammy it is lovely!
ReplyDelete9-patches are always a favorite--from the blocks made by hand as a child from Grandna's scraps, a beginner's 9-patches and snowballs, to the more advanced Jenny Beyer 3-dimensional cube look design...the humble 9-patch becomes a foundation for amazing blocks and quilts.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a fun book!
9-patches are always a favorite--from the blocks made by hand as a child from Grandna's scraps, a beginner's 9-patches and snowballs, to the more advanced Jenny Beyer 3-dimensional cube look design...the humble 9-patch becomes a foundation for amazing blocks and quilts.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a fun book!
I can see I'm going to need this book--love nine patches!
ReplyDeleteI do love nine patches. Always amazed at the versatility of this block
ReplyDeleteLove the old nine. Oh who am I kidding, I love them all!
ReplyDeleteI always go back to 9 patch as a favorite.
ReplyDeleteOne of my very favorite quilts I ever made is a simple nine patch with curved corners that I use on my dining room table! It is also the one that gets the most compliments, obviously, people love the simple life.
ReplyDeleteI love nine patch quilts-so often simple is the best! I really like your design. I will be on the lookout for this book. I like the twist Miss Rosie put on this classic block too
ReplyDeleteAll great looking quilts made with nine patches - one of my favourite blocks.
ReplyDeleteOh boy! I love 9 patches too!
ReplyDeleteI am excited for this book to be released! Classic nine patches are a joy to make and a great outlet for creating.
ReplyDeleteLuv 9 patch blocks. Would love to win this book.
ReplyDelete9-Patches are so versatile and this book looks fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThe book looks fantastic -- all sorts of fun new projects!
ReplyDeleteThe 9 patch quilts are awesome. I love them all!!! I would love to get a copy of this book.
ReplyDeleteHow big does your quilt finish? I love it.
ReplyDeleteYou have to love the 9-patch, it's a classic and classics are my favorite -- Jeannine aka j9knits
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful book! How can you go wrong with a 9-patch?
ReplyDeleteNine-patches are so much fun to make. Being a big baseball fan, I really love your quilt's meanings. You really hit it out of the park!
ReplyDeleteI love the baseball theme! And the quilt is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLove your new nine patch book. Keep the ideas coming, I will never run out of quilts to make.
ReplyDeleteLove your new nine patch book. Keep the ideas coming, I will never run out of quilts to make.
ReplyDeleteOh! I do love 9 patches, there are so many different ways you can use them. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDelete9 patch is my favorite block! Your book shows just how versatile and beautiful the 9 patch can be!
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, I've not done very many nine patch blocks. It'll be exciting to try some of these patterns out.
ReplyDeleteNine patch blocks make very pretty quilts. They are always fun to make.
ReplyDeleteLove 9 patches you can use up your scraps on them ....happyness04431@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteNine patches are traditional, which I love The book looks great!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful quilts! I love the 9 patch. Thanks for sharing. K-
ReplyDeleteI have not sewn any 9 patches, but I am eager to learn especially with Kansas Troubles fabric!
ReplyDeleteThis is interesting! It uses different colors from what I am used to seeing at Kansas Trouble, but it looks fresh and inviting! I would love to win this book!
ReplyDeleteI love Triple Play but Old Nine is calling my name so hard that I may have to make it first! LOL Beautiful work ladies. Such talent.
ReplyDeleteThese 9 patches look like fun, especially Triple Play.
ReplyDeleteThese 9 patches look like fun, especially Triple Play.
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ReplyDeleteI love Kansas Troubles and would love to make Triple Play with it.
ReplyDeleteGreat book- love the 9 patch quilt you designed - amazing how 1 block - the 9 patch- can have so many interesting settings
ReplyDeleteSuch great patterns! I plan on working on a 9 patch doll quilt tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteAlready put this book on my wishlist because I love Nine-Patches:-)
ReplyDeleteNine Patches are my very favorite quilt design, and I find that Kansas Troubles fabric works out to really showcase my quilts.
ReplyDeleteTraditional quilts my favorite and anyone of these are stunning.Great layout!!
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DeleteI love the endless variations that the nine patch provides! Looks like a lovely book comprised of a lot of talent!
ReplyDeleteI love everything about quilting, especially the wonderful people you get to meet and share with!
ReplyDeleteNine-patch has long been one of my favorite block patterns, so much can be done with it. Love your book!
ReplyDeleteThe nine patch makes me thing of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her books. :)
ReplyDeleteNine patch quilts have always been my favorite to make. The book looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of nine patch blocks! Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful new book.
ReplyDeleteYay! Nine patch blocks - triple the fun.
ReplyDeleteBook looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove nine patches and the Cubs! Terri
ReplyDeleteI love nine patch blocks too, especially scrappy.
ReplyDeleteI've been sewing 9 patches with leftover pieces as part of a leader/ender project but using this new book would give me other ideas for the quilt in progress. Thanks for a chance in the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how enduring the 9 patch is? Thanks for the opportunity to win the book and explore some more designs.
ReplyDeleteHow creative! Your baseball idea is a winner just like your KC Royals. Thanks for the give away..
ReplyDeleteLike the symbolism of your baseball quilt. I once made a baseball quilt for my brother, who is a big baseball fan, when the Chicago White Sox won the World Series. Love the versatility of nine patches. Thanks for the chance to win the book.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte
Always loved nine patches, simple and classic.
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy your blog. I love 9 patch quilts. Can;t for the book to come out. Thanks for the chance anf good luck to all.
ReplyDeleteNine patches are my favorite quilt block. They are so versatile.
ReplyDeleteSo many variations on a simple block show how nine patch can be seen in many different lights! It can be made in everything from repros to solids, vintage to modern! This book would be a great way to expand my quilting skills. Thanks for the opportunity !
ReplyDeleteLooks like so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI love 9 patches and make them often, I like them surrounding appliqué in the center of a quilt.
ReplyDeleteLynne! Your Triple Play is very beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteLove your Triple Play quilt. I enjoy making 9 patches, can't wait for the book of patterns to come out.
ReplyDeleteOh, nine patches....so simple, but can be arranged hundreds of ways!
ReplyDeleteLove your triple play quilt. I do enjoy making 9 patches and making them disappear. ;o)
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