Double Nine Patch Quilt Block Pattern

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Double nine patch quilt block pattern.

Lay out four white print 1 1 2 squares and five green print 1 1 2 squares in three horizontal rows. It s similar to maple leaf and tea leaves quilt blocks but with a difference. Back then these quilts were hand stitched one itty bitty scrap at a time but now there s an easier way. The double dip nine patch nine patch quilt pattern this nine patch quilt pattern is made up of mid 1800 reproduction quilting fabrics that build this scrappy and easy to piece quilt.

Fabric was scarce so scarce that every precious scrap was saved for quilts. Near your sewing machine layout the block in the grid format as pictured above in the. Nine patch quilt block pattern instructions step 1 choose block size and cut fabric. Sew a third strip to the strip set so the light and dark strips alternate.

Album leaf is a nine patch quilt block pattern that finishes at 9 inch square. Album leaf has a light signature panel that was used to make friendship quilts for friends and family everyone who made a quilt block signed with a name message or both. Double nine patch quilt block materials. Stick to the same quilting fabric family for a fresh traditional feeling or use bright batik quilting fabrics for a contemporary modern feeling.

Use double nine patch blocks star blocks and a sawtooth border all made from pastel fabric in a pretty wall hanging. According to the block size measurement chart above from fabric a cut 5. Step 2a stitch row 1 together. Sew along one long side of the paired strips with a scant seam then press the seam toward the darker fabric.

It s good to sew in the. Patterns like the double nine patch transformed all those scraps into true works of art.