Blooming Nine Patch

One of the most popular patterns over the past few years has been "Blooming Nine Patch" from the book, Tradition With A Twist by Blanche Young. Depending on the fabrics and fabric placement, this quilt can look like it is lit from within. I don't know anyone who doesn't love this quilt -- including me.

I just never wanted to make teeny tiny little nine patches! Lucky for me, I have a computer and quilting software and I can make them any size that I want to. This is a gift for my neice who is somewhere between traditional and contemporary and I know she likes flowers. I used a yummy rich Moda floral that I found at Blue Bamboo and a few coordinating and contrasting prints.

This quilt, with its 6" nine patches and squares, is 88" x 96" perfect for a queen size bed. Beginning from the outside with color "A" here are the fabric requirements:

Color A: 2 yards (setting triangles and binding)
Color B: 2 yards
Color C: 1¾ yards
Color D: 1½ yards
Color E: 1 yard
Color F: ½ yard
Backing 8 yards non-directional (8¾ yds directional)

Book: Tradition With A Twist

Cut your plain squares at 6 1/2" and your nine patch strips at 2 1/2" For setting triangles, cut 10 squares at 10" and cut on both diagonals to yield 40 triangles. For corner triangles, cut 2 squares at 5" and cut on one diagonal to yield 4 corner triangles.

Above is mine. Maybe this fabric combination from Blue Bamboo will inspire you.

Quilt On....Lori Allison, Designer