Nine Patch Variation with purples, greens, blues
I suppose some of you remember that I was working first on this top - which is a result of my being inspired by a donation quilt plus the love of the smallish 9 patch. I had read early on in my quilting life that a 9 patch is less effective once it gets to be about 9” big - and I think that’s true. The smaller ones are more fun to look at.
I’m sure that’s a “your mileage may vary” assumption, however.
Anyway - like usual, I had cut too many of those little strips and squares so I went ahead and made up all the rest of the 9 patches needed for this layout shown below.
And here’s the top.
I’m kind of having a hard time finding a place to take the photo. :) My floors are all covered with boxes of various things like blankets and pillows. So I had to use my outside line - the one I use for finished quilts.
This lack of floor space is also why maybe the squares aren’t as spread out they possibly should be. But, anyway, it is what it is. I did change two of them to make it as good as it is.
One of the reasons I always take a photo of the quilt as a top - besides my eagerness to share it with you, is so that I can take a look at it on my computer.
As I’ve been writing this blog post, I noticed this!
I will need to flip the sashing on three blocks.
And so instead of writing on Facebook and asking a bunch of strangers, “Should I fix this?” - the answer to me, is an obvious, “YES!” Why not?
It’s not a quilt yet - so as a top, it’s as easy as taking out a few seams, flipping things and putting it back together.
I am always fascinated by people who ask such a question on a group on Facebook. If they get 1000 replies (from big groups), the majority who say, “No, it’s okay to make mistakes - we’re human”, “Finished is better than perfect”, or “The Amish put a mistake in on purpose” (is it a mistake if it is on purpose - just asking -), couldn’t that person have just fixed the mistake they are showing instead of asking a lot of strangers if they should do it? It takes a lot of time to read and respond to myriads of Facebook comments.
I just skip those posts these days. I used to respond. No more. My principle is - the answer is “YES” if it is still a top. No need to ask - just get out the ripper and get going.
And there you go - it’s turning hot these days - but I managed to sneak into my sewing room and get this one done before I got moved out by the heat. :)
Have a great day wherever you are reading this - and thanks for coming along on my journey!
(P.S. It’s fixed.)
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