For those who don't already know, it's time for the Fall 2020 Quilty Orphan Adoption Event hosted by Cynthia at Quilting is more fun than Housework. I have three "orphans" up for adoption, and others are also offering up UFOs that they no longer love. Check it out!
Instead of working on my regular projects for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this week, I got completely distracted by an old UFO. I had pulled out my scrappy Rolling 9-Patch blocks, which happen to feature red, our RSC color of the month.
These blocks had been started as a way to use up some of the 9-patches left over from Bonnie Hunter's 2017 mystery "On Ringo Lake." I made more blocks, then auditioned possible settings for them. You can see those in Monday's post. After making my decision, I finished making the blocks needed, then joined them all together.
It was time for borders, and I decided to steal an idea I had seen in a magazine ad. It featured a quilt with borders made from a red and white zipper striped fabric, which I happened to own. I combined that fabric with a narrow border of a black print and plan to use that same black fabric for binding too.
Unfortunately, my first attempt at the border was not a success, as you can see above. I got the border all stitched on, mitered the corners, then put it up on my design wall and discovered that the two side borders were a bit too long, causing ripples and waviness. UGH! It's a good thing this is a small quilt! The next day, I removed those side borders, shortened each by about 1/4 inch, then reapplied them and restitched the miters. I also trimmed the border down to a more appropriate width. My little quilt now measures 27.5" x 34.75".
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| Rolling 9-Patch, 27.5" x 34.75" |
I am linking up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge on Saturday and with Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework on Sunday. I hope you are all staying well and getting lots of quilting done!
Julie in GA
Super cute little RED quilt, Julie!!
ReplyDeleteLove the zipper fabric border!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt, LOVE the border !!
ReplyDeleteI like that block - and quilt
ReplyDeleteI love this quilt, and its border. I have a whole pile of 9 patches; maybe, some day I'll use this idea too.
ReplyDeleteThat turned out so cute! I love the blocks and the border! Glad you figured out how to fix the wavy border and it worked out so well!
ReplyDeleteSweet!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little quilt. That border fabric is just adorable. Always so satisfying to turn leftovers into something useful.
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable little quilt. That border is to die for! And those rolling nine-patches would make a great RSC block!
ReplyDeleteVery neat blocks and the quilt is wonderful! It looks so intricate. I love it when you see something in a magazine and have the same fabric!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great quilt from scraps. Love the mitered
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It looks great! Sometimes you just have to persevere to get it right. Love that zipper fabric, never seen that before.
ReplyDeleteI love this block and the quilt you made with it. I can hardly believe it is that small. It looks regular size in my head. Great job on using up old blocks. That zipper fabric is so awesome! ;^)
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! That zipper fabric is lots of fun! I had not heard of the rolling nine patch block before. I might have to make some of these! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like the border - fun having to rip and re-do! But it was worth it Julie! Very pretty!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great finish for the borders! It's so neat.
ReplyDeleteWell, didn't that turn out adorable??!! I love the zipper fabric but I wouldn't be able to do it justice. I run away screaming if I hear there's a mitered corner involved! You do a great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a brilliant way to use that zipper fabric! And you managed to fix the waviness in one shot, which is impressive. Super cute top! :)
ReplyDeleteI think I found one of my new RSC block's for next year. I love these blocks. Thanks for sharing with Oh Scrap!
ReplyDeleteVery fun! Love that border fabric. Congrats on getting a few leftovers out of the stash and into a finished quilt top.
ReplyDeleteHi again, Julie! LOVE the Rolling 9-patch blocks. It looks like you have to use a y-seam to make them? And how darn cute is that zipper fabric?!! Perfect use of that fabric. ~smile~ Roseanne
ReplyDeleteOh, what a nifty block! And the red/block colorway is so snappy!
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