I've been participating in Karen's 9-Patch Challenge. We were to make a 9-patch block every day for 80 days starting on June 1 to August 20. I cut out 2.5" batik squares and made mine as a L/E project.
So yesterday I first sewed my donation quilt top together to get it off the wall.
Then I put up all the 9-patch blocks.
This is a stash quilt.
I didn't think I had enough of any one batik for the setting squares etc so I was going to go buy some. I checked my stash before I left for the quilt shop and dang I mean "eureka" I had enough of this blue batik, JUST enough.
I went to the shop anyway!
I had to pick up my new sewing chair I ordered and I also bought a brown fabic (from the sale shelf) that I thought might work too.
I liked them both but just kept thinking the brown was a little too dark. Although I think the blue could be a little lighter too, so after waffling for about 1/2 hour I decided.
I played around with the block arrangements for a long time trying to get a nice balance. I think it measures 68" square right now. I have no more of that background and I remember getting it years ago so I won't be getting more. I would like to maybe add an extra top and bottom border of the 2.5" squares-I certainly have enough left- to make it a bit longer than wider. And then a larger border around that...will think about that when the top is together.
