Anybody who’s been quilting more than a day probably has some scraps. What to do with them is sometimes a mystery. If they are just thrown into a bin, it is hard to use them, since they are a big jumble. If you use a scrap sorting system, it will be easier to use them…
Here’s another old UFO that I recently crossed off my list. It’s a table cloth with a border of Huck embroidery, or Huck weaving.
Here we are at the very very end of the nine patch sampler. Now that it is all pieced and quilted, it’s time to put on the binding. This is the part that closes the edges and keeps it neat and tidy.
The nine patch is a popular traditional quilt block because it is easy to make and versatile to use. Once you know the basic construction technique, you can make this block any size you want.
The double nine patch is a variation of a traditional nine patch block, but instead of solid squares the features are smaller nine patch blocks.