A little while ago my sister asked me to make a baby quilt for a friend of hers who is having a baby boy. In the nursery they have an undersea theme, so we decided to go with water inspired fabric. I got a few prints from cosmo cricket’s “snorkel” line of fabric, including the backing fabric for this quilt.
When deciding on a pattern, my sister suggested the disappearing 9-patch. I previously made her a quilt using this technique, and I’m glad she suggested it for this project– it worked well with the fabric! Good choice, Linds!
(My mom was holding the quilt up for me, and was keeping things interesting for me here!)
We met up with our family earlier this summer, and before I handed over the quilt to my sister I was able to take these photos. Rudy the goat generously let us use his fence to stage some photos, and then thought about taking a bite of the quilt. Luckily we kept it out of goat range!
It looks lovely. I’ve never though of sashing D9P squares like that before, genius!
Beautiful quilt! Sounds like it will coordinate nicely with their theme. Love the colors!
Great way to use disappearing nine patch. Gosh that is a versatile little block! Perfect for a boy and love those colors.
Give Rudy a pat on the head for me. He’s a handsome boy :)
hi rudy! yummy…. i hear he has new friends. will they show up on your blog one of these days? and btw, the quilt is gorgeous. can you make one for big people?
ok–i posted on YOUR blog…….
It’s an adorable quilt. I like the white sashing too. The D9P’s I’ve made haven’t used any sashing strips. Your goat looks interested in tasting a little nibble from the edge of that beauty!
LOVE the idea of sashing these blocks! I also love Rudy.
Such a beautiful quilt and I love those pictures! Your mom seems like a hoot!
Beautiful quilt – such lovely colours!
Love the sharp crispness that the white sashing gives. Perfect!
Ooh! Another beauty! I love your use of colour in this one! You have a great eye!
Lovely! Rudy cracks me up. : )
Beautiful quilt; I am sure it was much appreciated.
I must add the Disappearing Nine-Patch to my list of “one day” quilts!
So lovely! I love the sashing between the blocks… they stand out so much more than when they sit right next to each other.
I love your quilt design. The colors are wonderful and perfect for a little boy. As everyone else has commented on, the sashing is wonderful and a great idea.
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That is probably my favorite disappearing nine patch ever. Love the sashing and colors.
love this one.