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Monday, March 12, 2018

Nine Patch X quilt + Nine Patch Revolution Book Review

I'm a real sucker for a new take on a classic quilt block.  Especially a nine patch block - you can do SO much with it!  So when I saw that Jenifer Dick and Angela Walters had written a book all about nine patch blocks I just knew I'd love it.

And on my first flip through the pages I knew immediately which quilt I wanted to make first - the Nine Patch X.

Scrappy Nine Patch X quilt by Andy of A Bright Corner

I always love an opportunity to dig through my scrap bins!

Scrappy Nine Patch X quilt by Andy of A Bright Corner

The blocks were quick to make, and fun to customize.  I chose to use low volume squares in the corners of each block to give the finished quilt a lattice look.

Scrappy Nine Patch X quilt by Andy of A Bright Corner


Here's what the original Nine Patch X quilt from the book looks like:  

Nine Patch X quilt from Nine Patch Revolution book by Jenifer Dick and Angela Walters

Gorgeous with all of those colorful scraps, right?  There are 20 fantastic quilt projects in this book so it's a great value!  

One thing I love about Nine Patch Revolution is all of the quilting tips.  Seriously sometimes I finish a quilt and then it just sits there for awhile because I'm stumped on how to quilt the thing!  Every project in the book has it's own section for quilting ideas and tips from Angela Walters including step by step instructions and diagrams.


Nine Patch Revolution book by Jenifer Dick and Angela Walters


All of Jenifer's projects are quilts, ranging from baby size to bed size (and we're talking like 90" x 90" here!)

The book talks all about nine patch basics of course, but I love all of the spin-offs - the unique ideas that still technically are nine patch blocks but don't look like it, like this one called Plaid:

Plaid quilt from Nine Patch Revolution book by Jenifer Dick and Angela Walters

and the Nine Patch X quilt:

Nine Patch X quilt from Nine Patch Revolution book by Jenifer Dick and Angela Walters

Two of my other favorites are the Nine Patch Chain:

Nine Patch Chain quilt from Nine Patch Revolution book by Jenifer Dick and Angela Walters



And the Streaked Lightening quilt (it's easier than it looks!) 

Streaked Lightening quilt from Nine Patch Revolution book by Jenifer Dick and Angela Walters

 And then there's 16 more nine patch quilts to love too!  You can find the Nine Patch Revolution books here in Jenifer's shop.  


Happy quilting everyone!   --Andy




13 comments:

  1. Love your version of None Patch X Andy. I can't wait for the postman to put my book in the mailbox.

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  2. Thanks for the book review. I, too, love your coloration of Nine Patch X.

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  3. Beautiful quilt - love what you did with the pattern!

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  4. Your green Nine Patch X quilt is lovely. The black & white prints really set off the scrappy greens. Very nice!

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  5. Oh, boy, a great new book to add to my wish list! Love your version of the Nine Patch X...love the original, too. All you showed look like great scrap busters. I’ve been working with scraps, but I’ve been working small, and haven’t put much of a dent in my baskets! Thanks for the heads up about this book.

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  6. Your nine patch X is beautiful! Love all those shades of green. I too love the simplicity of the nine patch and yet you can do so many different arrangements with it. Thank you so much for sharing this book and all the quilts with us.

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  7. Love the quilt. So pretty. Tell me about the grey alphabet backing? Where could I get that fabric?

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  8. So beautiful quilts, the one with greens fabrics is my best favorite!

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  9. I really love your version of this quilt with the neutral backgrounds! It looks so completely different from the original.

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  10. Hi Andy, I'm so glad I found your blog. I also love bright colors & your patterns are just up my alley. I see that there are years worth of past blog posts to read & I guess I'll have to allot a certain amount of time each day to do just that. Otherwise, I would get NOTHING else done, ever! Thanks, Louise

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  11. How fun! Is that made of mostly 4x4s or 3x3s? Im wondering if I have enough green and grey fabrics for that?

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