Finished with scrappy D9P and my first "floating top"

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08-22-2013, 05:37 AM

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misoop

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Originally Posted by liking quilting

I assume you quilted it on a longarm and "floated the top" is one of the techniques that can be used with a longarm, right?

Yes, I quilted it on my HQ16. This technique is used with longarming.

08-22-2013, 05:49 AM

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Beautiful, love scrappy quilts.

08-22-2013, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by homecaregiver

I absolutely love your scrappy D9P it is a very happy and colorful quilt. Would love to take a lesson from you on this pattern.
Pat

Pat, this pattern is so easy peasy!! I had a stack of 3.5" squares that I used up, plus a LOT of my scraps. Just make a simple 9 patch....you can do any size you want. I am now making one with 4.5" squares. I always placed a white square in the center spot. (The one I'm making now has a "brown" center square every time.) I just liked the idea of the scrappiness being broken up by the whites. After you've sew your 9 patch together, cut it across in the center, both vertically and horizontally. You will now have 4 smaller squares. I did a big stack of these before sewing any back together. This way, you can really mix the 4 smaller squares up. Anyway, take 4 smaller squares and sew them back together. You can place them any way you want. But I always tried (missed a couple of times) to place my now little white squares, with one in upper left corner, one in lower right corner, and two sitting diagonally from each other in the new center. If you go to U-Tube and type in the search box, D9P tutorial, there is a good tute from Missouri Quilt company with Jenny. When shows you how to put the 4 squares back together and not have two seams butting each other. But, if you follow my instructions about where to place the 4 small white squares, this is how it will work out to not have two seams butting each other in the newly arranged square. This is probably as clear as mud. Hard to explain with typing!!

Hope this helps.

08-22-2013, 06:31 AM

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MargeD

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What a great scrappy, happy quilt.

08-22-2013, 06:33 AM

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SusanSusan33

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What a beautiful scrappy quilt!! Thanks for the smile!!

08-22-2013, 07:05 AM

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Wanabee Quiltin

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Love this quilt and thanks for the quick little instructions you gave us. It is such a happy happy quilt.

08-22-2013, 07:26 AM

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Such a pretty quilt. Janice

08-22-2013, 07:53 AM

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ItsJustMe

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What a cheerful quilt! Just beautiful! And thanks sew much for sharing the dimensions! I often see beautiful work and wonder about the size. Great job!