It all started with this post on Instagram by @bevquilter123. She had been gifted a vintage quilt, and I just loved it all - the vintage-y look, the simple blocks, the scrappiness, and the coziness of it. I tried in vain to find a pattern but finally took my very poor quilt math skills and figured one out that finishes at 12-1/2 inches. After I finished the block, I asked Bev if she would measure one of the quilt blocks for me, and she posted that each block measured 11-3/8 inches. That's close enough for me!
The most similar block I could find was a
Dutch Nine-Patch on Quilter's Cache, but it has squares all around instead of rectangles and squares.
After spending some time locating my graph paper (why did I hide it from myself?) I sketched a block and assigned dimensions. For the nine-patch in the center I cut nine 2-1/2 inch squares, and for the frame I cut four 3-1/2 inch corner squares and four 3-1/2 x 6-1/2 inch rectangles. It took me longer to pick fabric from my scraps than anything else!
I love the Tim Holtz pop bottle cap fabric in the center
Although I like the final result, I want future blocks to be more scrappy, like the vintage quilt. Unfortunately my scrap bins hold scraps that are usually not big enough, so I may have to resort to my stash.
In spite of a pile of HSTs waiting to be trimmed for my current project, I may still pursue this squirrel!
I am joining Sandra at MMM quilts for
DrEAMi! (Drop Everything And Make It).
