9-Patch Big Block Quilt Tutorial

This has been such a fun week of quilt tutorials!  

 I made this quilt with lots and lots of love.  It's for a friend who is battling cancer.  Sometimes only a hand-made quilt can express how you truly feel about a person.

I love this pattern because it showcases larger print fabrics which I am always drawn to!

 This quilt is made up of 9-patch blocks and plain blocks.
Quilt blocks measure 12" finished
Make (10) 9-patch blocks
Cut (10) 12.5" squares of theme print

Select your fabrics and lay them out how you want them in the 9-patch.  Cut them in strips of 4.5"x WOF

Sew them together in 3-strip sets: row 1, row 2, and row 3

 Press seams so they alternate for easy intersection pinning.  Cut in increments of 4.5"

 Do this with each of the strip sets until you have stacks that look like this:

Pin at seams

 

Here you can see how I did my pressing:

 Lay out your 9-patch blocks with your 12 1/2" squares alternating.  Sew them in rows and join rows together.  This quilt is 4 squares across and 5 squares down.

I put flannel on the back and free-motion quilted it - it's so cuddly!!