The Next Generation of Magic 9-Patch

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NextGen Quilt

Pretty complicated looking quilt, huh?  What if I told you that to make this quilt, you cut only squares!  Well, read on!

We didn’t have class this week, but I wanted to post my latest pattern.  It’s not often I post something before I give it to my classes, but since I was off this week…(More on the quilt retreat below in yesterday’s post!)

Anyway, many of you have enjoyed the Magic 9-Patch quilt I posted here. That’s the one where you make a large 9-Patch then slice it into quarters, twist around two of the units then stitch it back together.

Here is the Next Generation of that quilt.  Instead of twisting and stitching the units back together, you layer each unit with a same-size whole cloth square, stitch on both sides of the diagonal and cut on the diagonal to create two new units.

Steps to making the NextGen block

You then stitch two of each of those units into a block.  Wow! It is spectacular!

Completed Next Generation Block

I didn’t mock this up in batiks like the Magic 9, but you can see the activity you get in this block!

Click here for the NextGen pattern page….

The pattern is written to be made with a charm pack and additional 7″ squares.  My students will be seeing my quilt made with small squares.  This just goes to show that the pattern can be worked out to fit just about any size squares!

I will be giving out a B&W copy in class, but click here for the NextGen Quilt.

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