Change Up Patchwork Part Three on The Best of Sewing With Nancy

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

Change Up Patchwork Part Three on The Best of Sewing With Nancy

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How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

There’s more to a 9-patch block than meets the eye! Many creative quilt or craft projects start with 9-patch blocks. Nancy shows you how to change-up the strip sizes, fabrics, or block layout to expand your quilting options. Change-Up Patchwork is the name of this Sewing With Nancy three-part TV series. Watch online at NancyZieman.com.

The basic 9-patch quilt block can easily be made with two fabrics and two different fabric stratas—sew strips together, subcut into sections, then sew into a block. Watch Nancy explain the process online at your convenience and find all the instructions in her book, Change-Up Patchwork. After learning the basics, let your creativity flow!

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

Vintage 9-Patch

The first variation is a vintage-look table quilt. In the 1800s, quilters painstakingly cut small fabric squares from fabric scraps, then hand-pieced 9-patch designs. We’ll show you how to achieve this vintage look with ease, incorporating clever strip cutting techniques.

  • Create the first strata unit: dark—light—dark fabric strips. Notice that partial lengths of crosswise strips are “kissed” together on each side of the middle strips. That’s the magic! Watch online or read the book to learn the math (for the strip lengths) that allows this process to work.

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

  • Stitch a second strata unit: light—dark—light fabric strips. Again, use partial strip lengths.

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

  • Subcut the stratas into sections. The specific strip size that we recommend makes for almost no waste of fabric while giving the vintage, scrappy effect.

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

  • Stitch the sections together; presto! The finished quilt was created by alternating the 9-patch blocks with cream-colored fabric squares of the same size.

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

 

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

Camouflaged 9-Patch

At first glance, you might think this quilt design is a combination of several different blocks designs—perhaps a 4-patch paired with squares and rectangles. As you’ll soon learn, it’s a 9-patch—a camouflaged 9-patch block. The large 12″ finished block sizes are a speedy way to create a baby’s tummy-time quilt.

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

Nancy shows how to create two strata configurations. The strip sizes are the same in each strata with the fabric colors reversed.

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy
How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With NancyWe find it fascinating how two fabrics can be used to create asymmetrical 9-patch blocks.How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

7-Patch Weave

There aren’t too many hard-fast rules when it comes to patchwork, which is why Nancy chose to break with tradition. Case in point: Must the 9-patch block always have nine pieces? That may seem like a ridiculous question, yet take away part of the block and substitute a strip of fabric—presto a 7-patch block. With a clever layout the blocks intertwine, which gives the illusion of them being woven together. We call it the 7-Patch Weave.

How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

You’ll notice that these blocks have some of the components of a 9-patch. The middle section—a strip of fabric—creates an easy-to-piece block with unique design possibilities.How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With NancyWith a layout that alternates blocks and directions of the blocks, a woven design appears. Watch Nancy lay out the blocks online, during the third episode of Change -Up Patchwork.How to make a 9-patch quilt block, Nancy Zieman, Sewing With Nancy

Book Features Nine Great Quilts

Find these easy 4-patch quilts, and six additional quilts, in the new Change-Up Patchwork Book and DVD.

Change Up Patchwork Book and DVD

Watch the Three-part series of Change-Up Patchwork on The Best of Sewing With Nancy online.

  1. Change-up Patchwork part one features the versatility of a 4-patch block.
  2. The star of Change-up Patchwork part two is the square-within-a-square quilt block.
  3. Change-up Patchwork part three features the basics for stitching the traditional 9-patch blockThe Best of Sewing With Nancy TV Show hosted by Nancy Zieman

Watch Nancy Zieman's 5-minute Nancy's Corner Interview on Sewing With Nancy with Nancy Daly’s Hat Ladies

Sew to Give Spotlight! Watch Nancy Zieman’s 5-minute Nancy’s Corner Interview on Sewing With Nancy. UPDATE – last Thursday, December 5, 2019, The Hat Ladies and Gentlemen group has now made 80,000 fleece hats and given them away to children in the Madison, WI area!

Learn how to make hats for kids with the Hat Ladies Charity as seen on Sewing With Nancy

CONGRATULATIONS Hat Ladies and Gentlemen! Learn how you can set up your own “Hat Ladies & Gentlemen” group and provide comfort and warmth to children in need. You’ll find our FREE! Fleece Hat Sewing Tutorial in NZP’s January 19, 2016 Blog Posting.

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14 Comments

  • Donna Fecteau
    December 12, 2019

    I can’t wait to try the 7 patch weave. I will have to get this book!

  • Julie Kill
    December 12, 2019

    The 7 patch weave is definitely on my TO DO. I really like the illusion that the pattern makes!

  • shirl
    December 12, 2019

    The 7 patch weave block is sooo cool, and with just a little work. Thanks Nancy, for showing us a new block that does not require a lot of work. I love the illusion of weaving!

  • Pat Kennedy
    December 12, 2019

    Try as I might, this particular quilt totally befuddled me as to how it was done. Truly! What a great and easy thing it turns out to be. I may make one for myself! Thanks!

  • Clovis
    December 12, 2019

    The 7 patch weave with the bright colors is beautiful.

  • Dixie
    December 12, 2019

    I will definitely be making the 7 patch weave. It is so cool.

  • thelma weaver
    December 12, 2019

    i think i might even might be able to do this 9 patch, and get me in the mood to quilt again, [ i lost my grove for awhile].

  • DebbieW
    December 12, 2019

    Love nine patch, quick and easy.

  • Anita
    December 12, 2019

    I love how this book makes something complicated looking so easy. I want to try all of them!

  • Rosie
    December 14, 2019

    I love the camoflaged nine patch. Made with the two colors, it’s just so striking.

  • Cynthia
    December 16, 2019

    Beautiful 7 patch weave! Hope to make time for it someday.

  • Lorraine Alves
    December 21, 2019

    Nine patch is so versatile. So many different looks from the same technique. Thank you for such great ideas.

  • Carol Kaisler
    January 22, 2021

    I would like to purchase BK2919 Change Up Patchwork and having problems finding where i can buy it.

    Could you help me out with this. I would really appreciate any help you can give me.

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