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Double
Delight!
~A
Quiltville Mystery Quilt~
©Bonnie K Hunter
2008
Part 5!
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The Double 9 Patch Block!
It's time to put the LAST units together!
Is
there anything as timeless or as classic as a Double 9 Patch
block? This is ALSO the block that gave this quilt it's
name! Double as in two different Square in a Square units, and
Double...as in Double 9 Patch!
You will need the 80 3.5" squares that you cut in the previous step,
combining 4 of these with 5 of the 9 patches to make the block.
Make 20 Double 9 Patch blocks!
These will go a LOT faster
than the Rolling Star blocks! I can do these without pinning at
all because of the way the seams are pressed. Press all seams towards
the light unpieced squares. I know some people say to press
towards the dark, and usually that works fine, but a quilt top will
also lay flatter with much less bulk if you press a pieced seam towards
an unpieced unit. If we press towards the 9 patches, those little
seams are going to have to double back on themselves! And that
would be no Double Delight! :cD Especially when it comes to the
quilting process.