This “Nine Patch Challenge” quilt is another pattern from the book, Just One Charm Pack Quilts. You can read about the making of this quilt in my April 6, 2023 post.

I really enjoyed quilting this lap size quilt. I stitch just outside the ditch around the square patches but then put flowers and leaves in the alternate blocks. I started out thinking I would try to stitch the flowers in a continuous line from block to block, but after doing that once, I decided I liked them better as separate flowers. Can you spot the one place where I stitched from one block into the adjacent one?

I decided that the nine patch blocks needed to be anchored centrally. I initially thought I’d try to make a petal pattern but in my first attempt the petals were very subtle and I discovered I’d actually stitched out a loose, free-motion circle! I loved it. So I did that in all the blocks.

Free-motion free-form circle around the central patch in the nine patch block

The wavy line of stitching in the #4 stitch on my Bernina 440, set at stitch length 25. It’s one of my favorite stitches for borders.

I love the striped binding fabric chosen by O’Sewpersonal Sewing Center who kitted the fabrics for this pattern.