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scrappy beige nine patch quilt

Add color to beige and it’s not so bad.

Posted on January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

After I made the Brown Quilt Cinnamon Bars  (Thanks to Preeti at Sew Preeti Quilts for the great name) I still had lots of a solid beige material left. As it was near Christmas I wanted something easy to sew with that fabric. I just needed to figure out how to add color so that I’d enjoy making a quilt using it. 

My go to is always small squares and I seem to have never ending supply of 2 and 2.5 inch squares. Seriously those little things breed when I’m not looking. So I thought why not make nine patches with neutrals and bright colors and set them with that beige fabric as the background?  I liked the idea and started sewing.  Before I knew it I had around 100 4.5″ nine patches made. What can I say I got in the groove!

So there I was with length of solid beige fabric and a pile of 9 patches and still no plan

Quilt Top #1

I went into the stash boxes to see what coordinating material I had. I found a decent sized piece of beige children’s fabric.  Where it came from I have no idea, but it was big enough to back a small quilt. beige children's fabric for backing

After a bit of thought,  I came up with the idea to put the 9 patch blocks on point and alternate them with the solid beige fabric like this:

And here it is quilted and bound:

 Quilt top #2

To use up the rest of the colorful nine patches and some more of the beige material this simple quilt top was also made. 

Nine Patch quilt top with sashing

I kept it simple by just adding sashing at  2″ wide and 2″ cornerstones (unfinished). The borders are 5″ wide unfinished.  The nine patches do add color to the beige. Right now it isn’t quilted or bound but that will happen, hopefully shortly. 

These two quilts used up 99 of the 100 nine patch blocks I made.  Before I got any ideas about making more nine patches I got out the seam ripper. The block was deconstructed and I returned the squares to the box of 2″ squares.

  I have more of that beige fabric left probably a little over 2 yards…

18 thoughts on “Add color to beige and it’s not so bad.”

  1. Angela Grasse says:
    January 6, 2021 at 10:42 am

    Oh! Yes! The colour you added is fabulous!

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  2. Michelle says:
    January 6, 2021 at 12:51 pm

    The beige sets off your bright squares wonderfully!

    Michelle
    https://mybijoulifeonline.com

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  3. Susan says:
    January 7, 2021 at 4:51 pm

    Looks great!

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  4. The Joyful Quilter says:
    January 8, 2021 at 2:30 pm

    Congrats on finishing that sweet quilt (and another quilt top, too!!) You are off and running for a productive 2021.

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  5. Dawn Tornes says:
    January 8, 2021 at 5:31 pm

    Those bright colors really set off the beige and make it pop! Nice work!

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  6. Cheryl Parker says:
    January 8, 2021 at 9:50 pm

    The fun, bright colors helped the beige. I really like the set on point version.

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  7. Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting says:
    January 9, 2021 at 10:56 am

    So colorful! And two quilts, no less!!! I have the same situation in my studio with those 2 1/2″ squares–they multiply while I’m adding!

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  8. Frédérique says:
    January 9, 2021 at 12:03 pm

    Lovely! Both quilts are beautiful, and this beige is just THE perfect color!

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  9. Ivani says:
    January 10, 2021 at 12:18 pm

    Both quilts are lovely made with a great bunch of scrap. Simple and beautiful.

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  10. Sylvia@Treadlestitches says:
    January 10, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    Great use of beige and colorful scraps! Wow, not one but TWO quilts! I had to laugh when you ripped out the 100th block and put the squares away. I should do that! We can’t let these blocks get out of hand!

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  11. Diann@LittlePenguinQuilts says:
    January 10, 2021 at 2:04 pm

    Those are two beautiful quilts! Amazing what your colorful 9 patches did for the beige background fabric. I love Preeti’s idea to name your top quilt, too!

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  12. Rose says:
    January 10, 2021 at 7:45 pm

    I like em both!!!

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  13. Cynthia Brunz Designs says:
    January 10, 2021 at 9:35 pm

    Great little scrap quilts. Thanks for sharing them with Oh Scrap!

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  14. Linda Dutch says:
    January 10, 2021 at 10:35 pm

    Love the name! Love the beige, different but very effective!

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  15. Denise says:
    January 11, 2021 at 12:26 pm

    Oh yes very pretty. Thank you for linking up to Put your foot down.

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  16. Judy Hansen says:
    January 14, 2021 at 10:05 pm

    Two cute quilts! I laughed when I read that you de-constructed the last nine patch and returned the pieces to your scraps. Sounds like something I would do. I really like the nine patches on point, And thanks for linking with Design Wall Monday at my blog. You added inspiration to the group. Please come back again, Judy

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  17. MPaula says:
    January 21, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    I never liked this pattern, too fussy, too much work. But coming here from scrappy projects, my aha moment said – this is what I can do with all the bits of cloth I can’t bear to part with. Thanks.

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  18. Muv aka Lizzie Lenard says:
    January 21, 2021 at 5:27 pm

    Nine patches are always so effective, and the beige sets off the colours beautifully.
    Thank you for linking up with Free Motion Mavericks. Your quilt is this week’s featured project!
    Love, Muv

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