Blogger’s Quilt Festival Fall 2015: Lion’s Roar Mod D9Patch

It’s that time of the year again…twice a year during quilt market, Amy, who blogs over at Amy’s Creative Side, hosts the Blogger’s Quilt Festival. We are allowed to link up two quilts to the various categories and have the opportunity to visit and be inspired by other blogger’s wonderful quilts.

I am entering my Lion’s Roar Modernized Disappearing Nine Patch quilt into the small quilt category. It finished at 56 inches square. It is a baby gift for a friend whose baby is due around Halloween.

Lion’s Roar Modernized Disappearing Nine Patch

I used the tutorial for the Modernized Disappearing Nine Patch by Kristy Daum. I really like using this quilt pattern as it is fresh change from the quilt designs I have made of late with hundreds of half square triangles or flying geese. Sometimes a more simple approach is needed to show off fun fabrics.  I used a set of 5 fat quarters that I had in my stash for over 4 years and I added the yellow, orange and lime solids which I had 2 yards of each also in my stash and I cut a pile of charm squares each color. You can read more about my process here.

Lion’s Roar

I quilted in a diagonal grid with white thread and then went back in with orange, yellow and lime green with some rows of straightline stitching to add a pop of color and extra interest. I had the perfect striped binding fabric waiting in my stash. I love when I can pull all the fabrics for a project from my stash bin. I know that makes my hubby happy too. The name Lion’s Roar comes from one of the cute lion head prints which states all over the fabric Lions Roar. That sounded fitting.

Backing of  Lion’s Roar quilt

You can see the quilting nicely on the back of the quilt. The only fabric I purchased for this quilt was the mottled brown for the backing. I really enjoy adding appliqued names to the back of many of my quilts. It has become my little niche and has been used on quilts from newborns to a retiring 40 year old Marine recruiter. You can read more about my process and significance of the special little lion head I appliqued on the back here.

My other entry into this fall’s Blogger Quilt Festival is my Zen Gardens Bento Box which you can find in the large quilt category here.

I entered two quilts for the first time in the Spring 2015 Blogger’s Quilt Festival and they can be found here.

Eagle’s Crossing and Scrappy Dr. Seuss

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