A Grandmother%26#039;s Flower Garden quilt is a hexagon quilt - one made entirely of hexagon shaped pieces. A nine patch is a different thing entirely, made from square pieces. I suppose you could mimic the Grandmother%26#039;s Flower Garden with squares rather than hexagons, using a single color in the center of the nine patch, another color for the outer squares, and a third color to sash the blocks.
The Grandmother%26#039;s Flower Garden quilt uses templates to cut gazillions (an approximate number!) of hexagon shaped pieces. You press in the seam allowances and hand stitch the pieces together. It%26#039;s great for working on a bit at a time, as you%26#039;re waiting at the dentist%26#039;s office, on break at work, etc. Color placement is key - for a traditional flower garden look, you need to make rounds of color - a center of yellow, for example, surrounded by a circle of pink, surrounded by a circle of blue, etc., to give a flower shape. Traditionally, the paths between the flowers are green or white. The first link has instructions for this quilt.
A nine patch is the basis for many quilt blocks. It can easily be done either by machine or by hand. Strip piecing on the machine (sew long strips together, then cut them into smaller sections, then sew them together) can make it easier. The second link below has another shortcut for making two nine patches that are reversed (light dark light in one block, and dark light dark in the other). The third link shows how to strip piece nine patch blocks. The fourth link is to a traditional method where you cut out the squares first, then sew them together individually.
Grandmother%26#039;s Flower Garden Quilt, 9 patch. Does anyone know where I can get this pattern?
Here ya go!
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltblockc...
http://www.ciaspalette.com/patterns/06/e...
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltblockc...
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