The blooming nine-patch is a quilt pattern celebrated for its striking color-wash effect, achieved with simple nine-patch blocks and same-sized solid squares.

The design relies on a carefully planned arrangement of light and dark fabrics, along with variations in pattern scale, to create an impressionistic feel and evoke a sense of motion within the quilt.

The “blooming” effect is accomplished by placing fabrics in a gradient, with each fabric sharing at least one color with the next to ensure a smooth transition. Fabric selections from the Kaffe Fassett Collective enhance this effect, resulting in a vibrant cascade of color that rains down and blooms outward to the borders.

Opportunity Quilt Chair
Kris Cisse

Pattern Information
Blooming Nine Patch pattern, based on “Tradition With A Twist” by Blanche Young and Dalene Young-Stone

Quilt Creation
Kris Cisse, Jacque Edgett, Jerrie Gale, Monica Kaseman, Jackie Lane, Linda Luks, Mary Pimentel-Wheeler, Terry Pollack, Kathy Rummel, Nancy Van Meter, Shirley Wilson

Longarm Machine Quilting

Alana Hope

Label
Jackie Lane

Fabric
100% quilting cotton from the Kaffe Fassett Collective by Free Spirit Fabrics 

Batting

100% 6-ounce Cotton

Techniques

Machine Pieced

Total Hours

2 hours cutting, 60 hours piecing, 10 hours quilting, 10 hours binding

Raffle
Drawing to be held at the 2026 Quilt Show, date to be announced.