Disappearing 9-Patch block!

Good evening!  Hope your day has been marvelous!  The weather here in the Midwest has been absolutely beautiful and we are thankful and blessed.

I want to show you a new block I recently learned and it's so much fun!  It's called the Disappearing 9-Patch block because you sew together a traditional 9 patch block and then cut it up and create different blocks from it!

This is the finished product - I made mine a table runner.

 I wanted mine to have a striking pattern so I used 2 bold colors plus white.








First of all, in case you've never made one - a traditional 9-patch block is simply 9 squares cut the same size and sewn together in rows of three.  See below:

And after that you cut them apart right down the middle both vertically and horizontally.  It's important to measure carefully and also to sew all seams 1/4" wide.













Then you just play around with arranging them different ways like I did below.  Lots of options!  And it's fun with more variety in the fabrics, too.  Like using busy, busy prints with solids, etc.  The possibilities are endless!

I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial and will share with me your successes, too!
Next quilt tutorial will be on the Disappearing 4-Patch!  Makes a really cute baby quilt!

Quote of the day: "Whoever said 'Less is more' never had a dessert - and she certainly never bought fabric!!

And also this famous one: "When life gives you scraps - make a quilt!"

All for now...rest well tonight so you can quilt all day tomorrow! 

:)

mary lou