Disappearing Nine Patch Tutorial
This block is very simple to make and very effective!! Essentially it is a 9-patch block chopped up and put back together!! There are lots of different ways to arrange them depending on the material you use....These photos show material from an EB Quilters Swap.
3 1/2 " squares - I've chosen 3 colours for this quilt - pink, orange and yellow - cut as many as you'll need to make a quilt the size you want
Lay them out into your 9-patch block - because mine will be random this step isn't necessary but it can give you light/med/dark fabric placings
Join the squares together into sets of 3 - I have 1 of each of my 3 colours in each row
Chain Piecing the squares makes tit quicker and saves thread - simply leave the foot down and feed the next set of squares into the machine
Once you've joined 3 sets of 3 together you have a flat 9-patch block - now it is time to make them disappear!! LOL (Some people choose to trim the blocks at this stage - I don't - I find they work out fine if you are matching the seams properly)
Using the centre block as a guide cut the block in half - for my 3 1/2 inch squares I end up with a 3" square in the middle and therefore 1 1/2" is the middle
Cut each of the halves in half again - giving you 4 with an identical piece in each corner.
Combine the 4 patches again to make a new block
There are lots of different ways to make the blocks here are just 2 examples
I'll be using a random pattern for mine.
These last few pictures show some of the blocks laid out ready to sew together....I need to cut some more orange and yellow squares so I won't join them together until I have all the blocks cut!
HAPPY QUILTING!!!!
3 1/2 " squares - I've chosen 3 colours for this quilt - pink, orange and yellow - cut as many as you'll need to make a quilt the size you want
Lay them out into your 9-patch block - because mine will be random this step isn't necessary but it can give you light/med/dark fabric placings
Join the squares together into sets of 3 - I have 1 of each of my 3 colours in each row
Chain Piecing the squares makes tit quicker and saves thread - simply leave the foot down and feed the next set of squares into the machine
Once you've joined 3 sets of 3 together you have a flat 9-patch block - now it is time to make them disappear!! LOL (Some people choose to trim the blocks at this stage - I don't - I find they work out fine if you are matching the seams properly)
Using the centre block as a guide cut the block in half - for my 3 1/2 inch squares I end up with a 3" square in the middle and therefore 1 1/2" is the middle
Cut each of the halves in half again - giving you 4 with an identical piece in each corner.
Combine the 4 patches again to make a new block
There are lots of different ways to make the blocks here are just 2 examples
I'll be using a random pattern for mine.
These last few pictures show some of the blocks laid out ready to sew together....I need to cut some more orange and yellow squares so I won't join them together until I have all the blocks cut!
HAPPY QUILTING!!!!
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