Quilts and Other Stuff from Frances

Disappearing Nine Patch for charity

 

A few weeks ago one of our members brought information about making a “Disappearing Nine Patch” quilt.  I thought that it looked fun so combed thru the fabric squares that we had and came up with this set of fabrics…..

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The first step was to put them together to make 6 Nine Patch blocks…..

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Next was to cut them in half in both directions…..

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…..then set them together into a “pleasing” arrangement……

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I am not sure that this fills the “pleasing” requirement, but I think that it will be okay once a border is added.

I have learned a few things from this and feel that it would be better if I had organized my lights and darks better, maybe even having one fabric for all of the center blocks.

And that, in fact, is what I have done.  I have pulled fabrics for a second quilt, but wont get to it for a while. 

Tomorrow I head to Abilene, Texas to clean out my Mom’s house……50 years of stuff MUST go……

4 thoughts on “Disappearing Nine Patch for charity

  1. The D 9 patch has so many possibilities. Sometimes you do have to play first. I think this one will work fine.Good luck with all the work ahead with your mother's home.

  2. Actually that's the best one I've ever seen. Usually they are just a mess because the lights and darks aren't clear at all, Good job. Have you seen the disappearing four patch? It's just the reverse of this, starts with a four patch and cuts it into thirds. Interesting. Looks very “modern Quilting”.

  3. I love this D 9-patch but have never made one. Time to try? It's been fun reading you blogs that I've missed on this Sunday morning. 🙂

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