apiarist

Our Quilters Guild has given us the challenge of taking a 12.5 inch nine patch square which we then have to create a 14.5 inch mini quilt from it. We can add our own fabrics in any way we want as long as something of the original is there to be seen.

Has anybody any ideas of what I should do. A duplicate of the original nine patch will be available to compare with once our mini quilts are finished.

I am stumped as to how to go about this.

Prism99

Make a disappearing 9-patch out of it with sashing and borders to bring it to the correct size?

DottyD

What a great question apiarist - I will follow this thread for some ideas. Thank you.

bearisgray

Can you post a photo of what you are starting with?

Are you making your own 9-patch block?

Is everyone in the group getting/starting with the "same" 9-patch block?

bearisgray

Are there "rules" that you are supposed to follow? Can you cut and reassemble? Remove squares and replace them with other units?

illinois

Cut it on the diagonal and put sashing between those triangles to make it the right size?

Onebyone

My guild is having a block challenge too. My block is different black and white fabric, strip pieced in 2 1/2" strips. I am cutting the block to make stems for pieced flowers. We have to use all block given to us in anyway we want to make a new quilt, any size. We can add as much fabric as we want. Challenges are fun. I love to see all the results.

Kitsie

Please be sure to post a picture of your when its done!

DJ

I don't remember where I found this link (could very well have been on this forum), but I fell in love with it. It's made with 16-patch, but could adapt to 9 patch.
https://frommycarolinahome.wordpress...nce-quickstep/

Would love to see what you end up with. Sounds like a fun challenge.

yngldy

This lady has some great ideas for slicing things up. Maybe you could get an idea from one of her videos?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Z4...s6ZXnDlFNSlsCv