Question son Disappearing 9 patch
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Question son Disappearing 9 patch
My next project is a disappearing 9 patch. Wold I use 8 prints and a dark center or what is the least amount of fabrics to use Does it work best to have the center block always the same? Thanks for yours help with this.
#2
I use either 3 fabrics or 5 fabrics and I always have the center block be the same. It seems to really make the whole quilt come together and pop at the same time. Here's a great example I just recently saw on this board:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t175006.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...s-t175006.html
Last edited by Ps 150; 01-12-2012 at 07:42 PM.
#3
You can use whatever you want! Some people make them with only a few colors. Personally, I like to use lots of different prints in a particular color scheme and keep the center square the same because it forms a secondary pattern when I cut/sew them back together after flipping the opposite ones. I also tend to keep the same parts similar, such as all the outer corners dark, inner squares light, etc. I like the way it looks. I've done a few. One was black and white with turquoise. One blues/yellows/greens with teal centers. One of safari fabrics that I used squares from a panel for the large squares. I'll see if I can locate the pics for you.
#4
I like the center the same, to keep some continuity. I also do the corners in a focus fabric and the inside edges in a smaller print. Really, whatever suits your fancy.
#5
You can use whatever you want! Some people make them with only a few colors. Personally, I like to use lots of different prints in a particular color scheme and keep the center square the same because it forms a secondary pattern when I cut/sew them back together after flipping the opposite ones. I also tend to keep the same parts similar, such as all the outer corners dark, inner squares light, etc. I like the way it looks. I've done a few. One was black and white with turquoise. One blues/yellows/greens with teal centers. One of safari fabrics that I used squares from a panel for the large squares. I'll see if I can locate the pics for you.
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#8
Thanks for all the wonderful examples on here. I am working on cutting some scraps to make a D9P and just watched an online tutorial the other day. I don't have quantities of fabric and so mine will be totally scraps, nothing matching but I do like how they look when matched. Mine is just another charity top and want to practice on the pattern. Love the one with blue and the one with turqoise.
#9
You can use whatever you want! Some people make them with only a few colors. Personally, I like to use lots of different prints in a particular color scheme and keep the center square the same because it forms a secondary pattern when I cut/sew them back together after flipping the opposite ones. I also tend to keep the same parts similar, such as all the outer corners dark, inner squares light, etc. I like the way it looks. I've done a few. One was black and white with turquoise. One blues/yellows/greens with teal centers. One of safari fabrics that I used squares from a panel for the large squares. I'll see if I can locate the pics for you.
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If you use focus fabrics in all four corners, don't you need to be careful about orientation if the fabric is directional? The animal pictures, for instance. Or do you just exchange the sections after you cut instead of "flipping" them?
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