Double D9P
A Double Disappearing Nine Patch Quilt makes for another great baby quilt gift!
Also known as a Double D9P, as sometimes the title can be a bit of a mouthful.
The blocks for this were leftover 9-patches from the Row by Row quilt from last summer, mainly because they were too small for that quilt. And together, they made too small of a quilt. To solve that problem, I made double disappearing 9-patch blocks. No idea how to do that? Well, here's a tutorial!
Start with a 9-patch block, with darker values in the middle and corners.
Cut the block through the center, horizontally,
and vertically, to end with this.
Spread the blocks pieces apart, and add 5 same size squares in between, with the center contrasting with the others.
Sew those together to make a new 9-patch block, and cut again through the center, horizontally and vertically.
The result is this.
Rotate two opposite corners.
Sew them together, and the result is a complicated looking block that's super easy to make!
Sew them all together, and it becomes a Double Disappearing 9-Patch Quilt!
When there's a need for a quick quilt that looks super complicated, turn to a DD9P!
Happy Quilting!
Starting squares were somewhere around 2 5/8", and the second set of squares were 3 1/2". Fortunately, this works with any size--the second set of squares just has to be the same size as the squares from the cut block in step one.
ReplyDeleteOMG I have not see the DD9P, thanks for the tute! I just finished a D9P donation quilt flimsy. And have more on my radar. Oh yes what size sqs. did you use?
ReplyDeleteHAdn't seen thsi before, it's wonderful - thanks for the tutorial!
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful and love the colors!
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