Originally Posted by doowopddbop
I love option #5!! I like checkerboards, and they really frame the quilt nicely - especially if they are the same size as the small squares already in your blocks. The black sets off the border beautifully! Just my opinion. Don't you love disappearing nine patch quilts - so many possibilities.
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpa...uilt-Block.htm
This actually isn't a disappearing 9 patch. I found it on About.com - the Bonnie Scotsman- see the above link for lots of free patterns. I've also seen this pattern block call 'Hopscotch'.