A nine patch can be easily done with strip quilting-it's what I do for cancer patient lap quilts because I can make them so fast. Triangulations is fabulous for make half square triangles! Just print the pattern, pin to 2 fabrics right sides together, stitch on the stitching line, cut on the cutting line & voila! lots of perfect half square triangles. The triangulations 3.0 also has flying geese but I haven't gotten it yet.