I love 9-Patches. My first quilt was an Advanced 9-Patch since my Grandmother gave me some blocks. To make a full size quilt, I had to make additional blocks and then figure out the orange peel piece to set them together. I have made a 9-piece shuffle and have finished the blocks for a second one and am currently working on a Disappearing 9-Patch. A Churn Dash is in the planning stage. So the 9-Patch is alive and well at my house.