I am making my DH a halloween quilt for his birthday (oct 31). At first was going to do a D9P but did not like the way it looked, so now I am just doing a regular 9 patch out of 5" squares. So far I'm using just 3 fabrics, alternating the outer squares with the inner squares, keeping the middle square constant. I like the way it is turning out. IF I ever get it finished <grin> I will post pictures.