Originally Posted by QuilterMomma
Does it matter how big the nine patch blocks are? Do they have to measure 12" or can they be a 6" nine patch? To clarify, then, a snails trail is not a nine patch block correct? It does not contain nine equal parts. Just want to be within the correct category.
a 9 patch to me is just that 9 patches. The size of the patches is not important. A shoofly block or a friendship star is 9 patches. But a snails' trail is not a 9 patch.