Originally Posted by
aliaslaceygreen
I have pretty much decided that a Disappearing 9 patch is going to be the quilt I make for a Secret Santa this year, and have seen many lovely versions...
I have plenty of fabrics in Christmas prints, but before I start falling in love with a 2 or 3 or 5 fabric arrangement, I would love to hear what people who make this often feel is the best number of fabrics to use???
Is it more important that there is separation in tone/shade or more important that there be a variety of fabrics?
Please let me know your thoughts!
Thanks!
I've got one ready to cut and what I did was use the outside corners in the bigger prints.
Then, the middle edge pieces in a medium print that coordinates. The center. CENTER, square of each 9 patch will be the same tone on tone. After being cut, you'll have sets of 4 similar squares that can be reset in any random order.