Thanks for all the links! I love that trick with the disappearing 9-patch - how you sew it, cut it, turn it and sew it back together! The finished piece looks so much more complicated than it is! I did wind up buying more squares.... plus I checked my lqs and they do have more of that civil war era type fabric if I need it. I'm still waiting for it to come - but it looks like that disappearing 9 patch may be what I'll try!