Okay I had this same problem when I started mine so from my problems maybe you can make some sense!
In the nine patch once it is made....the middle square will be cut into four squares becomeing corner stones. the top middle, bottom middle, left middle and right middle fabrics will become the narrow long strips.
In the picture below, I set up the nine patch as follows:
Blue Yellow Blue
Yellow Red Yellow
Blue Yellow Blue
hope this helps!