maudeflanagan, The red 9patch in a 9patch with the blue sashing and 9patch cornerstones will take fewer blocks than your other two examples (if finished at the same size). If you like that one best, go for it! You could make it 2 x 3 big blocks (would use only 42 swap blocks), or 3 x 4 big blocks (don't want to do the math on that lol). You can always add a border or two to make it bigger. You might like to do the math on how many blocks you will need for the setting that you choose before you decide/or start cutting. :-) If you come close on swap blocks - to pattern - to finished size, you could always sew a few more 9patches if you haven't enough. Decisions are limitless! :-)
Last edited by givio; 08-09-2018 at 06:16 PM.