ShellyQ

There are losts of ways you can use this blockin a quilt, the following are just a few ideas.

Dissapearing 9 Patch

Our Ruth has recently posted a stunning version of the dissapearing 9 patch, done in three colours, you can find it here http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/6315.page
note also how she has used the contrast between blue and yellow to enhance the new pattern created

This is a great little tutorial describing how to make a dissapearing 9 patch, Done with scraps, different look but equally effective
http://quiltsatcs.blogspot.com/2007/...-tutorial.html

Many Blocks have a 9 patch as their base.

The honey bee block that we did as a BOM last year is a good example, it's basically a 9 Patch with a frame. You can find some nice examples on the thread which is at http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/1181.page

The arrow block is basically a 9 Patch with triangles added around the outside