Ann912

I have been asked to make a quilt for a birthday gift. I want to make the disappearing 9 patch. What size squares should I cut to end up with around a 9 inch block?

Sephie

A quick Google search for "9in finished disappearing 9 patch block" brought me to this blog which gives a list of starting and finished sizes plus the formula for figuring out what size to cut depending on if you want finished size or starting block.

Seems a 9" block is difficult, so you may want to do 8.5 or 10.

Ann912

Thanks so much Sephie!

wildyard

Thanks for the link Sephie, that will come in very handy!

Barb in Louisiana

Sephie, that was one of the best, most simplistic, explanations for the original D9P that I have seen.

Just for fun, there are more ideas out there for the a D9P and a D4P and more. http://freequiltpatterns.blogspot.co...patch-and.html

Edited to add: 5 inch charm squares would give you finished 13 inch blocks and would give you a good way to use up some charm packs you might have collected.

sewbeeit42

The site given for determining size of squares to finished size is great. I want to copy it and add to my files. Thanks for sharing.

ArtsyOne

Thanks for the link! I've printed the measurements and will keep them in my sewing binder.

DottyD

Love D 9 P. I would like to make one for my granddaughter.

mac

Did I miss the web address for this? Where did you find the chart for the sizes?

Sephie

Mac, I linked it to the word "this" in my original post I thought it'd be less confusing but perhaps not! Sorry about that. It's this page:

http://raevenfea.com/quilting/disappearing-nine-patch/