Hi, this is my first post and I am new to quilting but love the idea of just using 3 colours, can you please tell me what size each of the 9 blocks has to be cut, any advice would be apreciated many thanks.

Yes, I like to make my Disappearing 9 Patch Quilts with only 3 fabrics. I like quilts that aren't quite so "busy". Find two colors that you want to show the most, and use them for the main fabrics and then use the 3rd fabric for the middle pice on your 9 patch squares. Example: I made a quit with a black fabridce (with some white print on it) and a white fabric with quite a bit of black on it and then I use a red for the middle square on my 9 patch blocks I made. Then when I cut that 9 atch blck in half vertically and in half horizonatally, it made that red center block become only 1/4 of the original block size. So then when I turned the blocks and sewed them back together,my black fabric is now my big square pieces and the white blocks were cut in half so they are strips and the red fabric is now just a splash of red throughout. It is very beatifil. I am making one right now with a brown print and a tan print and then I am using a rust color print to use as the fabric that will be the 'splash of color--so it can just bring out some of the rust color in the brown and tan prints. I really like doing them. I have made 5 different quilts with that pattern and now my son wants me to make one for his 2 yr. old daughter but he wants it in brown and prints fabrics. It is hard to find brown and pink fabrics that aren't plain colored. I am having trouble finding thre coordinating prints. I am giong to Sioux Falls next week and am going to go to the Quilt Shop there 'cause they have lots of "fun" fabrics there and I might try to persuade my son to choose some different colors. He will be with me so I will show him some and hopefully come up with three fun coordinating fabrics. Good luck with yours. They reaaly are fun to do --and simple. I work full time and do long arm quilting for customers so I really have to pick easy patterns when I make a quilt--or it would take me forever to get a quilt done!

Those are some terrific ideas.

OMG that is fabulous! I am not sure exactly how you did it, you should do a tutorial on it! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

You can cut them whatever size you like -- this last one I'm working on I made them big - 6 1/2" because that's how wide my ruler is - didn't want to over think it, and I love working with large blocks for quick projects. Just remember that your middle section loses an extra seam allowance - so a total of 1" seam allowances there - so I don't think I'd go any smaller than 2 or 2 1/2".

Thanks so much for the idea and all the comments. Love your quilt and want to try one myself!

Thanks so much for the idea and all the comments. Love your quilt and want to try one myself!

Thank you so much for the help, as I did not want to start cutting fabric and it being to small.

I've made several, all with 3 colors. The first three are ones I made for my sons' two Christmases ago. The gold is used in all three quilts, and two of them the red and the gold were the same:

Thomas the train for my 10 year old:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1266192591.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1266192593.jpg

Lightening McQueen for my 9 year old:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1266192594.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...66192605-1.jpg

And Curious George for the 7 year old:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1266192617.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...1266192617.jpg

I am actually much happier with the baby quilts I made. Using a smaller strip set I think they came out much better than the one's I made for my sons.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z.../d9pboytop.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z...11/girlD9p.jpg

Great quilt, ShilrlinAZ. I am doing one for my great nephew in red, blue, and black - his color choices!