Disappearing nine patch
 

Okay, I would like to make a queen sized disappearing nine patch quilt. I would like it to be about 96" by 108". I plan to use nine fabrics (four dark, four medium, and one light for the middle block). I am trying to determine how much fabric I will need for the quilt top. All of the tutorials seem to use 5" squares so that's what I plan to do. I am thinking 3/4 of a yard for all of the dark fabric and middle colors and a half a yard for the light. Does this sound about right? I love quilting, but I am no math wizard. Thanks for listening!

here's a free tut for a queen size using 9 fabrics http://www.loveyourownlife.com/2013/...pearing-9.html

Thank you! It has fabric amounts too :thumbup:

Thanks Nan for those great instructions. I'm keeping a copy for future use.

This size chart for D9P may help. http://www.quiltingboard.com/links-r...t-t150081.html

glad i could help

Thank you Onebyone, I love this chart too!

Thanks,this is very helpful information. This is a quilt and size I want to try. I am a new quilter but this looks do-able for my level.

Out of a yard of fabric you will probably get 56 squares at most, less if your fabric is not cut square. (I'm figuring 8 5" squares across the width of the fabric and 7 down the length, 8*7=56.)

So if you're using 9 fabrics, one yard each, 5" squares, you will wind up with 56 D9P blocks that measure 13" finished. If you put them in a configuration of 8x7 blocks you will wind up with a quilt that is 104 x 91. This is a little smaller than what you want, so you may want to add borders, or make more blocks. The person who wrote the tutorial used 6" squares, which would finish at 16" per D9P block, but I find it confusing that she doesn't sew the block back together right after it is cut into 4 pieces, but instead appears to work with the 4 individual pieces when making her rows. (Am I reading the directions wrong?) All the other directions I've seen have you sew the 4 pieces back right away, and I think that is an easier way of approaching the D9P.

Thank you so much for the link. My great nephew decided he wants this quilt for graduation from college. That gives me 2 years to get it made.

The yardage amounts are especially helpful!