After a slow start this morning, I zipped up my 9-patch blocks. I'm rather pleased that the corners meet.
Now that I've resolved the pressing of the seams (not open as in dressmaking - so very hard not to do after all the instruction from sewing teachers at school so may years ago!) - time to move to the next step.....arranging the patches and the trees in a pleasing manner...that may take some time.
Then the border.... and my project will be finished for this holiday.