I made these using 5" squares. First make your 4 patches using 2 lights and 2 darks. Then measure out 1 1/2" from the center seam and cut. Rotate your block and do this until all 4 sides have been cut. Then take the center little block you have just cut from each side and turn them around. Then sew your block back together. I hope everyone can understand this! Its my first tutorial.

So you do 4 cuts? are we missing a picture?

yes 4 cuts sorry was trying to get the other pic added and had to go see what ds needed.

THAT'S COOOOOL!

different than the 9 and it's cool... thanks for showing us yours!

Neat looking block! Mmmm????? I see another quilt in my future

Wow a lot of possibilities with this one!! HMM what do I see in the near future? Unless I an stuck on the board all day as I have been!!

thanks! I can't take credit for the block though...I learned to do it at a TreadleOn gathering.

Thank you for posting this tute :D:D:D

You did a great job witht this tut. I might have to try this one in year or so. I am bookmarking it.

Great tutorial and I love the results. Actually, I think I'm new enough to be amazed by the results! I'll be trying this ASAP. Thanks so much!

Great Job on the Tute :thumbup: Will have to add it to my growing list :wink: LOL

THANKS

Oh I like that a lot!!! Gives me an idea for my charm packs. You did a great job on the tute!
Thanks so much :)

Very nice tutorial! Looks great and so easy!

Thanks for the tutorial!

I'm going to have to try that! I love patterns with a twist. Thanks for the tut!

I just finished making scrap D9P, now I have to try this. Cool idea! Thanks!

Thanks for the tute. That is a cute block.

I love it!! Thanks for the tute! (If you use the 5" squares, how big will the block be when finished?) :-D

thei is still the newbe on the block, oh that looks so neat! I am going to have to give that a try. Thanks for the info!

Mary

I have a friend that used the five inch blocks and did her cut one inch from the seam. I think I like the one and a half inch better.

This looks fun...I will try it! Thanks :)

Looks fun..thanks for sharing another bookmark for me :)

My friend, Roz, made this block following your Tute, and brought it to our summer breakfast show and tell. The block is gorgeous "in person". We're all going to make it now.

You did a wonderful job on the tutorial.

the lady who taught me said that you could use different size blocks to make the 4p just adjust your cut to whatever....maybe on a 6" block do a 2" cut? I think its something you could play around with a lot! Oh and thanks ya'll!

I just got 2 fabulous fabrics from Jinny Beyer's Outback collection. I'm going to get moving on it :D Love the way you get the 4 patch in the middle after you cut.
Thanks again!!!

Another possibility! How abot that.

Wow, that looks like fun! I can't wait to try it. I haven't done a disappearing 9-patch yet, and I may try this first. Thanks!!

We have been playing around with this block in our 9P project. It turns out beautifully no matter the fabric. I have links to the blocks being made on our activities page-

http://www.quiltingboard.com/group_a...jsp?gracnum=59

I think Dagny did this with a 9P for one of her tops. I know GrammaNancy has some examples with her blocks, also quilt queen 2 did some and I did some in flannel. I wish I had somemore of that flannel would have made a great guy's quilt.

I am going to buy a neutral color and I have a load of 5" squares. See if I cam find 2 alike then make more of different colors for a real scrappy quilt.

We did this block at our guild meeting. When you lay it out, there is a secondary design that pops out. Very nice design. Depending on the fabric selections, it can be very graphic/contempory. Hope you all try it.

Oh wow! that is really neat with the 9p! I need to look over those tutes though and see how its done....this one was easy cause there was one main seam to cut around...having a hard time figuring out how to do it with a 9p.

I just whipped one up to figure it out because my brain isn't functioning this early in the am (well I did wake up at 4 am -its 7:36 now). Whatever size block you start with it will reduce it by an inch. I used 3 inch squares so I started out with a 5 1/2 inch 4 patch when done I had a 4 1/2 inch disappearing 4 patch. However I should have cut the center block smaller. It's definitely a block to play with.

You are so very clever--thanks for shareing

Awesome, thank you so much!

Thanks. Looks like fun

Is there a way that I can print out your tutorial so I can keep it handy as I sew?

I've done that. Send me your email on a PM and I'll send it to you.

Thank you so much for sharing this. I'm putting this on the to do list.

Love it - Thanks for the tute!