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Quilt Block: Disappearing 9 Patch Block Tutorial

Alanda Craft March 17, 2016 8 Comments This post may contain affiliate links.

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Disappearing Nine Patch Block Tutorial

The Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt Block is another super easy quilt block tutorial. This one is so easy and it looks fabulous. Once you have made your cuts you can turn the squares around to form a number of awesome looking finishes. We used squares from the Moda ‘Simply Colorful’ range to make this square and I love the colors in this pack.

Watch the video below or scroll down for the written instructions.

What You Need:

  • 9 x 5″ Charm Squares or you can cut your own 5″ squares from your stash.

Disappearing Nine Patch

TOOLS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL

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  • Olfa 24″ x 36″ double-sided healing mat
  • Quilters slidelock
  • Olfa 60mm rotary cutter
  • Oliso Iron
  • Gutermann Sew All thread

Method:

  • Lay your 9 squares out in 3 rows of 3 squares. Move them around until you get the effect you want.

Disappearing Nine Patch Tutorial

  • Sew the three squares in the first row together – lay the first square over the second square, right sides together, and sew with a ¼” seam.

Disappearing Nine Patch Tutorial

  •  Now place the third square over the middle square in that row, right sides together and join with a ¼” seam.

Disappearing Nine Patch Tutorial

  • Do the same with all three rows.
  • Press the seams in row 1 in one direction.
  • Press the seams in row two in the opposite direction
  • Press the seams in the third row in the same direction as row 1.

Disappearing Nine Patch Tutorial

  • Join the rows together. Lay the first row of 3 squares over the middle row of three squares, right sides together, and join with a ¼” seam.

Disappearing Nine Patch Tutorial

  • Then join the two rows you have just sewn, to the bottom row, right sides together, and join with a ¼” seam.
  • Once you have joined all the rows to form a 9 x 9 square, it’s time to make your cuts.
  • Lay the square on your mat and find the half way point. My square measured 14″ x 14″ so I needed to cut the square in half at the 7″ point on both sides.

Disappearing Nine Patch Tutorial

Disappearing Nine Patch Block Tutorial
You now have 4 squares that you can arrange how you like.

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Disappearing Nine Patch Block Tutorial

Once you have decided on the pattern you like,  sew the top two rows together, then the bottom two rows together in the manner explained earlier above.

Join the two rows together and your block is finished.  Quick, simple and really lovely.

We found that a lot of fussy patterned squares don’t work quite as well as a mix of light and dark, fairly plain and only a couple of fussy patterns.

You can check out the video tutorial below.

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Comments

  1. Vivien says

    July 9, 2016 at 6:53 am

    Thank you for such clear instructions with your tutorials. I’m so inspired to keep sewing after watching your demonstrations

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      July 9, 2016 at 9:20 am

      Thank you so much for your lovely comment Vivien.

      Reply
  2. Lorraine Staniforth. says

    January 10, 2017 at 11:00 pm

    Thank you , how would you quilt the blocks please

    Reply
    • Alanda says

      January 11, 2017 at 3:25 pm

      In this tutorial we are really only showing you how to make the block. You may like to add sashing between the blocks although they will form a nice pattern simply joined together. You could then simply ditch stitch around the blocks and borders or even do some straight line stitching over the block.

      Reply
  3. marilynne davis says

    May 9, 2020 at 1:20 am

    Thank you
    very informative!

    Reply
  4. Kathy Annis says

    September 24, 2020 at 11:07 am

    Thank you thank you thank you now I can move on with disappearing nine patch, as I understand much more now!! Great tutorial

    Reply
    • Alanda Craft says

      September 25, 2020 at 2:50 pm

      Glad we could help Kathy.

      Reply
  5. Adele says

    February 16, 2021 at 3:26 am

    What size squares should I start with to make a 12” finished disappearing 9 patch block?

    Reply

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