Patchwork
Double Nine Patch
Piece the five nine-patch units first, then join with the four plain squares. Press seams away from the nine-patch units so intersections lie flat.
Cut list
What to cut for one 9 inch finished block. A quarter inch seam allowance is already in every size.
Feature
- 25 squares
- 1½"
Accent
- 20 squares
- 1½"
Background
- 4 squares
- 3½"
By region
| Region | Fabric | Units | Cut from |
|---|---|---|---|
| TL R1C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| TL R1C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| TL R1C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| TL R2C1 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| TL R2C2 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| TL R2C3 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| TL R3C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| TL R3C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| TL R3C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| Plain Top | Background | 1 | 3½" |
| TR R1C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| TR R1C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| TR R1C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| TR R2C1 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| TR R2C2 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| TR R2C3 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| TR R3C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| TR R3C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| TR R3C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| Plain Left | Background | 1 | 3½" |
| CT R1C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| CT R1C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| CT R1C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| CT R2C1 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| CT R2C2 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| CT R2C3 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| CT R3C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| CT R3C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| CT R3C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| Plain Right | Background | 1 | 3½" |
| BL R1C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| BL R1C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| BL R1C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| BL R2C1 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| BL R2C2 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| BL R2C3 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| BL R3C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| BL R3C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| BL R3C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| Plain Bottom | Background | 1 | 3½" |
| BR R1C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| BR R1C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| BR R1C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| BR R2C1 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| BR R2C2 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| BR R2C3 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| BR R3C1 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
| BR R3C2 | Accent | 1 | 1½" |
| BR R3C3 | Feature | 1 | 1½" |
How it goes together
- Step 1
Cut your pieces
Cut the pieces in the cut list. The sizes are for a 9 inch finished Double Nine Patch block and already include a quarter inch seam allowance.
- Step 2
Piece the block
Join the pieces in the order the block is built, pressing each seam before adding the next.
- Step 3
Assemble the block
Finish the last seams, press, and square the finished block to size.
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