Double Disappearing 9 Patch for Erin

Hive 5 Tutorial for September 2024

The number of times I have gone back to Christina Cameli’s tutorial on

the double disappearing 9 patch (dd9p) block is embarrassing.

Her Blog ‘A Few Scraps’ is a wealth of great stuff and here is her tutorial

https://www.afewscraps.com/2014/07/double-disappearing-nine-patch-improved.html

her original tutorial really inspired my thoughts on color/background and layout ideas:

https://www.afewscraps.com/2011/08/double-disappearing-nine-patch.html

In 2020, another stashbee participant, Em from @moonlightsewing, did another dd9p tutorial withdifferent dimensions. Hers uses charm squares and ends in a 19.5” finished block

https://stashbee.blogspot.com/search?q=double+disappearing+

This is going to be following The first tutorial for a 10” finished block.

The basics of this block are sewing a nine-patch block from your small squares,

cutting that nine-patch into quarters, adding the large squares to create a new 9 patch.

Then you'll repeat the process of cutting, rotating blocks and sewing.

This makes sense when you see it, I promise.

NOTES:

For the stashbee, I’m going to have you stop after creating just the first disappearing 9 patch block.

From here, I’m going to cut them into quarters to create final blocks. I want to play with mixing and matching

parts of the blocks that you have created!

I’m going to post a whole tutorial so you can have it if you want to make some dd9p in the future for a project of yours!

Fabric Choices-

I love a bright rainbow of colors. Think as ‘Neon’ as you can possibly get- like those packs of highlighters or

‘astrobrights’ paper. If you have solids, great! If not, please try to have the fabric read as color-true as possible:

tone on tone, small prints, blenders. Bonus points if you have really cute little prints that have wild/weird things like starry, tula pink, ruby star or other modern designers.

Background: Low volume brighter whites, light greys

Bright Colors:

Cool Colors- turquoise blue, lime green, purple

Warm Colors- Pink, Magenta, Orange, yellow

Fabric Restrictions:

Please Do NOT use brown/cream, batiks, patriotic, large prints

Cutting list:

Small Squares 3”x3”

(4) Background/White

(4) Bright Colors for corners

(1)Contrasting Bright Center Color - this will remain paired with your corner colors

Large Squares 4”x4”

(1) Center Color - this will remain paired with your corner and first center colors

(4) Background/White

BLOCK INSTRUCTIONS:

Make a nine-patch block

Your corners and middle should be your brightly-colored fabric, while the middle pieces will be your white/background fabric

Here's an example with prints and a light grey background instead of white. Please keep your background the same print/color.

Square up your fabric after cutting.

Prepare to cut your nine-patch down the middle both ways

Spread the blocks out, keeping the original middle block at the center.

Place the new large squares for a new nine-patch. Your center square should be a color fabric, your middle squares should be background fabric. Sew into your new nine-patch