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Sunday, September 1, 2024

Hive 5 - September Tutorial - Double Disappearing 9 Patch for Erin

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




*****STASHBEE- STOP HERE - DON’T TRIM - Send as is!*****


You’re going to stop here and send me your disappearing nine-patch.

I am going to trim and quarter these to mix and match them up for the final product!

I can't wait to see the fun things that you send out!




Otherwise:

If you are following along to make your own dd9p:


Cut your new nine-patch down the middle in both directions,



rearrange opposing corner blocks by rotating 180 degrees, so your corner blocks now are in the center. Sew this together and you now have your dd9p!




There are lots of other fun variations you can do with this by just rearranging your small blocks before the final sew






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