23 Jul 2018

9-Patch Block

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9-Patch Block

Today we’re working on the next block in my baby girl pink quilt. It’s a 9-patch block with a border. It’s super easy and very versatile!

9-Patch Block

Cut List

  • 5- 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ fabric A (striped)
  • 4- 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ background fabric
  • 2- 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ fabric B (pink)
  • 2- 2 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ fabric B (pink)
  • After cutting out your pieces we’re going to start by sewing a piece of background fabric to fabric A. Press toward darker fabric. Make 2 of these.
  • Next, sew a fabric A square onto the background side of the two block combo. (For some reason I did not take pictures of these steps.) press toward darker fabric.
  • You will now have three blocks sewn together: fabric A, background, and fabric A.
  • Now for the next strip. Repeat same steps, except the strip will be background, fabric A, and background. Press toward darker fabric.
  • The block will be laid out like this:
  • 9-Patch
  • Sew the three rows together, press and trim to 6 1/2″ x 6 1/2″.
  • 9-Patch
  • And now you have your 9-patch.

  • Adding the Border

  • Now we’re going to put the border around it. Take a fabric B, 2 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ strip, and sew to opposite sides of the 9-patch block. Press toward fabric B. Then sew the 2 1/2″ x 10 1/2″ fabric B to the other two opposite sides. Press toward fabric B and trim to 10 1/2″ x 10 1/2″.
  • 9-Patch
  • And there you go, easy-peasy!
  • Now, for a….

  • Short Cut

  • If your making multiple of these blocks you can sew the fabric in strips.
  • Imagine I wanted to make 4 of these blocks and you need 2 of the fabric A, background, fabric A strips for each block.
  • We know that each strip will be 2 1/2″ wide, so we need to do a little math…
  • 4 blocks x 2 strips each = 8 strips total
  • Multiply 8 by the 2 1/2″ wide, which would give you 20″.
  • Cut out 2- 20″ x 2 1/2″ fabric A and 1- 20″ x 2 1/2″ of background fabric.
  • 9-Patch
  • Sew them together in long strips in order: fabric A, background, fabric A.
  • 9-Patch
  • Trim end, and then cut into 8- 2 1/2″ sections. Now you have the top and bottom of the 9-square patch.
  • 9-Patch
  • Repeat steps, but cut out 2- 2 1/2″ x 10″ of background and 1- 2 1/2″ x 10″ of fabric A. (These are shorter because you only need 1 row for each block.) Sew them together as background, fabric A, background. Press, trim, and cut into 4- 2 1/2″ strip.
  • I hope this is helpful.