Charm Square Quilt
Here’s a fantastic way to use up charm squares, Charm Square Quilt. You start with a basic nine patch of charms, then cut them down the middle and re-arrange with gorgeous results.
The finished piece looks more complicated than it really is, just don’t tell any of your non-quilting friends and they’ll never know the difference.
UPDATED:
Another version of this is the Disappearing Nine Patch.
Yet another take on this technique, Continuing Disappearing 9 patch.
UPDATED – June 2008:
Another variation, Making Hodgepodge
[...] good friend is getting married in June, so I’m going to make her a quilt based on the Charm Square Quilt/Disappearing Nine Patch. I’ll cut these gorgeous fabrics, and two from my stash, up into 5″ charms this [...]
Looks like fun! I think I will try it next!
I made this quilt as a wedding gift. I used the Moda fabric charm packs and had it machine quilted. I must say it looked sensational. The lady doing the quilting said it looked like slot more work than it actually was. She was right.
[...] fabulous quilts made with this very popular, dare I say THE most popular, quilt block. I know the Disappearing Nine Patch is a very popular pattern made from nine-patch blocks cut in halves. You may enter these quilts in [...]