9-Patch Block

**Makes 5 total blocks**

Strip set A

Light color- cut 2- 2 1/2" x 22" strips

Dark color- cut 4- 2 1/2" x 22" strips

*Sew a strip set of Dark-Light-Dark (using the same face to face set up from the rail fence)

*Press seams towards dark fabric.

*Once strip set it sewn, cut strip into 10- 2 1/2" segments.

Strip set B

Light color- cut 2- 2 1/2" x 22" strips

Dark color- cut 1- 2 1/2" x 22" strip

*Sew a strip set of Light-Dark-Light

*Press

*Once strip set it sewn, cut strip into 5- 2 1/2" segments.

-Arrange segments into the 9-patch block pattern. (see picture below, on left).
-Sew rows together. (Top row to middle row, bottom row to middle row. All face to face). Press.

TIPS

-Make sure to line up seams before stitching! If they aren't lining up, make sure segment row seams are going in opposite directions. This way the seams can butt up against each other allowing the corners to meet nicely.

(9-Patch block, Variation 9-Patch block)