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By Janet Wickell, About.com

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Nine-Patch Quilt Blocks

Examples of nine patch quilt blocks.

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Nine-Patch Quilt Block Structure

Nine-patch quilt blocks initially contain nine equal squares. The squares are arranged three rows across and three down, like the simple nine-patch quilt blocks left and center in the illustration.

The drawing on the right illustrates one of thousands of nine-patch block variations. Called a double nine-patch, it replaces single square grids at the center and corners with smaller nine patch units.

Nine Patch Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns

All of these quilt patterns are made from nine-patch quilt blocks:

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