D9 patch help!

[middlesis1966]

I am getting ready to put together a baby quilt and I am doing a D9 design. This will be the first one I have done, so I'm having a mental issue. After I sew the 9 pieces together, do I square the block up then make my T cut? Help me please. Thanks!
Paula

[Swedish leo]

Hi
I am new at this but i have made a d9 quilt and i did not square the nine patch first. I didt when the block was finished. It turned out ok. for my first attempt.
Good luck

[GrammaBabs]

i'm guessing the choice is yours...
for me... i'm always in a hurry to get to the "next project"....LOL

[middlesis1966]

Thanks Swedish! I have done one block and before I do more I thought about it and was questioning it.

[Swedish leo]

Thanks Swedish! I have done one block and before I do more I thought about it and was questioning it.

Here is a picture before i put it togheter.

[alwaysinmyroom]

If your 9 squares are already even and you sew fairly straight when you put them together, just cut down the middle both ways and go!

This is my favorite go to pattern , D9P!!

Can't wait to see your baby quilt! They are really fast and pretty using this patch!

[Terryquilter]

I squared up my 9-patch before I made the cut. It was easier for me that way. Do whatever you want to do, it's your quilt.

[judylg]

I am squaring mine up after I sew up the initial 9 patch, then I cut, sew up, then I check it again. They do not need much trimming.

[Sandscraps]

I only square the block after sewing it together the second time.

[rebeccas-sewing]

Not necessary in my opinion, however, anything I make involving a triangle or bias-cut patches definitely needs to be squared up. It seems like no matter how careful I am piecing and pressing those babies they always need squaring up. I really don't understand why!