Using up fabric - nine fat quarters to make a quilt

As we are shortly to travel to India and there is a small possibility that I may buy some fabric I decided I needed to use up some of the 'sets' of fabric I have in my cupboard. These themed fabrics are designed to go together. The first pack was Makower's 'Party Time'. Here is the completed quilt top.

I had four different fat quarters of patterned fabric and some small labels.  

I decided to team up the four fat quarters with five plain ones. The first thing was to cut the fat quarters into 10cm (4") strips.

You then sew them together in groups of three. Two patterned fabrics either side of a plain (twice) and one group of three plain fabrics (the centre fabric will end up quite small so could be a bold colour). Sew until all strips are used up and press the seams. (I forgot to take a photo before I cut them again so try to ignore the horizontal cuts)

Cut across the new fabric into 10cm (4") strips.

Sew these in groups of three to make a nine-patch. Press the seams.

You then need to cut the nine-patch in half vertically and horizontally.

Arrange these new squares into a pleasing pattern and sew together. Here is the quilt top again ...

... and here is a detail