Super Easy Moroccan Tiles Quilt

Have you tried exploring other patterns you can make with an hourglass? Brita Nelson the Questioning Quilter discovered this amazing Morrocan tile block just by making simple alterations. At first glance, it may look complicated, but trust me – it is very easy to do. I am sure you’ll have fun making this piece. Keep on reading or watch the video below for full instructions.

Materials:

• 72 pieces of 5-inch dark charms
• 72 pieces of white charms
• ruler

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Instructions:

Step 1:

Turn all 5-inch dark and white charms into 144 half-square triangles. Start by placing one colored charm on top of a white charm, right sides together. Draw a diagonal line, from corner to corner. Sew 1/4″ away from the line on both sides. Cut the two pieces apart along the diagonal line. Once done, press each one open toward the dark side and trim it into 4 1/2″ blocks. Repeat with the remaining squares.

Step 2:

Take four pieces of half-square triangles and turn them into an hourglass. Just rotate 2 opposite pieces, so that there will be two white triangles and two colored in the center. See the photo below for reference. Sew them together with a quarter of an inch seam allowance. Repeat with the remaining blocks.

Step 3:

Get a ruler and you’ll be making four cuts. Cut 1 3/8″ from the center seam on all sides. So rotate your ruler to easily cut them. Once it’s all cut, you will have 9 sub-blocks.

Step 4:

Take four corners and turn them 180 degrees. That will be your block. Sew the nine pieces together. Do the same with the remaining blocks.

Step 5:

Get four pieces of the blocks and arrange them into a four-patch. Sew them together to make one Moroccan tile. Repeat with the rest of the blocks.

Step 6:

Sew three rows with three of the four-patch on each row. Once done, sew the rows together.

Super Easy Moroccan Tiles Quilt