Moroccan Weave

Create a quilt that resembles Moroccan floor tiles.

A quilt inspired by floor tiles.

MATERIALS

• 3/ 8 yard purple tonal • 5/ 8 yard medium blue tonal • 13/4 yards light blue tonal • 17/ 8 yards dark blue tonal • Backing to size • Batting to size • Thread • Basic sewing tools and supplies

CUTTING

From purple tonal: • Cut 2 (47/ 8" by fabric width) strips. Subcut strips into 10 (47/ 8") E squares,

4 (41/2") B squares and 4 (21/2") F squares. From medium blue tonal: • Cut 1 (47/ 8" by fabric width) strip. Subcut strip into 4 (47/ 8") K squares

and 4 (41/2") D squares. • Cut 1 (41/2" by fabric width) strip. Subcut strip into 8 (41/2") D squares

(to total 12 D squares). • Cut 2 (21/2" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 28 (21/2") J squares. From light blue tonal: • Cut 1 (47/ 8" by fabric width) strip. Subcut strip into 6 (47/ 8") H squares

and 4 (21/2" x 41/2") I rectangles. • Cut 2 (41/2" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 16 (41/2") C squares. • Cut 3 (21/2" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 36 (21/2") G squares. • Cut 5 (6" by fabric width) O/P strips. From dark blue tonal: • Cut 4 (21/2" by fabric width) strips.

Subcut strips into 52 (21/2") L squares. • Cut 5 (41/2" by fabric width) strips. Subcut strips into 28 each 41/2" A squares

and 21/2" x 41/2" M rectangles. • Cut 1 (47/ 8" by fabric width) strip.

Subcut strip into 8 (47/ 8") N squares. • Cut 6 (21/4" by fabric width) binding strips.

COMPLETING THE PIECED UNITS

1. Select one each G and L square and one M rectangle. 2. Sew G to L and add M to make a G-L-M unit as shown in Figure 1; press. Repeat to make a total of 10 G-L-M units.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make 10 reverse G-L-M units, again referring to Figure 1. 4. Repeat step 2 with J and L squares and I rectangles to make two each I-J-L and reverse I-J-L units referring to Figure 2.

Repeat step 2 with G and J squares and M rectangles to make four each G-J-M and reverse G-J-M units referring to Figure 3. 6. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of each E and K square and the remaining F,G, J and L squares. 7. Referring to Figure 4, place an E square right sides together with an N square and stitch 1/4" on each side of the marked line. Cut apart on the marked line; press open to complete two E-N units. Repeat to make a total of 12 E-N units. 8. Repeat step 7 with E and H, H and K, and K and N to make eight E-H units and four each H-K and K-N units as shown in Figure 5.

9. Referring to Figure 6, place a marked L square right sides together on the E corner and a marked J square on the N corner of an E-N unit and stitch on the marked lines. Trim seam allowances to 1/4" and press L and J to the right side to complete one E-J-L-N unit. Repeat to make a total of eight E-J-L-N units.

10. Repeat step 9 with the remaining E-N, E-H, H-K and K-N units and the marked F,G, J and L squares to complete the remaining pieced units referring to Figure 7 for the color combinations and number to make of each combination.

COMPLETING THE QUILT

Refer to the Assembly Diagram for row assembly and joining rows.

1. Arrange and join the A,B, C and D squares and the pieced units in 12 horizontal rows of 10 squares/units per row; press.

2. Join the rows to complete the pieced center; press.

3. Join the O/P strips on the short ends to make one long strip; press. Subcut strip into two each 6" x 401/2" O strips and 6" x 591/2" P strips.

4. Sew O strips to the top and bottom, and P strips to opposite long sides of the pieced center to complete the quilt top; press.

5. Create a quilt sandwich referring to Quilting Basics on page 94. 6. Quilt as desired. 7. Bind edges referring to Quilting Basics on page 94 to finish.