Newsletter March 2021 Disappearing Hourglass – Moroccan Tiles

Hi, I know that it has been a very long time since my last email and I am going to try something new.
Do you like Disappearing Quilt Blocks? How about new patterns? I am starting a series of newsletters, teaching a new disappearing block in each issue.
This issue is going to be the Disappearing Hourglass Variation: Moroccan Tiles.

This block is Charm Pack Friendly so I will give directions for 5” charms. If you want to make a different size, there is a chart at the bottom of my blog article for different size starting blocks and the finished block size.
Start with 5” charms, half light and half dark. Sew these into Half Square Triangle blocks (HST) and trim to 4 ½”. Sew these HST’s into an hourglass block as shown here.

Make a cut 1 3/8” from the center seam. Turn the mat 90 degrees and make another cut the same distance from the center seam.

Do this until you have a total of 4 cuts like this. You will now have 9 sub-blocks.

Here are the steps to turn an hourglass block into a kissing block

Take 4 Kissing blocks and arrange them as shown here.

These 4 Kissing Blocks make one Moroccan Tile unit

Here is the Moroccan Tiles Quilt in 2 colors.

I am planning to have a new pattern every month, but being honest with myself, it will probably be more like every 6 weeks. Please share this with your friends and invite them to subscribe.

I currently have over 400 different disappearing quilt designs and am hoping to eventually create a book with the best of these. My idea is to get you “hooked” on disappearing quilts so that you will be eager to buy my book when it comes out. Until then, please enjoy these patterns an share with me any quilts you make with them.
Happy Quilting,
Brita
brita@questioningquilter.com