Moroccan Tile Inspired Quilted Pillow Pattern

Step 1

From cream fabric cut 2” square (81).From red fabric cut 2” square (28).From gold fabric cut 2” square (20).From purple fabric cut 2” square (12).From green fabric cut 2” square (4).From Pillow back fabric cut 17” x 11” (2).

Step 2

Step One: Take one cream square and one red square. Sew them together and press the seams towards the red fabric. Repeat to make fifteen pairs in total.

Step 3

Step Two: Add one cream square to each red square from the pairs made in step one. Press the seams towards the red fabric. Set aside two rows for later.

Step 4

Step Three: Add one red square each to two rows from step two, and add one gold square each to eleven rows from step two. Press the seams towards the colours.

Step 5

Step Four: Add one cream square to each color square from the rows made in step three. Press the seams towards the color fabric. Set aside the two red/cream rows for later.

Step 6

Step Five: Add one red square each to two rows from step four, add one gold square each to two rows from step four, and add one purple square each to seven rows from step four. Press the seams towards the colours.

Step 7

Step Six: Add one cream square to each color square from the rows made in step five. Press the seams towards the color fabric. Set aside the two red/gold/red rows for later.

Step 8

Step Seven: Add one red square each to the two red/gold/gold rows. Then to the remains rows add one gold square each to two of them, one purple square each to two of them, and one green square each to three of them. Press the seams towards the colors.

Step 9

Step Eight: Add one cream square to each color square from the rows made in step seven. Press the seams towards the color fabric. Set aside the two red/gold/gold/red rows for later.

Step 10

Step Nine: Add one red square each to the two red/gold/purple/gold rows. Add one gold square each to the two red/gold/purple/purple rows. Add one purple square each to the two red/gold/purple/green rows. Finally add one green square to the remaining red/gold/purple/green row. Press the seams towards the colours.

Step 11

Step Ten: Add one cream square to each color square from the rows made in step nine. Press the seams towards the color fabric. Set aside the two red/gold/purple/gold/red rows for later.

Step 12

Step Eleven: Add one red square each to the two red/gold/purple/purple/gold rows. Add one gold square each to the two red/gold/purple/green/purple rows. Add one purple square to the remaining red/gold/purple/green/green row. Press the seams towards the colours.

Step 13

Step Twelve: Add one cream square to each color square from the rows made in step eleven. Press the seams towards the color fabric. Set aside the two red/gold/purple/purple/gold/red rows for later.

Step 14

Step Thirteen: Add one red square each to the two red/gold/purple/green/purple/gold rows. Add one gold square to the remaining red/gold/purple/green/green/purple row. Press the seams towards the colours.

Step 15

Step Fourteen: Add one cream square to each color square from the rows made in step thirteen. Press the seams towards the color fabric. Set aside the two red/gold/purple/green/purple/gold/red rows for later.

Step 16

Finally add one red square then one cream square to the remaining row, and press the seams towards the coloured fabric. You will now have fifteen rows.

Step 17

Sew all the rows together using the photo as your guide for the order and placement. Work from the longest (and the central) row out and make sure you match the central squares together first as the rows are different lengths. As the seams have all been pressed towards the color fabrics, you’ll be able to nest the seams to help keep all the squares aligned.
[Tip: When sewing together rows are different lengths, sew beyond the edge of the shorter row to make pressing easier.]

Step 18

Add one cream square each to the centre of the two shortest outer rows. Press all the row joining seams open.

Step 19

Trim the patchwork pillow front to 17” square. Be careful to trim evenly on all four edges leaving ¼” beyond all the outside red points.

Step 20

Now it’s time to make a quilt sandwich. Place your light backing fabric square (right side facing down) with your batting on top, then add the patchwork pillow front with the right side facing towards you. Make sure all the layers are smooth and flat then baste the layers together using your preferred method.

Step 21

Quilt as desired.
I have used straight line quilting in cream to coordinate with the pillow front background fabric in evenly spaced vertical and horizontal lines just between the points of the squares.

Step 22

Other quilting ideas: diagonal straight lines across the whole pillow front or hand quilting within each color square.

Step 23

Once you have finished quilting, trim off excess backing fabric and batting, and square up your pillow block if required.

Step 24

Take one pillow back 17” x 11” rectangle and hem one long edge by pressing the raw edge to the wrong side by ¼” then again by another ¼”. Press well and sew. Then repeat for the second pillow back 17” x 11” rectangle.

Step 25

Pin or clip the pillow back pieces to the quilted block, right sides together, all around the four side.

Step 26

Sew around all four edges using a ¼” seam allowance, securing the start and finish with some back-stitching.

Step 27

Trim the corners, turn the pillow cover the right way out, carefully poke out the four corners and then press.

Step 28

Stuff with an 16” square pad and enjoy your new Moroccan Tile pillow.