Antique Tile is a nine patch block with no bias seams which makes it a good beginner block.
It is based on a 3x3 grid. The outside corner squares have been replaced with four patch subunits. The outside edge squares have been replaced by half rectangle units. The use of colour in the four patches where three of the four smaller squares are the same background colour is what makes the block appear more complicated than it really is!
For those of you who want to make your own block and choose the size here is how to draft the block - the grid is the finished size of the subunits (i.e. minus the seam allowances). If the idea of maths puts you off then skip to the bottom of the post for the links where someone has done the work for you 😀
Start with a nine patch grid
For the outside corner squares divide in half horizontally and vertically to make them into four patches.
The divide the top and bottom edge squares in half horizontally and the left and right edge squares in half vertically to give the half rectangle units
And that's it - it never ceases to amaze me how different a block looks when all the colour is removed so you can just see the pieces for construction. If I put the two side by side you might at first glance not even know they were the same...
Onto the ones with instructions aleady done....
Generations Quilt Patterns (6, 9 or 12 inch finished)
And of course for those who follow a video better...
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