Originally Posted by quiltinNsmilin
There's another pattern that starts with a 15-inch block. You cut two parallel vertical lines then two parallel horizontal lines.... then you stack the pieces in different ways. It is called magic tile.
You sew black fabric between the resulting pieces and it makes
a gorgeous stained glass look. It's more work than the stack and whack but the effect is wonderful - especially if you use fabrics that have some gold in them.
That is what I did, but there is a special method for moving the cut pieces. It isn't just move one from the top to the bottom. With every cut you move a different number of pieces to the bottom so you get a true mixture of fabrics in each block. I did the magic tile block with the "grouting" between pieces. I didn't make all the cuts at once. After the first cut and shuffle, the pieces are re-assembled with the 1 1/8 strips between and then the next cut is made and shuffled. It's the fastest quilt I can make.