• Hourglass Blocks Tutorial

    Sometimes Crafter February 2, 2009

    My last hourglass quilt I thought to myself: There has to be a better way! Last time I cut my square into quarters on the diagonal and sewed all those tiny triangles together. Tedious! So this time I went to my scrap basket and figured out a better way to piece hourglass blocks. I hope you’ll find the following helpful. 1. Cut out your print and solid blocks. Mine are 6 1/2” square. 2. Layer one print and one solid, right sides together. 3. You can do one of two things: a) Using a ruler, mark a line on either…

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