Last week my friend Trish posted her new project to make an hourglass block a day, and it felt like a perfect fall project for my current crazy life situation. I can make 2 hourglass blocks in just a few minutes...so I can fit in a block here and there while I'm helping my kids...Read More
A surprisingly simple way to create: the 4 At a Time Easy Hourglass Quilt Block. The hourglass quilt block is a classic quilt block design
Full instructions for an hourglass quilt block, complete with step-by-step pictures, video tutorial and printable cutting chart.
The Hourglass Quilt Block has been around for hundreds of years and it's easy to see why! Follow my simple tutorial for making two hourglass blocks at once!
Last week my friend Trish posted her new project to make an hourglass block a day, and it felt like a perfect fall project for my current crazy life situation. I can make 2 hourglass blocks in just a few minutes...so I can fit in a block here and there while I'm helping my kids...Read More
An easy way to make an hourglass quilt block is to use half square triangles. Get the math chart and see how to make and square up this quilt block!
Hourglass Block An hourglass block is deceptively simple. At first glance, the construction looks complex but good news - it’s quite simple AND wastes no fabric in it’s piecing. Like many classic quilt blocks, the Hourglass is named after what it resembles. They look like this:
In this hourglass quilt tutorial, we'll show you how to make a beautiful, traditional throw quilt. This pattern is great for beginner sewers!
I hope you all had a great holiday – I’m finally getting everything back to normal around here and can’t wait to get back to my sewing machine. I finished this quilt before Christ…
After staring at fabrics for too long trying to decide what pattern to make my baby a quilt with…I went with classic hourglass blocks. There are probably loads of good tutorials for these blocks already, but since these are one of my favorites I wrote one up for this quilt: Baby Hourglass Quilt: Quilt...Read More
In this hourglass quilt tutorial, we'll show you how to make a beautiful, traditional throw quilt. This pattern is great for beginner sewers!
During the summer a kind blog reader sent me two boxes of bits, pieces, and quilt UFOs. In the box was a pile of hourglass blocks and some that were sewn together. Over the course of several mont…
Double hourglass 1 quilt block is made with two fabrics sewn together as strips then cut into triangles with a quilters ruler.
Hourglass Block AKA Quarter Square Triangle - It’s a handy little block and I’ve got a tutorial for you
Learn How to Make a Perfect Hourglass Quilt Block. This classic block is a great scrap buster and one of the easiest quilt blocks for beginners.
The Hourglass quilt pattern is a traditional quilt block that features a central square surrounded by two identical triangles, creating an hourglass shape. It’s a versatile block that can be …
I finally finished this top, after starting it last summer and putting it away for awhile. "Hourglass" (aka Courthouse Steps) 64" x ...
Happy birthday to the young recipient. Here it is, quilted, bound, and washed. No quilting design seemed a good fit to me. Either they distracted from the colors or they seemed too prominent on the solids. Finally I simply stitched in the ditch along each seam line. Hourglass quilt in solids The back really shows the crinkling effect of the quilting design and batting choice. Stitch-in-the-Ditch emphasized a gathering effect not seen on my other quilts. I think the combination of two threads (nylon monofilament and cotton) in the ditch and solids caused this. Other fabrics may behave the same but light hits every hint of a fold on solids. Hourglass quilt in solids back Here's a detail of the quilting. I've said it before but I personally love the way the batting crinkles the quilt after washing. Hopefully you love your choice as well. Quilting detail of Hourglass solid quilt I was a bit hesitant when starting this quilt last year but it's become one of my favorites. I intended to make a video of this process but that has not happened. Given the current situation, it will not. It's still pretty. And fun. And easy. Quilt Details Size: 43" x 43" Design: Original Batting: Mountain Mist Cream Rose 100%cotton Thread: YLI Nylon Monofilament on front, grey Presencia 50 wt cotton on back Quilting: Stitch in the Ditch with walking foot Previous posts: Picking the fabric Sewing the top Enjoy the day, Ann
Last week my friend Trish posted her new project to make an hourglass block a day, and it felt like a perfect fall project for my current crazy life situation. I can make 2 hourglass blocks in just a few minutes...so I can fit in a block here and there while I'm helping my kids...Read More
See how to quilt a stipple design and a curved line design with Hourglass blocks. Our step-by-steps make it easy to recreate this quilting with your home machine.
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This simple quilt block tutorial will help you make 4 no-waste scrappy hourglass quilt blocks from 4 scrappy squares of fabric!
Each year, the Modern Quilt Guild curates a small selection of quilts from the show and creates the Best of QuiltCon Traveling Show. Last year I was honored to have my Cabana quilt included in the Best of QuiltCon show. (Did I mention that my quilts travel more than I do!) I was super excited to
I hope you all had a great holiday – I’m finally getting everything back to normal around here and can’t wait to get back to my sewing machine. I finished this quilt before Christ…
Hourglass Blocks are a foundational quilting block. This simple triangle block has so much potential. On its own, it may not look like much. But when you put several together, the impact becomes clear! Hourglass Blocks are the foundation of many different quilt blocks, and it’s easy to build upon this simple block to make...
See how to quilt a stipple design and a curved line design with Hourglass blocks. Our step-by-steps make it easy to recreate this quilting with your home machine.
It may be December...but I'm still sewing with fall over here! This has been waiting to be finished and today I forced myself to get it done. Now it's ready to be stuffed into a bin until next year...but at least it will be finished (I pulled last year's Christmas quilt out today...it still has...Read More
In this hourglass quilt tutorial, we'll show you how to make a beautiful, traditional throw quilt. This pattern is great for beginner sewers!
Welcome to our shop! Discover our 4 At a Time Easy Hourglass Quilt Block Tutorial in a convenient Printable PDF format. This detailed tutorial will guide you through creating beautiful hourglass quilt blocks with ease. Perfect for quilters of all skill levels, this tutorial will help you master this technique and create stunning quilt projects. Bring your quilting projects to the next level with our step-by-step instructions. Download your PDF today and start stitching! Skill Level Confident Beginner Size When starting with 5 X 5-inch squares, the hourglass blocks will be approximately 6 ½” unfinished and 6” finished. We have also included Traditional Hourglass Quilt Block Instructions! This project starts with two squares. You can use any size square you want, depending on what size you want your hour-glass block to be. If you start with 5″ squares, a perfect project for Charm Packs, you will end up with up with a 3 ½″ (finished) block. So, the finished hour-glass block will be about an inch and a half smaller than your original square. Finished Size 3 ½” X 3 ½” finished size. (4” X 4” unfinished). Materials Needed - Two squares of fabric, each in a different color or pattern, cut to the desired size for your finished hourglass block. This traditional quilt block will work with solid fabrics, printed fabrics, or a combination of the two. However, this block design lends itself to dark squares and light squares. Buy 3 patterns or pattern bundles and get 25% off with code BUY3GET25 *Instant Digital Download for a PDF Pattern*
See how to quilt a stipple design and a curved line design with Hourglass blocks. Our step-by-steps make it easy to recreate this quilting with your home machine.
This block is made with fabric strips. It can be made any size. You will need a ruler with 45 degree markings to cut the triangles. You can make the quilt in coordinated fabrics or just scrappy. It…
A surprisingly simple way to create: the 4 At a Time Easy Hourglass Quilt Block. The hourglass quilt block is a classic quilt block design
The Hourglass Quilt Block has been around for hundreds of years and it's easy to see why! Follow my simple tutorial for making two hourglass blocks at once!
I hope you all had a great holiday – I’m finally getting everything back to normal around here and can’t wait to get back to my sewing machine. I finished this quilt before Christ…
Learn How to Make a Perfect Hourglass Quilt Block. This classic block is a great scrap buster and one of the easiest quilt blocks for beginners.
After staring at fabrics for too long trying to decide what pattern to make my baby a quilt with…I went with classic hourglass blocks. There are probably loads of good tutorials for these blocks already, but since these are one of my favorites I wrote one up for this quilt: Baby Hourglass Quilt: Quilt...Read More
It's friday and I have a finish to share. A bit of a long story... Sandy Klop of American Jane was one of the first designers I fell in love with when I started quilting. The colors and retro feel of her fabric lines was so playful and plain irresistible ; ) So I started collecting charm packs: Peas and Carrots, Wee play, Recess and Punctuation. The first one ended up in my first charm quilt on a rainy day with some other favorites including Katie Jump Rope by Denyse Schmidt. Anyway, I wanted to make a hourglass quilt using these next three charm packs from Sandy Klop. So I paired them with some white solid and got to work: first layout: quite busy to the eye? At this stage I sewed 9 hourglasses together into a block and started reviewing different options: second layout: grouping the blocks with sashing? third layout: checkerboard? At this point I decided to divide the blocks in two quilts, one frame (layout 4)and one on bay(layout 5): I think this is when the two tops were put away for some time. Until one day I had another idea: sixth layout: an offset, asymmetrical frame My first plan was to add a girl (see tutorial in the side bar). In the end I decided to make a big hourglass: And here it is, my playtime finishes at 48" by 60", long arm quilted on quilters dream select cotton batting. The back is from her latest collection, School Days. I think it's good to pair the lively front with a more quiet back. And I was lucky to have just enough left of the red stripe binding to frame it. Just love this print, it's the perfect binding option. Long story, happy ending... Sometimes it takes a while. Including a bit of shelf time. Now I am falling in love again. And I think I might have an idea on what to make from those precious Sandy Klop jelly rolls that have been maturing in my stash... Wish you all a good weekend! ; )
I finished up my hourglass quilt. I was able to get it loaded and quilted on Sunday night. Oh what a pretty array of color. I had so much fun with this quilt. I’d happily make one again and again. It
Dear Partner, Hope you like your doll quilt. It's on it's way in the post! [Inspired by Pink Penguin's tutorial ayumills.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/tutorial-scrappy-hour-gl...]
Hourglass Blocks are a foundational quilting block. This simple triangle block has so much potential. On its own, it may not look like much. But when you put several together, the impact becomes clear! Hourglass Blocks are the foundation of many different quilt blocks, and it’s easy to build upon this simple block to make...
You can't go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending. ~C.S. Lewis~ You know the drill. Sew the blocks into columns; sew the columns into pairs; repeat until the top is done. Sewn. Wow. These colors look like stained glass. Hourglass quilt in solid fabrics I'm not sure what quilting will enhance/ complement this design. Enjoy the day, Ann
It may be December...but I'm still sewing with fall over here! This has been waiting to be finished and today I forced myself to get it done. Now it's ready to be stuffed into a bin until next year...but at least it will be finished (I pulled last year's Christmas quilt out today...it still has...Read More
During the summer a kind blog reader sent me two boxes of bits, pieces, and quilt UFOs. In the box was a pile of hourglass blocks and some that were sewn together. Over the course of several mont…
