Free Block of the Month Quilt Pattern 2006
9 Patch blocks - 9 Months - 9 Blocks
designed by Susan Druding for Equilters.com &
QFaD
Block #6 - August - Hourglass Block
The 6th block is the Hourglass Block. All blocks for this quilt are
12" x 12".
Fabric amounts and usage is
shown on this page.
You will be making 4 of these blocks for the quilt.
This is a block that can easily be made
with just plain squares and 2 Half-Square Triangles (HSTs). Since the HSTs
are the same color combinations, the blocks will go together quickly. You have a
choice for this block of either using fabric #10 for the outer four corners - or
using a scrappy approach and using a different fabric for the HST corners than
for the other 2 corners. It will not make a big difference in the look of the
quilt - you can see some of the variations I used in
the different sample quilt tops here
The Hourglass block is the 2nd row, 3rd block in from each side and in the 7th row in the same position.
The instructions below will assume you are using fabric #10 in all 4 spots.
For each block you will need 9 - 4.5" units:
(the numbers in the block indicate the fabric numbers)
7 unit squares 4.5" solid fabrics: 4 in Fabric #11, 2 in Fabric #10
and 1 in Fabric #8
2 half square triangle units in Fabrics 8 & 10
You will be making 4 blocks so all units will be multiplied by 4.
1. Cutting "just squares" for the 4 blocks
From Fabric #11 - cut 16, Fabric #10 - cut 8,
Fabric #8 - cut 4
all 4.5" x 4.5 " squares
2.
Half Square Triangle Units - 8 total
Using 40" width fabric, cut 1/2 strip of Fabric 8 and 1/2 strip of
Fabric 10 all
5" wide. (you may have some of the 5 inch #10 strip left from
last month's HST blocks, check before you cut.)
Cut these 5" strips into 8 squares of each fabric that are 5" x 5"
You will have 4 squares each and you will make 8 - 4.5" Half Square Triangles
from these. Trim your HSTs to be 4.5 x 4.5 inches as you did for Block #2 - Shoo
Fly block.
[See the earlier Block #2
for the Half Square Triangle sewing diagram if you need to review this.]
You now have all the 4.5" units needed to assemble the 4 Hour Glass blocks.
Referring to the numbered block at the top of the page, lay your pieces out so
that you can assemble the block in rows of 3 units each, press, then sew the 3
rows together.
With a quilter's square ruler, trim the blocks to be 12.5 inches x 12.5 inches.
You have finished Block
Six.
I've received some photos of the blocks in progress and will post them soon - please send more to keep the ones I've received company!
- email to me at quilting -at- equilters.com. I'll post them linked to each Block instructions to see the progress.
Happy Quilting,
Susan
copyright 2006 - Susan Druding
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