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    A Pink Classic Quilt Tutorial

    Mar 1, 2012

     

    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 size: 32" x 41" , Block size (unfinished): 5" x 5"
    You’ll need:
    32 print 6" x 6" squares, and 32 white 6" x 6" squares (approx. 1 yard cut into 5 strips 6" x the fabric width, then subcut 7 squares from each strip). For this particular quilt I used about 8 different print fabrics, and cut 4 squares from each fabric.

     

    1. Draw a diagonal line in pencil from corner to corner on the wrong side of each white square. I know…I hate this part too….if it helps this is how I line up my squares then I draw lines on multiple squares at one time:

     

    2. Pin a print square and a white square right sides together with the pencil line facing up. Sew ¼" from the line on each side ( I usually don’t pin these squares…but you should…I’m just lazy). Continue until all of the 32 print and white squares have been sewn together.

     

    To make this process faster you can chain piece all of the squares. Sew on one side of the line on all of the squares, then without cutting the threads in between the blocks put them back through the machine and sew down the other side. Then when you’re all finished clip both threads in between each block.

     

    3. Place a square on the cutting mat, and cut down the pencil line from corner to corner. DO NOT MOVE THE PIECES YET! ( I pulled mine apart a little just so you can see the cut)

     

    4. Cut another diagonal line from the other corner to corner on the same square.

     

    5. Press the triangles towards the print fabrics. You should be able to lay out 2 hourglass blocks from this one cut square:

     

    6. Match and pin the center seams, then sew the pieces together to make 2 hourglass blocks. Press seam to either side or open.

     

     

    7. Now for the fun part (not really) squaring up the blocks to 5" x 5". Everyone has their own method of squaring…this is how I do mine:
    Align the diagonal lines of my block with the diagonal lines on my cutting mat…

     

    Measure from the center 2 ½" out on one side, and trim off the excess. Do the same on the top or bottom, then you can align the edges along the grid lines and trim the remaining edges to make a 5" block. If your mat doesn’t have these handy grid lines you’ll have to find another way, but simply measuring 2 ½" out from the center on each side should be fine. You can even cut more than one at a time if you’re not a perfectionist.

     

    8. Lay the blocks out in 9 rows of 7 blocks each, rotating every other block. Sew the blocks into rows, and press the seams towards the print fabrics (that part is important so you’re seams will match up nice and tidy when sewing the rows together). Pin and sew the rows together to finish the quilt top.

     

    Apparently it’s 5 year old boy torture to make him hold up a pink quilt…heaven forbid…you should have heard the grumbling.

     

    *To make hourglass blocks in any size… cut your starting squares 1" larger than you’d like the (un) finished squares to be.
    * The fabrics in this quilt are Daisy Cottage by Bee in my Bonnet Designs for Riley Blake (here, here, here, here, and here), and the bright pink small floral and polka dot are Children at Play by Sarah Jane for Michael Miller.

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. laxsupermom

      March 01, 2012 at 12:53 pm

      Beautiful quilt! Love the fabrics you used! I am so in awe of accomplished quilters - getting all the corners to line up has always been a point of frustration with me. Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
      • Carolyn Forman

        August 09, 2020 at 7:28 pm

        I LOVE YOUR CHOICES OF COLOR AND FABRICS. THIS IS SO DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TRY AND DO . BUT YOUR TUTORIAL WILL HELP ME TRY AND START OVER .....I PLAN TO MASTER THIS DARN BLOCK ASAP .....I WILL LEARN TO MASTER THIS )

        Reply
      • Judy

        July 10, 2024 at 7:38 am

        I was asked to make a girl baby quilt for a coworker, and this will be it’

        Reply
    2. Anne

      March 01, 2012 at 1:00 pm

      It's lovely!

      Reply
    3. Lisa

      March 01, 2012 at 1:03 pm

      Lovely quilt & thank you for the tutorial.

      Reply
    4. Lindsey

      March 01, 2012 at 1:11 pm

      Thanks for the wonderful tutorial! I've been looking for a sweet quilt to make for my baby quilt, and I think I've found it!

      Reply
    5. randi--i have to say

      March 01, 2012 at 1:12 pm

      oh so pretty! your quilt top is just perfect for your upcoming gal!

      and your little boy...what a trooper! :)

      Reply
    6. ~Niki~

      March 01, 2012 at 1:13 pm

      a classic~lovely.

      Reply
    7. Lesley

      March 01, 2012 at 1:18 pm

      This is such a beautiful quilt. Love the pinks!

      Reply
    8. eatmoresmores

      March 01, 2012 at 1:31 pm

      Wow. We love it!

      Reply
    9. KaHolly

      March 01, 2012 at 1:41 pm

      Very sweet little quilt and a perfect tutorial.

      Reply
    10. Amy

      March 01, 2012 at 1:47 pm

      That is so pretty! I think it might be the simplicity that appeals to me.

      Reply
    11. Debbie

      March 01, 2012 at 1:53 pm

      sooo sweet.

      Reply
    12. Kristen

      March 01, 2012 at 1:55 pm

      beautiful

      Reply
    13. Johanna

      March 01, 2012 at 1:59 pm

      So pretty! That is one of my favorite blocks too.

      Reply
    14. Lizzy

      March 01, 2012 at 2:12 pm

      Completely adorable!!! Love all the pink!

      Reply
    15. Mary on Lake Pulaski

      March 01, 2012 at 2:15 pm

      Beautiful - lucky little girl to be.

      Reply
    16. tracy_a

      March 01, 2012 at 2:31 pm

      so lovely! great fabrics and pattern. thanks for the tutorial - not as hard as I thought it would be!

      Reply
    17. Jess

      March 01, 2012 at 2:51 pm

      I never realized there was such a simple way to make that block! Thanks for the quick tute!
      It looks lovely!

      Reply
    18. Ashley

      March 01, 2012 at 3:26 pm

      Cute blanket! and thank you for the tutorial... it's fun to learn a new process!

      Reply
    19. Heleen Groot

      March 01, 2012 at 3:35 pm

      LOVE the top. The colours are amazing! Thanks for the tutorial....maybe I'll just make one of these....

      Reply
    20. aksherry

      March 01, 2012 at 4:19 pm

      That quilt is just too sweet!! I want one!!

      Reply
    21. Heather D.

      March 01, 2012 at 4:29 pm

      Simple and classic, but no less lovely!

      Reply
    22. angela

      March 01, 2012 at 4:40 pm

      Awesome tip on squaring. Thanks!

      Reply
    23. Marian

      March 01, 2012 at 4:56 pm

      Beautiful! I love what you did and thanks for sharing your tips!

      Reply
    24. toots2u

      March 01, 2012 at 5:20 pm

      So pretty!!

      Reply
    25. Rhona

      March 01, 2012 at 5:32 pm

      Oh my goodness, each time you post another quilt I want to make one too!! They are all beautiful but this one is just perfect for your little girl (and I love DS's face ;o) ) Thanks for sharing and for the tutorial - which I'm now going to have to try! x

      Reply
    26. fiberdoodles

      March 01, 2012 at 5:45 pm

      Beautiful & very sweet!!

      Reply
    27. Bruna

      March 01, 2012 at 5:58 pm

      Thanks for sharing! This quilt is so pretty :)
      Nice prints you chose!

      Reply
    28. marysza

      March 01, 2012 at 6:18 pm

      ohhh.. this is so.. AMAZING!!!!

      Reply
    29. Ric Rac and Polka Dots

      March 01, 2012 at 6:30 pm

      I think it is very sweet, good job. I did have to smile at the picture of your son. What a cutie pie. Poor thing, holding a pink quilt. He'll never live this down. He sure is cute though, in spite of his misery!
      Julie

      Reply
    30. Anna

      March 01, 2012 at 6:43 pm

      I love it! Classic and so very cute!

      Reply
    31. Betsy Lynn

      March 01, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      Sweet...such a lovely quilt for a little girl!

      Reply
    32. Melanie@Crafty Cupboard

      March 01, 2012 at 7:23 pm

      Pink Perfection! I'm still trying to master "squaring up," I made some Half Rectangles and I had to rest my brain for a day after. They still didn't turn out right!

      When are you due, again? My sister had a baby yesterday- on Leap Day!

      Reply
    33. amandajean

      March 01, 2012 at 7:40 pm

      it's really pretty, Al!

      Reply
    34. CitricSugar

      March 01, 2012 at 9:30 pm

      Great tutorial - thanks.

      That quilt top is lovely. Pretty but not too "precious". Love it.

      Reply
    35. Sallie

      March 01, 2012 at 9:39 pm

      Very pretty! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    36. CJ

      March 02, 2012 at 12:31 am

      Sweet quilt and thanks for the tutorial!

      Reply
    37. Sylvia T. Zeringue

      March 02, 2012 at 3:35 am

      I think I will make one like this. So lovely.

      Reply
    38. diane

      March 02, 2012 at 3:50 am

      super cute

      Reply
    39. bethanndodd

      March 02, 2012 at 4:09 am

      You have one lucky baby...such a precious quilt. Thanks for the tutorial. Smiles~Beth

      Reply
    40. Dawn

      March 02, 2012 at 4:54 am

      It's truly lovely. Looks and sounds like it was made with love. :) There's just something great about "pink"!

      Reply
    41. Judy Blinkenberg

      March 02, 2012 at 5:37 am

      Please tell him thank you! It is a great quilt and I haven't made that pattern before. Thank you much and hope you are feeling ok these days.

      Reply
    42. quiltypleasuresonline.net

      March 02, 2012 at 8:00 am

      Allison I love this quilt - your little baby girl will love it too for sure!! Your tutorials are always amazing too, but I came across this one the other day which is super super speedy for HST and wondered if you'd seen it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekYpJzHoW6E

      It will change your life I promise!!

      Best of luck with your impending arrival, Leigh

      Reply
    43. Oh Abigail

      March 02, 2012 at 12:29 pm

      Thanks for the tutorial and a great finished result!

      Reply
    44. girlsfour

      March 02, 2012 at 1:25 pm

      Very nice quilt - love the colors. Good thing pink has always been my fav color - we have four daughters!!! Love it!

      Have a great weekend!

      Meg

      Reply
    45. Lana

      March 02, 2012 at 1:32 pm

      What a nice fresh looking quilt. This would be great to use some fabrics up from your stash.

      Reply
    46. Dana

      March 02, 2012 at 3:51 pm

      So pretty and sweet! Love your fabric choices!

      Reply
    47. happydancequilting

      March 02, 2012 at 4:11 pm

      That is just fresh and yummy in those fabrics!

      Reply
    48. happydancequilting

      March 02, 2012 at 4:11 pm

      That is just fresh and yummy in those fabrics!

      Reply
    49. Donna~~

      March 02, 2012 at 5:02 pm

      Pretty quilt! And thanks for making me smile--loved the 5 year old torture technique--you are so mean! ;)

      Reply
    50. Amy

      March 02, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      This is a lovely quilt and a great tutorial! I'm not usually a pink person but these colours and patterns mix very nicely so I am now thinking of buying pink fabric!!! Amy from http://www.craftyshenanigans.blogspot.com

      Reply
    51. Melody Holz

      March 02, 2012 at 10:47 pm

      I CANNOT WAIT to make a cute hourglass baby quilt...Thanks for the tutorial. VERY helpful!

      Reply
    52. Nancy

      March 02, 2012 at 10:53 pm

      What an adorable helper you have, such bright blue eyes, love the quilt I'm starting one for a family member who has a little girl this will be perfect.

      Reply
    53. Jennifer J

      March 02, 2012 at 11:09 pm

      Beautiful! Great tute! Definitely going on my list. Thank you!

      Reply
    54. quilt happy

      March 02, 2012 at 11:16 pm

      this will be on my list to make

      Reply
    55. ultraorganized

      March 03, 2012 at 1:00 am

      This is such a cute quilt -- definitely will make this one -- thanks for the tutorial :) Terry

      Reply
    56. Jean

      March 03, 2012 at 1:40 am

      I love a classic block...perfect for the baby!

      Reply
    57. Dalya

      March 03, 2012 at 1:46 am

      It's gorgeous! I love classic blocks like these. I'm actually making an hourglass quilt, I started in the summer, eek! So it's good to see some beautiful inspiration.

      :)

      Reply
    58. prsd4tim2

      March 03, 2012 at 2:42 am

      I really love classic blocks in modern fabrics, and who can resist such a fresh, girly baby quilt? It's so pretty. Congratulations on your new little one.

      Reply
    59. Cecelia

      March 03, 2012 at 2:38 pm

      Adorable! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply
    60. Maria Filomena

      March 03, 2012 at 10:11 pm

      Cara senhora,
      Muito obrigada por compartilhar.....

      abraços de MF

      Reply
    61. Claire Jain

      March 04, 2012 at 12:18 am

      So exciting! What a beautiful quilt :-)

      Reply
    62. Fort Worth Fabric Studio

      March 04, 2012 at 1:22 am

      ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!! love that, great job!

      Reply
    63. Truffle queen

      March 04, 2012 at 12:49 pm

      Thanks for the tut! I'm passing it along to some quilting friends (snowbirds) in Florida. They will LOVE it! Beautiful quilt - handsome little boy!!

      Reply
    64. Rachel

      March 04, 2012 at 2:50 pm

      Lovely! And I enjoy your awesome tutorials!

      Reply
    65. Mystica

      March 05, 2012 at 3:53 am

      Thank you for the tutorial. You make it sound so very easy.

      Reply
    66. Tsoniki

      March 05, 2012 at 4:23 am

      Beautiful! I wish we were having girls in our family - one of my cousin just had a boy and my brother and his wife are having another boy next month. I need more pink in my life! LOL

      Reply
    67. Stacy

      March 05, 2012 at 7:05 am

      would love to see how you ended up quilting this.

      Reply
    68. sandyb

      March 05, 2012 at 3:29 pm

      This is so sweet!! Thank you for sharing!!

      Reply
    69. Live a Colorful Life

      March 06, 2012 at 2:00 am

      This quilt is so cute! I have looked at that fabric line. Now I'm going to see if I can get some...

      Speaking of pink. My 5-year-old granddaughter and 4-year-old grandson are temporarily sharing a room until the new baby gets a bit bigger and then Levi will go back into his "boy" room. Charlotte's room is brown walls with white beadboard, but she has pink trim on the curtains, accessories, etc. It is driving my son NUTS. He says the room needs to be more "boy-ish." So my DIL is making some bunting out of little baseball pennants to hang on his side of the room. I guess that will "neutralize" the pink...

      Reply
    70. Valerie

      March 06, 2012 at 7:20 pm

      Just math checking --- you started with a 6" square and ended with a 5" unfinished square, right? That yields a 4.5" finished square to my way of thinking when the seam allowance is taken into account. The end of the tutorial says to add 1" to your finished block size to determine the size of your starting square. I'm thinking it ought to be 1.5" to account for the seam allowances. Or would that just leave a larger margin for error when it comes to squaring things up?

      Reply
    71. Carol

      March 07, 2012 at 3:40 pm

      Beautiful quilt and an excellent tutorial.
      Carol xx

      Reply
    72. Jen Conlon

      March 08, 2012 at 1:32 am

      Great tutorial! You've been featured on the Quality Sewing Tutorials blog.

      We hand select only the best free tutorials and patterns for the home sewist.

      Grab a brag button!

      Reply
    73. Elisha

      March 08, 2012 at 11:15 am

      you make it look so easy. .thanx for the tutorial :)

      Reply
    74. coastal gray

      March 09, 2012 at 4:13 am

      Love to see the finished quilted project...

      Reply
    75. Bonnie

      March 09, 2012 at 9:10 pm

      Gorgeous! I love the tutorial, and adore your little helper. I have two boys who are anti-pink as well. Too funny!

      Reply
    76. Conniecrafter

      March 10, 2012 at 3:58 am

      Gorgeous fabrics, so sweet!

      Reply
    77. Terri

      March 16, 2012 at 11:32 pm

      Thanks for the inspiration, I love your pink and white hourglass quilt. I could hardly wait to start one and have dug into my scraps. So simple and pretty.

      Reply
    78. pippi

      March 20, 2012 at 8:26 pm

      wow! i like colours & fabrics.
      the photos are wonderful!

      Reply
    79. Adri

      April 03, 2012 at 9:15 pm

      Thanks for posting these instructions! I used the same technique, but sewed the triangles together to make a chevron pattern. It turned out so cute! Thanks!

      Reply
    80. Nor

      May 19, 2012 at 12:27 am

      Me encanta tu quilt!!!!...es inspirador...
      What a beautiful quilt !..
      I wish you will visit my new blog and you could see the quilt I made thanks to your tutorial ....
      http://mitallerdequilt.blogspot.mx/
      hugs from Mexico!

      Nor

      Reply
    81. Schulz Family

      August 10, 2012 at 11:26 am

      Your pink hourglass inspired me to do a boy's blue flannel one. Am thrilled. Karen. http://www.madewithmytwohands.blogspot.com

      Reply
    82. stitching under oaks

      August 14, 2012 at 1:22 pm

      thanks so much for this tutorial...I loved it! I followed it strictly to make one for our family. I'm putting a post up today about it. I've linked to your blog...thanks again. I appreciate all the time and effort you put into this tutorial.

      Reply
    83. sue niven

      September 13, 2012 at 2:37 am

      A Great tutorial Thanks so much.

      Reply
    84. lucy's mom

      September 25, 2012 at 7:04 am

      started a square one got frustrated with that one so i started this one strying trying to finish the one i started before this one then i will fnish this one

      Reply
    85. DivaMomCarol

      January 16, 2013 at 12:25 am

      Have a bunch of 1930's kiddie novelty feedsack prints that would love this application. It will showcase their 'stories' and I can't wait to start.
      Thank-you, Allison!

      Reply
    86. Donna Laster

      September 06, 2013 at 5:56 pm

      I love the tutorial for the hourglass quilt. Your quilt is beautiful. I like the white mixed with the prints.

      Donna from blackberrywintercrafts.blogspot.com

      Reply
    87. MamaDoc

      January 04, 2014 at 3:47 pm

      If you want to avoid sewing triangles completely only make one diagonal cut. Then iron them open, mark your line on one of then again, put them RST with one square rotated 90 degrees and sew on both sides of the line, cut between and presto 2 hourglass blocks. I think jenny doan did it this way if I haven't explained it well. Thanks for your fabulous blog.

      Reply
    88. chrikina1234

      April 08, 2014 at 1:20 pm

      So sweet...and what a wonderful tutorial - thank you Allison!

      Reply
    89. Ruth

      September 29, 2014 at 3:51 pm

      I made this quilt this weekend and it took me 7 hours from start to finish-thank you for the great tutorial!

      Reply
      • Brenda

        October 02, 2015 at 4:13 pm

        I made this quilt for my future Great grand daughter due to arrive November 26, 2015
        It was an easy quilt to make and it turned out beautiful just in time for the baby shower. Thank you !

        Reply
    90. Carolyn Phillips

      October 17, 2015 at 11:05 am

      I've just finished piecing all of the blocks in bright, primary colors, because it's a boy!!! My niece just adopted a tiny baby boy, and I can't wait to snuggle him in this beautiful quilt!!! Thank you for the great tutorial!

      Reply
    91. Cozy Birdhouse

      February 21, 2016 at 5:16 am

      Just finished mine! Thanks for the beautiful photos and helpful tutorial!

      the cozy birdhouse | handmades for baby

      Reply
    92. Jeanette R Crawford

      February 27, 2016 at 10:13 am

      Just perfect.

      Reply
    93. Karla

      July 19, 2016 at 7:26 am

      Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your talents!

      Reply
    94. Sue

      January 19, 2017 at 12:31 pm

      This is a charming quilt. Thank you for the tutorial. Had to comment re boys and the horror of them touching pink. I've never ever understood this one and mine are the same way. If women carried on about blue the way men and boys do about pink, WE would be labeled ridiculous, hysterical etc and they would not be wrong.

      Reply
    95. nanascout

      January 27, 2017 at 2:55 pm

      Thank you, thank you, thank you! I used this to make my very first quilt top. After all that work, I didn't trust myself to quilt it, so I took it to a local quilt shop where they are doing the actual "quilting"...I pick it up tomorrow. I can. not. wait. to see how it turned out!

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      • Allison

        February 06, 2017 at 10:47 pm

        How exciting! I hope it turned out lovely!!!

        Reply
        • nanascout

          February 26, 2017 at 12:59 pm

          It did...I'd post a picture, but I don't know how! ;)

    96. Shery Sullivan

      May 08, 2017 at 11:09 am

      I really can't wait to make this quilt for my new great granddaughter. I don't see a video. Or by tutorial do you mean the pictures? I'd love to see a video.

      Reply
      • Allison

        May 08, 2017 at 8:37 pm

        Yep I just mean pictures, sorry!

        Reply
    97. Robin (Bobbi)

      September 22, 2017 at 2:00 pm

      What a cute idea! I'm in the process of making 170 Christmas pillowcases to donate to a senior facility and this would make a lovely quilt to use up the left overs.

      Reply
    98. Mary Lou

      September 27, 2017 at 1:14 am

      Beautiful baby Quilt. I'm in the process of making a Pinwheel Quilt. love the pink. I've noticed allot of Grey used in Baby Quilts which surprised me because I would never have thought to use Grey. But they also look beautiful. Great job and thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    99. Olivia meitzner

      June 06, 2018 at 11:11 am

      I'm having some trouble...I've cut the square twice diagonally ...but I don't know how to line them up to sew them all together so that they are one piece.

      Reply
    100. Barbara J

      June 27, 2018 at 4:16 pm

      love the quilt pattern. making a 4 baby quilts. thanks for posting.

      Reply
    101. Judy Blinkenberg

      March 16, 2019 at 6:48 pm

      I have loved this quilt since you made it. I will finally be making it for a special lady and her soon coming baby. I’m using Howdy in all the girl colors! I will share it when I get it done. Shimmer will be done when I have time!

      Reply
      • Allison

        March 18, 2019 at 8:11 am

        How exciting Judy!

        Reply
    102. Judy

      April 08, 2019 at 10:26 am

      I am looking for !5" quilt blocks for beginners. It will be easier for me to learn

      Reply
    103. Debi

      May 24, 2019 at 12:56 pm

      Hi! I realize you posted this tutorial awhile ago, but Im doing it now and just want to ask a question please! If I wanted to quilt this myself instead of sending it to the quilter, how should I do it? Im not very good at free motion quilting on my machine

      Reply
      • Allison

        May 29, 2019 at 1:09 pm

        Do you have a walking foot for your machine? Straight line quilting is also beautiful, and you can do a wavy stitch (see my last posts Layer Cake Bounce or type in wavy stitch into the search).

        Reply
    104. Meari

      September 06, 2019 at 5:44 am

      Adorable!

      Reply
    105. Tresha

      July 31, 2020 at 6:38 am

      Love your patterns but why do you not make them so they can be downloaded as a pdf?

      Reply
      • Allison

        July 31, 2020 at 10:00 pm

        The newer ones are available as PDF's, the older ones aren't I just haven't got around to it. At the time if I made them free printables...I'd find people selling my free patterns on etsy for money!

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    106. Susan

      October 12, 2021 at 1:18 pm

      Thanks for sharing this. Love everything about your pink & brown quilt. I needed a boy quilt so I used blue, white & yellow. So, so fun. I’m hand quilting the top.

      Reply
    107. Kathleen Fleckenstein

      December 30, 2022 at 8:31 am

      You did not say how much material you need, also what about the backing?

      Reply
    108. Lesa

      July 17, 2023 at 11:37 am

      Lovely quilt and helpful tutorial. However I noticed you did not quilt the blanket nor tie it. Does it stay together for you alright ?

      Reply
    109. Sharon Bierd

      August 25, 2023 at 6:36 pm

      I thought I would let you know I just made two of these quilts. I needed two for baby girls. It was my first attempt at making HST - that was a challenge and while I have put on bias tape binding before, it was a challenge this time. I do usually use a self binding method with pretty good results. As I'm not a quilter of traditional quilts, this was a real learning experience. I did find the tutorial useful but could have definitely used more information / structure of making HST. I would post a picture - just don't see anyway to do it.

      Reply
    110. SUSAN LOWE

      September 22, 2023 at 5:02 am

      Hi. I found this pattern only through a search on Pinterest and I'm really surprised it's not available as a pattern on the cluckclucksew website. Please, PLEASE alter that - this is a great pattern and a super tutorial - the instructions are SO clear. I would happily pay to own a copy of this pattern. I especially LOVE the tip about making different size hourglass blocks.

      Reply
    111. Susan

      November 29, 2023 at 5:16 am

      I just finished making the top of this quilt, my first quilt ever! Your instructions were excellent. This was a great learning experience for me. Some of my hour glasses did not line up perfectly but that's okay, I learned a lot through the process. Practice makes perfect, right?
      Please tell me how did you bind the quilt? Did you use a contrasting print or a solid? I cannot tell from the photo. Any additional instruction would be greatly appreciated.

      Reply
      • Allison

        December 01, 2023 at 11:07 am

        I think I used a matching solid, but it's been so long I can't remember! When there are a lot of prints in a quilt like this, I like using a solid that matches to tie everything together.

        Reply
    112. Stefanie

      January 07, 2024 at 7:48 am

      When sewing the triangles it shows you sewing the bases together in the first couple of pictures. The rest of your pictures you’re sewing the sides together. I’m new to this but should I sew both side and base of triangle? Or just sides? Or just base?

      Reply
    113. Patty Wilson

      February 24, 2024 at 7:45 pm

      Love this quilt , the blocks are pretty easy, although mine don't all line up perfectly. I used neon colors with wild patterns and solid black to make a twin size for a teenager. It is very pretty & bold. Thanks for your great instructions.

      Reply
    114. Dani

      April 23, 2024 at 6:49 pm

      Needing to make a baby girl quilt! I was going to go with chevron but THIS changed my mind! It’s beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

      Reply

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