Hourglass quilt block tutorial for beginners

September 8, 2014

Hourglass

Hourglass quilt block is easy, really easy and can be a good beginner block. Maybe you want to practice your half square triangles piecing, or just make a whole quilt with this fantastic looking block. Easy peasy with this tutorial.

Cutting Instructions for the Hourglass quilt block

Carefully choosing your colors and fabrics, solids or prints, can assure a perfect block. Use just a light and a dark fabric, and you can never be wrong! In any case start by making a test block before cutting pieces for the whole quilt. It will make you more confident to continue and make the whole thing.

And always remember FINISHED SIZE means the size it will be in a completed quilt. The measurements given already have the ¼ inch allowance included.

Finished Block Size

*SQ = Square/Squares

Cut 1 sq for center from Light fabric

Cut 2 sq for HST from Light & Medium fabric

Cut 4 sq for HST from Dark fabric

3 inches

1.5 inches

1-7/8 inches

1.5 inches

6 inches

2.5 inches

2-7/8 inches

2.5 inches

9 inches

3.5 inches

3-7/8 inches

3.5 inches

12 inches

4.5 inches

4-7/8 inches

4.5 inches

Block variations

Just by changing the layout of your fabric squares and maybe adding a color or two you can easily make the following variations of the block using the same tutorial. Some of these variations will be different tutorials as they have an extra interest.