Hourglass Wreath Quilt With Jenny Doan

I am pretty sure you already made a lot of hourglass quilt blocks before, but have you ever thought of making them into this beautiful pattern? Jenny Doan surely has a lot of wonderful ideas, right? I absolutely love this hourglass wreath quilt by Missouri Star. It even looks like a flower from afar. I think it’s playful and definitely fun to make, so if you are looking for your next project, give this a try.

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This quilt block is quick and easy to make. You will be using the magic 8 method to create eight half-square triangles at a time. The HSTs will be used to make the hourglass blocks. Once you have turned them into hourglass blocks, you are going to sew them in pairs. If you are already familiar with hourglass blocks, this block will be a breeze.

For more hourglass quilt patterns, check these out: Disappearing Hourglass 2 Quilt, 9 Patch and Hourglass Quilt , Easy Strip Hourglass Quilt Tutorial

Easy Hourglass Wreath Quilt Materials

• 1 pack of 10″ print squares
• 1 pack of 10″ background squares
• 1 1/2 yards of background fabric
• 1 1/2 yards of border
• 3/4 yards of binding
• 5 3/4 yards of backing

How to Make Hourglass Wreath Quilt

Step 1:

Get one solid 10″ square and cut 2 1/2″ off from one side and on the bottom. Now you have the center block. Out of the 2 1/2″ strips, cut 2 1/2″ squares. You need for of 2 1/2″ squares for your block and set aside the others for your cornerstones.

Step 2:

Make half-square triangles. Lay a white square on top of a colored square. Draw diagonal line from corner to corner in both directions then in the middle horizontally and vertically. Sew 1/4″ away from both sides of the lines. Cut directly on the lines. Press them open.

On the back of half of the half-square triangles, draw a diagonal line across the two fabrics. Place them on top of the other half-square triangles without the line in the opposite direction. Sew 1/4″ away from both sides of the lines. Cut in the line. Square the hour glass into 4 inches, then press them open.

Sew the hourglass blocks in pairs color to color. You need 4 pairs.

Step 3:

For the corner blocks, get four 4″ white squares and the small squares from step 1. Snowball one corner of the white squares. Trim and press them open.

Step 4:

Arrange them just like in the photo below. Sew them together to form the block.

Hourglass Wreath Quilt With Jenny Doan