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Hour Glass Quilt Block Pattern

Hourglass Quilt block; color variation for the California Hourglass quilt pattern.

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Meet the Hour Glass Quilt Block

This Hour Glass quilt block pattern produces quilt blocks that finish at 13-1/2" square. The pattern includes instructions for one block. To make a quilt, see our California Hourglass Quilt Block Pattern, which combines 18 Hour Glass blocks with 17 with California Crossroads blocks.

Fabrics for One Hour Glass Quilt Block

Deep blue: (2) 5" x 5" squares; (1) 5-3/8" x 5-3/8" square

Light lilac: (1) 5-3/8" x 5-3/8" square; draw a diagonal line from one corner to the opposite corner on the reverse of the square

Mottled blue/purple: (1) 5" x 5" squares

Darker bluish-green: (4) 5" x 5" squares

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