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Quilt Patterns - Hour Glass Quilt Block Pattern

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Preview: California Hourglass Quilt Pattern
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California Hourglass Quilt

© Janet Wickell

Preview: California Hourglass Quilt Pattern

Quilt & Quilt Block Sizes

Finished block size: 13-1/2" x 13-1/2"

Finished quilt size: 68" x 95 (add blocks and/or borders to increase size)

See the California Hourglass Quilt before you begin.

To Make 18 Hour Glass Quilt Blocks

Deep blue: (36) 5" x 5" squares; (18) 5-3/8" x 5-3/8" square

Light lilac: (18) 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: (18) 5" x 5" squares

Darker bluish-green: (72) 5" x 5" squares

Fabric Required to Make the California Hourglass Quilt Pattern

Deep blue: 1-3/4 yards

Light lilac: 1-1/4 yards

Mottled blue/purple: 1-1/4 yards

Light bluish-green small scale print for nine patches: 1 yard

Dark bluish-green for larger squares and some nine patch squares: 2 yards

Other Materials

Backing: 5-1/2 yards of 42" wide fabric (will have leftovers) Make Quilt Backing

Batting: about 80" x 107"

Binding: about 350 running inches of doublefold binding that finishes at 1/4" Make Quilt Binding Strips

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