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Hour Glass Quilt Block Pattern - Make an Hour Glass Quilt

By Janet Wickell, About.com

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Hour Glass Quilt Block Layout Ideas

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Hour Glass quilt blocks on point, left, with setting squares and setting triangles. Hour Glass quilt blocks straight set, right, with Snowball quilt blocks between them.

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Hour Glass Quilt Block Layout Ideas

The Hour Glass quilt blocks on point, upper left, look very different than the Hour Glass blocks that are straight set, with Snowball Blocks between them.

If you make a batch of Hour Glass blocks, move them around on a quilt design wall to preview potential layouts.

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