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Hourglass Quilt
Varying lengths of strips in solid colors with a striking contrast create the illusion of an hourglass—but also diamonds, an elongated hexagon, and a bright yellow X. The Hourglass Quilt shown was cut from yardage, but using pre-cut strips will save you hours of rotary cutting.
Download this quilt pattern plus eleven others in the January/February 2018 digital issue of Modern Patchwork.
MATERIALS
Note: Fabric requirements assume 41″ usable width of fabric.
- 5/8 yard light teal solid
- 1½ yards medium teal solid
- 1½ yards orange solid for quilt top and binding
- 1½ yards black solid
- 3 yards dark teal solid
- 2½ yards 108″ or 7½ yards standard width fabric for backing
- Queen-size batting