Modern Monday - Block 17
Hour Glass Variation |
Block 17 - Hour Glass Variation
Although this was a lot cuter in my mind's eye, I do think that it turned out sort of interesting to look at and in other colorways it might be better! What I was going for was the bow-tie effect you get with the small triangles. (Focus on the white fabric only and you can see it.) When grouped together with other Hour Glass blocks, the bow tie stands out as a secondary pattern giving the non-variation block a little pick-me-up!I chose the dark gray to offset the orange dots and white, but I think I'd use a lighter gray if I were to make this again - or swap the orange and white fabrics. But any combination seems to work okay.
Cutting:
- From the dark gray, cut 2 - 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" strips
- From the white, cut 1 - 3 1/4" square and cut in half on the diagonal
- *From the orange, cut 1 - 5 1/8" square and cut in half on the diagonal. Note: I cut mine at about 5 3/8" to give me room to square it up properly at the end.
Here's the fabrics. I'm now looking at my blocks as a whole each time I make a color decision to fill in with colors I'm not using enough. |
Trim off the excess gray by lining up your ruler with the edge of the triangle. |
Thank you for your tutorials of modern blocks! They are super fun to make!
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Thank you! I'm glad you're having a good time!
ReplyDeletei love this one!!
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