Originally Posted by
mimiof4
yes I want to make just the hour glass block. ManiacQuilter2 pointed out to me that I want it finished at 10". Sorry for the confusion.
No problem!
OK. So you want a 10" finished Hourglass block constructed using the HST method that Jenny Doan uses.
This link gives a chart and the formula:
http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/20...maths-formula/
Scroll down to Alternative HST method.
You want your block to finish at 10". The block is made up of 4 HST. So each one needs to be 5.5". When they are sewn together, the raw block is 10.5", which finishes at 10".
Using the info from the chart found at the link, you would cut your starting squares at 8.5", sew around the edge, cut diagonally both ways press, then trim the resultant triangles to 5.5".
PLEASE make a sample to verify the numbers!!!