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Disappearing Hourglass is Finished!

August 27, 2026 9:08 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

This is the Missouri Star Disappearing Hourglass. It has been a challenge.  I thought I had a package of 24 10-inch squares, and it turned out I only had either 16 or 20.  OK, smaller quilt it is.  Then I miscut a block. I regrouped, searched for fabric, found 1 piece decided to make 4 replacement blocks.  I miscut one of the replacement blocks.  OK 12 blocks it is.

It’s called a disappearing hour glass because you start with this block, the cut it into 9 pieces and sew it back together to make the star block.  As I was working with a layer cake, I ended up with bias edges.

The white fabric came from my stash and I found the backing in my cutoffs. The only new fabric I had to purchase was the purple.

  • Started 2/24/26
  • Finished 8/7/26
  • E2E Design – Espalier increased to 16″vertically with a -4.25 offset
  • Glide 40wt in Celery
  • 11 SPI
  • Finished size 40″ x 50″

 

 

Posted in: Disappearing Blocks, Disappearing Hourglass

More Tops

August 24, 2026 9:48 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

This is my entry for the Roll the Dice, the QBHD President’s Challenge.  The idea is the 1st roll is the color and the 2nd is the theme.  My rolls resulted in Green and Squares/Rectangles. I took the assignment at face value.  The green squares and rectangles I was able to pull from my pre-cut boxes. No fabric repeats.

Teddy Bear Picnic will be the backing.  I have just enough fabric to make this work if I am very, very careful.

This is my Disappearing Hourglass. Apparently it only wanted to be 12 blocks.  Earlier this year I sewed my HST together wrong and didn’t discover it until I had cut the block. Then I cut another block at the wrong size.  I purchased more fabric and started making blocks.  The first block I had no issues.  Then I cut the next one wrong.  With no fabric to replace the block I cut wrong I decided 12 blocks was enough. Sewed them together, added the border and started loading it on the longarm.  I found a cut off in my backing scraps to make the backing and 2 pieces of batting to make a frankenbatt. I plan on quilting this in Celery.

Posted in: Disappearing Hourglass, Roll of the Dice

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 03/11/26

March 11, 2026 12:26 pm ⋅

My Disappearing Hourglasses are ready to assemble. It turns out I only have 16 squares in the layer cake. Now I’ve cut 2 of them wrong.  The first one I made a pinwheel, but didn’t notice until I cut it.  That’s OK – I’ll just have one block that is not a star. However the 2nd block I miscut and I won’t be able to use. I guess I’m making a smaller quilt.

Meanwhile, my Riviana blocks continue to accumulate as leader/ender.

and I still need to bind Eclipse and Scrappy Bargello.

Posted in: designwall, Disappearing Hourglass, Eclipse, Rivanna, Scrappy Bargello

March Quilting Goals

March 1, 2026 8:00 am ⋅

My quilting goals for March start with binding Eclipse.  This was on my February list, but I ran out of time.

The quilt of the month is my Disappearing Hourglass. I would love to have it finished by the 16th.

The 2026 Brandon Quilters President Challenge is pillowcases. I’ve had these cut out since 2018 and haven’t got them put together.  Now is the time.

While I’m piecing on the machine, I’ll move Riviana forward as my Leader/Ender project.

Handwork Tuesday will continue.

One hoop of redwork  – I didn’t realized how far along I was on this panel until I folded it to take this picture.

I have 9 stars cut out, ready to go. I’d love to get 10 stitched for my Star a Day quilt.

On my hexie project, I need to finish the neutral row, add a row of blue hexies then attach it to the center.

4th Saturday BOM

The goal is to get the next block done and attach this section to the first section.

5th Sunday/Monday

This month there’s an “extra” Sunday and Monday.  As near as I can tell, I just have this Ribbon Star block to piece then the center star before I can start assembling the quilt.

It’s a lot, but I will be going to a 2 day retreat, so I don’t think it is impossible.  But first – I’ve got to make some binding!

Posted in: 2026 Brandon Quilters UFO, 4th Saturday, 5th Monday, Disappearing Hourglass, Eclipse, EPP, goals, Handwork Tuesday, Pillowcases, Rivanna, Star Studded, Star-A-Day, Trip Around the World

What I’m Working on Wednesday – 02/25/2026

February 25, 2026 10:46 am ⋅

First a Handwork Tuesday update.  I stitched a few more hexies.  I should have been working on my Star-A-Day. I still have a few days to get this month’s star completed.

No, I do not have the border on Eclipse. This is not hard, but I got distracted by the Disappearing Hourglass.

This year’s continuing segment is disappearing blocks. In February I presented the Disappearing Hourglass.  My sample blocks used 6″ squares cut from scraps, but I have a 28-piece layer cake that I want to use.

I bought 2 1/2 yards of Grunge in Paper White to use for the background and an inner border and made my first block last night.

I followed the Missouri Star tutorial which mean all my edges are on the bias. I just have to be careful not to stretch the blocks when I’m handling them.  This block came out at 11 1/2″.

My final report is that Riviana is being assembled. I made “thousands” of HST as my leader/ender project starting in August 2022. I can’t remember If I finished making them the end of 2023 or 2024. but I knew I had misplaced 60 HST. which put a damper on things.  Apparently I’ve made extra HST, as still have enough to finish the quilt.  So now I’m using the split 9-patches as my leader/ender. This could take a while.

Posted in: designwall, Disappearing Hourglass, EPP, Handwork Tuesday, Rivanna, Trip Around the World