Tuesday Tidbits, March 21, 2023: Tips to Make the Disappearing Hourglass and Pinwheel Quilt Blocks

It's time to wrap up our Ode to Disappearing Quilt Blocks this week. We're focusing on the variations that you can do with Pinwheel and Hourglass blocks and BOY! there are a ton of options once you mix up the pieces. We actually had more fun with these blocks than with the 4-patch and 9-patch last week.
So, get your creative juices flowing, make some simple blocks, whack 'em up, and start rearranging the pieces. We have lots of quilts to show you and if you love any of them, we have kits that we'd be delighted to get shipped out to you!
Remember that we are continuing the 20% off sale on all remaining Layer Cakes and Charm packs.
Happy Spring!
Marty & Teri
Material Rewards Quilt Store - Dansville, NY
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THIS WEEK'S QUILTING TIDBIT INCLUDES:
0:06 minutes - Introduction to this week’s Tuesday Tidbit: The disappearing hourglass and disappearing pinwheel quilt block
0:25 minutes - Review of last week’s Tidbit: The disappearing 4-patch and disappearing 9-patch quilt blocks
0:35 minutes - We’ve created 6 new quilts / 6 new quilt kits using either the disappearing hourglass or disappearing pinwheel blocks. Each quilt was created using precuts [layer cakes or charm squares]. We share our steps to begin the disappearing quilt blocks.
1:12 minutes - Tip: When you need a background fabric, determine the sizing based on your precuts
1:44 minutes - Trimming - precuts are not cut to the specific size you may need. What point do you use? The outside or inside? We have some helpful tips for you.
3:50 minutes - Sewing around the two right side fabrics and then cutting with our rotary cutter: Cut diagonally twice
4:01 minutes - The 4 triangles that result from the pieces we just cut. Helpful tip - go from the corner of where your seam is to the corner of your seam [the angle of your stitch line]
4:31 minutes - Tips for trimming: Trimming your pieces involve math - We’ll have a cheat sheet for you to download and use. Visit our website to download your copy! MaterialRewards.com
5:20 minutes - Bias edges - “If you’re friendly to bias edges, they’ll be friendly to you”
5:50 minutes - All about the Pinwheel Block - how to divide the block and create 3 equal parts
7:06 minutes - Flipping and turning your pieces to customize your disappearing pinwheel block
7:20 minutes - Using the Bramble Patch Charm Pack, we created the “Bramble Patch Baby Quilt Kit” [it’s a rectangular block because we only cut it in one direction]
8:14 minutes - Cutting the block again [and using a bit more math!], we played around with the block placement and created the “Prairie Dry Goods Quilt Kit” [Pam Buda]
11:34 minutes - Repositioning our cut pieces again, we created the “Hidden Valley” Bed Quilt Kit with very little waste. We used a basic block and created such a different pattern!
14:00 minutes - Creating the “Baskets” Bed Quilt Kit using the pinwheel quilt block [we chose to do it on point]
17:34 minutes - All About Disappearing Hourglass Block - how to trim, cut, and put your blocks together differently to create this block pattern [with a few helpful tips]. And, how to tell the difference between the pinwheel and hourglass blocks.
18:40 minutes - Using batik layer cake precuts, we created the “Sonoma Vista” Bed Quilt Kit [by moving our four corners to the outside and twisting the center!]
20:01 minutes - By flipping every piece except the center, you create an all-new star block pattern. We used Pam Buda’s layer cake to create the “Farmer’s Daughter” Bed Quilt Kit.
21:48 minutes - The points - this method allows you to easily create perfect points
22:15 minutes - Reminder: Layer Cakes and Charm Packs are on sale until Monday, March 27th! [Save 20% off]
22:43 minutes - Recap of the past two weeks
23:06 minutes - A Disappearing Pinwheel and a Double Disappearing Nine Patch: Examples from one of our quilting friends
25:10 minutes - Introducing the “Color Me Friends” Baby Bed Quilt Kit using the disappearing hourglass block and a patterned background
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[@Marlad1]

Amazing!

[@bludeetu321]

Great value video! Thank you!

[@amyohl5037]

That second 9 patch is fantastic

[@amyohl5037]

All are mind blowing.

[@lynnebaldwin4305]

Thank you