Corrections for Pretty Pinwheels Hourglass Block Instructions

       To make one Hourglass block:

Pair up two different 7½” fabric squares, right sides together. (Note: the Magazine instructs you to start with a 7¼” square. This should be fine as long as you can trim the resulting Hourglass block down to 6”.)

Draw a diagonal line, corner to corner.  See Figure 1 (attached).

Sew ¼” on each side of the line.

Cut on the diagonal line.

Open the cut sections and press towards the darker side. This creates two half block units. 

Pair up two different half blocks, right sides together.  Align the seams so that they both go in the same direction.  See Figure 2 (attached).

Draw a diagonal line corner to corner, opposite to the seam (line and seam will create an X). See Figure 3 (attached).

Sew ¼” on each side of the drawn line.

Cut on the drawn line.

Open the cut sections and press towards the darker side. This creates Hourglass square units.

Trim Hourglass units to 6”. 

Fuse a 3 ½” black circle in the center of the Hourglass square.