Twisted Hourglass

Do you have a list, actually written down or just in your head, of quilts you want to make someday? I've never written mine down, but there's a long list of patterns and techniques I want to try someday. I've crossed one of them off the list with this quilt 😊

Meet Twisted Hourglass! 

Twisted Hourglass is the latest Stash Artists pattern, available to members now 😊 (Pssst...Stash Artists doors will be opening on Thursday, and new members will get access to Twisted Hourglass as soon as they join. Sign up for The Bulletin to be notified when the doors are open.)

Can you guess which technique I finally tried, after wanting to play with it for years?

Twisted strips! I love the fun, 3D element they add to the quilt.

Each strip uses two fabrics, and I had a lot of fun choosing which fabrics to pair together. I love how bright the scraps are against the solid navy background, too.

I avoided the strips when quilting, which gives them an extra bit of pop, and gives the whole quilt such great texture.

I have enough of the navy that I could have used it for the back, but I wanted the quilting to show up more on the back, so I chose a light grey instead. The double loop quilting in navy thread shows up really well! The unquilted strips show up, too, so the hourglass is subtly visible on the back.

We took the quilt to the beach for pictures, but it was really windy. It was okay for getting pictures of the quilt folded up, so long as I didn't mind smoothing it out again regularly, but there was no chance we'd get full shots of Paul holding it up. Thankfully, by the brook was much more sheltered, so we were able to get the full pictures there.

When I was testing my thoughts on how to make the twisted strip blocks, I didn't have my navy fabric yet, so I made a few with white for the background. I liked them, too, so I kept going and made enough for the mini size that's included in the pattern. It's not quite as vibrant as the navy background, but I'm still pleased with how it turned out. I haven't decided yet how I'll quilt it, so it's just waiting for now.

The Twisted Hourglass pattern includes instructions for the mini and throw sizes I made, plus baby and queen sizes. Stash Artists members can login now to download the Twisted Hourglass pattern. And if you'd like to become a Stash Artists member, sign up here to be notified when the doors open on Thursday.

I wonder what I'll cross off my "to-make someday" list next!