{"product_id":"sds4909-hourglass-vol4-stamp7","title":"SDS4909 Hourglass Vol4 Stamp7","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"130\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"130\"\u003eFour triangles, one timeless shape — and a quilt block with more than one name.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"132\" data-end=\"394\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"149\"\u003eHourglass\u003c\/strong\u003e is a wonderfully simple geometric quilt block made from four triangles meeting at the centre. When contrasting fabrics are used, the pieces form the unmistakable shape of an hourglass — a design that is both striking and surprisingly versatile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"396\" data-end=\"750\"\u003eThe pattern has a long history in patchwork. Research into early European and American patchwork has found hourglass-type geometric designs in objects from the \u003cstrong data-start=\"556\" data-end=\"594\"\u003elate 18th and early 19th centuries\u003c\/strong\u003e, although researchers caution that \u003cem data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eHourglass\u003c\/em\u003e was not necessarily the historical name used by the makers themselves. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"713\" data-content-reference-end=\"733\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003eBy the 19th century, the design was firmly part of the quiltmaking vocabulary, and surviving antique examples demonstrate how quilters used the simple four-triangle construction in a variety of colour combinations and layouts. A Smithsonian example of an \u003cstrong data-start=\"1007\" data-end=\"1026\"\u003eHourglass quilt\u003c\/strong\u003e describes the block as a “quarter-square triangle” design made from four triangular pieces. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"1102\" data-content-reference-end=\"1121\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"ln8o1p\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003e⏳ Did You Know?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1260\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1260\"\u003eHourglass is one of those quilt names that can refer to more than one design!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1262\" data-end=\"1527\"\u003eThat's because quilt blocks were traditionally passed from quilter to quilter rather than following a single standardized pattern book. The same name could therefore be used for different arrangements, while the same design could acquire completely different names.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1529\" data-end=\"1749\"\u003eOne version of the four-triangle Hourglass has also been known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1666\"\u003eBig Dipper, Yankee Puzzle, Envelope Quilt, Whirling Blade, Bow Ties\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1671\" data-end=\"1689\"\u003ePork and Beans\u003c\/strong\u003e in different sources. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"1677\" data-content-reference-end=\"1696\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1751\" data-end=\"2034\"\u003eAnd here's another lovely bit of quilt history: Hourglass-type designs are particularly well suited to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1854\" data-end=\"1872\"\u003escrap quilting\u003c\/strong\u003e. Four contrasting triangles can turn even small pieces of leftover fabric into a strong geometric motif — making the block both economical and visually dramatic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1thryo1\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2036\" data-end=\"2060\"\u003e🧵 A Little Heritage\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2062\" data-end=\"2143\"\u003eThe Hourglass is a wonderful example of the ingenuity of traditional quiltmakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2145\" data-end=\"2380\"\u003eThere is nothing complicated about its basic ingredients — just triangles and careful colour placement. Yet rotate those pieces, change the contrast or repeat the blocks across a quilt and completely different patterns begin to emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2503\"\u003eThat ability to create something visually complex from simple pieces is one of the great charms of traditional patchwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2505\" data-end=\"2674\"\u003eWe've captured this classic geometric design as \u003cstrong data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2574\"\u003eVolume 4, Stamp 7\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving you another little piece of quilt history to add to your Heritage Quilt Society collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stitch Delight","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67530579345578,"sku":"SDS4909","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9802\/2570\/files\/IMG_2155.jpg?v=1790607906","url":"https:\/\/www.stitchdelight.net\/de\/products\/sds4909-hourglass-vol4-stamp7","provider":"Stitchdelight.net","version":"1.0","type":"link"}