Rhododendron Trail Mystery Quilt Part 4

 

This week was Part 4 of the Rhododendron Trail Mystery Quilt. I had to make about a thousand (not really!) hourglass blocks. 

I made a test batch before I really started making them. I wanted to make sure my method worked and the size was correct. 

I placed one light and one dark square together. I drew my diagonal line and sewed on either side. Once it was sewn, I cut on the diagonal line I drew as well as the other diagonal. I didn't make a line for the second cut. I just tried not to move them on the cutting mat.

Each square gives you 4 triangles made up of 2 colors. 

I paired them together so I would get a very scrappy look. I tried to keep all four fabrics different in each hourglass block. I made mine larger and then trimmed them down to size. I finished them yesterday. No clue until the Monday after Christmas. It's so nice to be all caught up! I know we're making lots of these pieces every week but it's sort of fun. I try to think of ways to make the process quicker. I feel like my very own assembly line! Someone said we're close to 50% done. I'm not sure if that's true but it's going fast!