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New York Beauty Quilts Electrified: 12 Fun, Skill-Building Projects Using Easy Foundation Paper-Piecing Techniques to Electrify New York Beauty Blocks by Linda J. Hahn, Deborah G. Stanley

New York Beauty Quilts

New York Beauty quilts were introduced in the mid-1800s. At that time the textile industry had boomed with new fabrics, giving quilters the freedom to explore complex patchwork designs. Since then, the energetic-looking design—named after the Statue of Liberty’s crown—has evolved but the motif’s sharp points and technically challenging curved seams have remained steadfast through the years. To this day, it remains a beloved block ...

A couple weeks ago designers Linda J. Hahn and Deborah G. Stanley had us ROCKING the Country Crown Block. (In case you missed it...here is the link). Today we will be ROCKING the Hourglass block!

Rock That Quilt Block: Hourglass by Linda J. Hahn

By putting a twist on a traditional quilt block you can create an unlimited amount of fun, possibilities, and creative quilt designs. See how simply changing or adding a color can give your quilts a completely different flavor!!

This book features 72 pages, three bonus designs, and a resource guide. Linda provides cutting calculations to ...