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  1. Very interesting how not only the technique but the color placement makes so much difference. I do like the one on the left better myself. I had to do a double take with that last photo, to realize it was the same block. Great tutorial, it gets those creative juices flowing!

  2. What a neat tutorial! I am also partial to to one on the left, simply because it seems a bit more easy to make. Thanks for the tutorial!

  3. Thank you for the tut and two different methods to get the same thing. It is a great green project and either way of construction if fine with me – left or right. I tend to usually press seams to the side but will press them open if I’m dealing with bulk.

  4. Both blocks turned out great. I think the one on the left, with open seams, lies flatter and may be my favorite. Thanks for sharing both methods. Hourglass blocks are a challenge for me.

  5. Thanks, Kris! The thing I like best about either method is that the outside of the block is not a bias edge! So many of these pattern directions for this block ARE, and I don’t like that. I think either block looks fine, but your preferred method may be a little easier to do, if one doesn’t mind open seams. Love the color green you used!

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