Sunday, October 7, 2012

Block 20, Brother on Furlough (#118), Civil War Anniversary Quilts #3

Block 20 Brother on Furlough (#118), Civil War Anniversary Quilt 3, page 248 (& 102)

4 fabrics
A  4 @ 1 ¾” squares (lavender in photo)
   4 @ ½ X 3 rectangles
B  4  @ 2 1/8” squares cut on 1 diagonal (gold in photo)
C  2 @ 3 3/8” squares cut on 1 diagonal (blue in photo)
D  1 ½” square (center) (cream in photo)
1.  Sew 2 B gold triangles to either side of an A lavender square playing close attention to orientation (guess why I’m telling you this! see picture pg 248), repeat to make 4  (Note, if you cut your triangles from square larger than than 2 1/8 you may get ‘floating’ squares in corners, guess how I know…..)
2.  Sew unit from step 1 to blue C triangle, repeat to make 4 @ 3 ½” squares
3.  Sew 1 lavender rectangle between 2 of units in step 2 (watch that large triangle is pointing to center), repeat for second unit
4.  Sew remaining lavender rectangles to either side of small center square then sew this unit to units from step 3.  Square to 6 ½” if necessary
This block is also known as Dove in the Window
Have fun!

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