Block 27 Prospects for Worldly Happiness is Dark

Block 27 (#125) Prospects for Worldly Happiness is Dark, page 255 & 109 (letter and picture) from Civil War Anniversay Quilts by Risemary Youngs, quilt #3 Civil War Letters

3 fabrics

A (green in pictures), center and outside triangles

B (purple in pictures), triangles

C (cream in pictures), triangles

Cut :

A 1 7/8” square (center)

2 @ 2 7/8” squares, cut on 1 diagonal (large triangles on corners),

1@ 3 3/16” square cut on both diagonals (small green triangles)

B 2 squares @ 2” cut on 1 diagonal (small purple triangles)

2 @ 2 7/8” squares cut on 1 diagonal (large purple triangles)

C 3 @ 3 3/16” squares cut on both diagonals (cream triangles)

1. Sew 2 B small triangles to either side of center square. Press out, repeat for remaining two sides: Square in a Square made, trim to 2 ½”

2. Sew 2 C cream triangles to either side of unit 1. Press out and repeat with remaining two sides. Square in a square in a square. Should measure 3 1/16”.

3. Sew B large purple triangles to opposite sides of unit from step 2. Press out and repeat with remaining two sides:  square-in-a-square-in-a-square-in-a-square’.  Ideal measurement is 4 ¼”.

4. Take 2 C (cream triangles) and 1 A small green triangle that the long diagonal edge is along longer length (cream + green + cream). Trim this unit to 1 ½” wide (triangles are oversized as you’ll have to off-set the triangles to make it straight with ‘¼” ears above and below triangles.) Measure the length--should be around 5 ½”. Make 4

5. Sew units from step 4 above to each side of the unit in step 3, the 4 1/4” ‘square-in-a-square-in-a-square-in-a-square’.

6. Add corner triangles (large green triangles) to the corners and trim to 6 ½” .

 This is similar to Block 14. I haven’t made this yet and I’ll probably cut slightly larger triangles (3” for 2 7/8” and 3 ½” for 3 3/16”) and trim each step.   I'll post picture of my block later.  Don't forget to read letter on page 109.

Block 26 Four Brigadier Generals and One Major General

Block 26 (#124) Four Brigadier Generals and One Major General, CWA #3 quilt: Civil War Letters, Photo Page 254 & letter on page 108

Adapted from rotary instructions by Jo Crabtree

3 fabrics.

A. Cut one 2 "x 2.75" rectangle (cream in photo)

B. Cut two 2" x2.75" rectangles (lime in photo)

C. Cut two 3 7/8" squares, cut on one diagonal (navy in photo)

1.  Stitch B rectangles to both sides of A rectangle. (center unit)

2.  Stitch C triangle to each side of center unit.

Trim to 6.5"

off to make mine and will post picture later!

Block 25 Prisoners and Casualties (#123), Civil War Letters from Civil War Anniversary

Block 25 Prisoners and Casualties (#123), pg 253 & 107

Hope you are reading the letters as you follow along. This one is really heartbreaking.

Square-in-a-square style/technique

You’ll need 5 fabrics

A Center (image on point) 1 2 5/8”

B Round #1 (cream in photo) 2 squares 2 ¾” cut on one diagonal

C Round #2 (red in photo) one square 4 ¼” cut on both diagonals

D Round #3 (green in photo) 2 strips 1 ¼” X 4 ¾”

and 2 strips 1 ¼” X 5 ½”

E last round (brown in photo) 2 @ 3” cut on one diagonal

1. Sew B triangles to opposite sides of center square with triangles on the bottom, centered . Trim ‘ears’ and repeat on other two sides. Should measure 3 ½”, sliver trim if necessary when you remove remaining ‘ears’.

2. Sew two C triangles to opposite sides of unit from step 1. Center the triangles and sew with triangles on the bottom (helps to keep triangles from stretching) . Trim ‘ears’ and add other C triangles to remaining sides. Should measure 4 ¾”, sliver trim if necessary when you remove remaining ‘ears’.

3. Sew 2 shorter D strips (1 ¼” X 4 ¾” ) to opposite sides of unit from step 2, centering the strip. Sew remaining 2 strips to remaining sides, centering the strips (these will be shorter than the side).

4. Trim the D strips using 45 degree leaving ¼” seam allowance from the C (red) point. Repeat on all four sides. See photographs.

 

5. Sew E triangles to the D strips with triangles on the bottom. Square to 6 ½” if necessary.Careful, do not cut off your tips!

This would make a great Christmas quilt! (okay, I may think that since I did it in red and green.....but can't you just see center squares with Christmas fussy cuts?)

Block 24, Flesh Wound (#122), page 252 (106), Civil War Letter Quilt,

Block 24, Flesh Wound (#122), page 252 (106), Civil War Letter Quilt, #3 Civil War Anniversary by Rosemary Youngs

2 fabrics

A Image fabric, cut 6 ½” square

B corner fabric, cut 4 squares at 2 ½”, draw one diagonal line

Place 2 ½” square on corner, right sides together, se along diagonal line. Repeat for each corner. Press triangles out. I usually trim both extra triangles to make bonus HSTs, but feel free to leave both or just original square for stability (Mary Ellen Hopkins always said we should leave them….)