Block 29 (#127) Ready to Move at Any Moment (page 257 & 111)
3 fabrics
A Green in picture
B Purple in picture
C Gold in picture
A (green) Four 2” squares
1 squares @ 4 3/6” cut on both diagonals QST for flying geese units method #1
Or
4 rectangles 2 X 3 ½” for geese
Or
1 square 4 ½” if you have Quilt in a Day small or mini geese ruler
1 7/8” square cut on one diagonal (small center triangles)
2 7/8” square cut on 1 diagonal (large center triangles)
B (purple) 4 squares @ 2 3/8” cut on one diagonal (HST) for geese
Or
8 squares @ 2” for geese method #2
Or
1 square @ 6” for Quilt in a Day method
C (gold) 1 15/16” X 3 5/16” rectangle
Make 4 geese:
Sew 2 B HST to each side of A QST for geese. Make 4 geese
Or
Put 2” B squares on end of A rectangle and sew on diagonal, trim. Repeat on other side. Make 4 geese
Or
Center A square right sides together on B square. Draw one diagonal. Sew ¼” on either side of drawn line. Cut on drawn line and press towards the large triangle. Put resulting “squares” right sides together with opposite colors against each other. Align the sides of the squares (you should have large geese tails hanging out!) Draw a diagonal line across seam. Sew ¼” on either side of this line. Cut apart. Fold in half and cut to sewing line (to press easier)--Press away from ‘geese’ (A) . Now trim the 4 geese using QIAD ruler or to 2” X 3 ½” (1 ½” X 3” finished) eing sure to leave ¼“ at the point!. If you haven’t done this before you can get the proper instructions at :
http://www.quiltinaday.com/freepattern/
Sew small A triangles to short ends of C rectangle. Sew large A triangles to long sides of center rectangle--trim to 3 ½” square if necessary.
Sew 2 flying geese to opposite sides of center unit.
Sew 2” squares to either side of remaining two geese. Sew these units to remaining two sides of block to make your star.
Since this was soooo late, just thought I’d give you some options (I used El’s mini geese ruler, my favorite method for making geese!)
Block 28 Fear Not (#126) page 256 & 110
3 fabrics
A red in picture
B blue in picture
C cream with image in center
A 2 squares @ 2 ¾” cut both diagonals (triangles)
4 strips 1 9/16” X 3 ¼” (trim later)
B 4 squares @ 2 ½” cut on one diagonal (large HST)
1 square @ 2 ¾ cut on both diagonals
1 square @ 3 ¾” cut on both diagonals (you will only use 2 of these large quarter-square triangles, see note)--for sewing to center rectangle
1 square @ 3 ¼” cut on both diagonals (you will use only 2 of the small quarter-square triangles, see note), for sewing to center rectangle
C 2 ½” X 3” image (center image)
1. Sew 2 large B (blue) Quarter-square triangles to each of the long sides of rectangle center. Press out
2. Sew 2 small B (blue) Quarter-square triangles to each of the short sides of rectangle center. Press out
NOTE: I just used the larger size quarter-square triangles and trimmed the center down to a square.
3. Sew large B HST diagonal to each side of red strip--be sure to let ¼” hang out at same end of strip! Make 4
4. Sew A (red) triangle (diagonal side) to each side of unit in step 3, let tips hang out! Make 4
5. Sew B (blue) triangle to each side of 2 of the units from step 4 (one of the short sides, see picture)
6. Sew remaining 2 units from step 4 to opposite sides of center unit from step 2. Press out
7. Sew units from step 5 to remaining two sides. Then trim to 6 ½” with corners of block in the center of the A (red) strips.
Whew! Done! Now go read page 110! Sorry I'm so late, life got in the way!!
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 (#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), 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, #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….)
Block 23 (#121) Corresponding in a Secret Way, Civil War Letter (#3), Page 251 of Civil War Anniversary Quilts by Rosemary Youngs
This one is a simple nine patch. Hurrah!
3 fabrics A, B, C
A. Image fabric. Cut one 2.5" square
B. Cut four 2.5" squares (green in picture)
C. Cut four 2.5" squares (blue in picture)
Stitch a B square to opposites sides of a C square. Repeat to make two units. These
are the top and bottom rows.
Stitch a C square to opposite sides of A square to make middle row.
Stitch the three units together to finish block.
These instrcutions are adapted from ones by Jo Crabtree.
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