Civil War Remembered ~ Block 38

Ohio Star

We are quilting along with Barbara

Brackman's 2011 Civil War Quilt.

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/

Please Note:  Since this is an 8 1/2" block

that has to be divided into 3 ~ the math doesn't

come out to anything easy.  When I am cutting or

squaring my blocks to 3 1/8", I am using what I call

 a "heavy-handed" cut.  It is just a little over the

3 1/8" measure, just go a bit beyond the proper line.

But sew with a scant 1/4".

Fabric Requirements:

Fabric A : Center Blue Fussy Cut

1 - 3 1/8" square

Fabric B:  Blue print

4 - 3 1/8" squares

1 - 4 5/8" square

Fabric C: Orange

1 - 4 5/8" square

Fabric D: Gold

2 - 4 5/8" squares - Mark

a diagonal line on back.

Make Quarter Square Triangles:

Step #1:

Pair 4 5/8" squares with right sides

together in the following combinations:

1 - B/D          1 - C/D

Sew 1/4" away from each side of drawn

line.  Cut on drawn line and press to

Fabric D.

Step #2:

Now mark a diagonal line on the back of

the C/D units as shown.

Pair  B/D squares and C/D squares with

right sides together along the seam line.

"Lock" the seam together and  sew 1/4" away

from each side of drawn line.  Cut on the drawn

line and press seam open to reduce bulk.

Okay, I admit, squaring up the Quarter

Square Triangles at this size is a bit

complicated, but just follow the pictures

and you should be fine.  Half of 3 1/8"

falls between 1 1/2" and 1 5/8", look at

the ruler and you'll see I have marked the

intersection of this measure with a piece

of tape.  This point must go in the center

of the square where all the points meet.

Trim the right side and top.

Now rotate the square so the trimmed

corner is now in the lower left.  Placer ruler

 back on square with the center at the proper

 place but also the 3 1/8" mark shoud be

 at the point of the triangle in the upper top

left and lower bottom right corners, trim.

Assemble Block:

Layout units as shown and sew together

in 3 rows, paying attention to proper placement

of the quarter square triangle units.  Press seams

in rows 1 and 3 to the outside and seams in row 2

to the inside.

Sew rows together and press final seams

open to reduce bulk.  Square to 8 1/2".