Dixie Diary ~ May

Tokens of Dried Roses

 

 

We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Month, Dixie Diary.

 

 

In early May when this block came out,

I was hiking up to mountaintop castles

in Germany,  Now I'm back home and

thought, better late than never...

 

 

Fabric Requirements:

 

Fabric A: Blue

1 - 6 1/8'' square

 

Fabric B: White print

4 - 4 1/2'' squares

1 - 5 1/4'' square, cut on the diagonal twice

 

Fabric C: Red

2 - 5 1/4'' squares, cut on the diagonal twice

 

 

Step 1:

Sew the long side of a Fabric C Triangle to one

side of a Fabric B square.  Press seam to the

Fabric C and trim the dog ears.

 

Then repeat this step to a side right next to this

on the Fabric B square as shown.  Press seam to

the Fabric C and trim.

 

Make 4 of these units.

 

 

Step 2:

Sew a Fabric B triangle to each side of

the above unit.  Press seams to the Fabric B.

Make 2 of these triangle units.

 

 

Step 3:

Sew a unit from step 1 to opposite sides

of  the Fabric A square. Press seams to

the center.

 

 

Assemble Block:

 

Sew a triangle unit from Step 2 to each side

of the unit from Step 3, matching seams.

Press seams to the outside.

Square to 12 1/2''.

 

 

I added the border and applique star to mine.

 

 

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