Civil War Remembered ~ Block 22

Blockade

We are quilting along with Barbara

Brackman's 2011 Civil War quilt.

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/

In the United States we are celebrating

Memorial Day this weekend so I

used patriotic colors in my block.

Happy Memorial Day!

Here in Indiana we are having the

100th running of the Indy 500 race.

Fabric Requirements:

Fabric A: Blue

 5 - 3 1/4" squares - Mark

a diagonal line on back.

Fabric B: Red

5 - 3 1/4" squares - Mark

a diagonal line on back.

Fabric C:  Blue & Cream

2 - 3 1/4" squares

Fabric D:  White with Red & Blue

2 - 3 1/4" squares

Fabric E:  White with Blue

2 - 3 1/4" squares

Pair 3 1/4" squares in

the following combinations:

1 - C/B - press to the C fabric

   1 - A/C - press to the C fabric

  2 - A/E - press to the E fabric

  2 - A/B - press to the A fabric

  2 - B/D - press to the B fabric

Sew 1/4" away from each side

of drawn line.  Cut on drawn line

and press seam following the

guide above, this will help you

achieve more precise points.

Square to 2 1/2".

Make 4 Patch Units:

Layout 2 4-patches as shown

and sew together in 2 rows.

Press seam in row 1 to the left

and seam in row 2 to the right.

Then sew rows together and

press this seam open to reduce

bulk.  Make 2 of each 4 patch.

Square to 4 1/2".

Layout 4-patches as shown and

sew together in 2 rows.  Press row

1 to the left and row 2 to the right.

Sew rows together and press this

seam open to reduce bulk.

Square to 8 1/2".

Check out everyone's work on

Dustin's Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/civilwarquilts2011/

Here's another one.

Here is a Blockade quilt.

By changing fabric placement you

can get an entirely different look.