Civil War Remembered ~ Block 25

Calico Puzzle

We are quilting along with

Barbara Brackman's

Civil War Quilt 2011.

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/

We are just back from a late

night dinner.  We dined al fresco

at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel

along the Chao Phraya river

in Bangkok, Thailand.

Fabric Requirements:

Fabric A: Light

2 - 4" squares ~ Mark a

diagonal line on back.

1 - 3 3/8" square

Fabric B: Dark

2 - 4" squares

Fabric C: Medium

2 - 3 3/8" squares

Fabric D: Medium

2 - 3 3/8" squares

Note: My C & D squares are the

same fabric since I only brought

3 fat quarters and pre-cut squares

with me.  My pre-cuts are too small

for this weeks block.  Refer to Barbara's

blog for correct fabric placement.

Make Half Square Triangles:

Place Fabric A & B 4" squares

right sides together and sew 1/4" away

from each side of drawn line.  Cut on

drawn line and press to the dark fabric.

Square to 3 3/8".

Layout units as shown and sew

together in 3 rows.  Press seams in

 rows 1 & 3 to the inside and seams

in row 2 to the outside.

Sew rows together and

square to 8 1/2".

People in Thailand bring treadle

machines out onto the sidewalk

and do repairs on the street.

If I spoke Thai, I would have

asked them if I could rent their

machine while they ate their lunch.

(I'm not a hand-piecer!)

Check out everyone's work on

Dustin's Flickr site:

www.flickr.com/groups/civilwarquilts2011