Civil War Remembered ~ Block 35

Star of the West

We are quilting along with Barbara

Brackman's Civil War Quilt 2011.

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/

Fabric Requirements:

Fabric A: Light (White)

4 - 2 1/2" squares

2 - 3 1/4" squares

Fabric B: Medium (Gold)

4 - 2 1/2" squares

Fabric C: Dark (Blue)

2 - 3 1/4" squares

Fabric D: Dark (Red)

4 - 3 1/4" squares  - Mark

a diagonal line on the back.

Make Half Square Triangles:

Pair 3 1/4" squares with right sides

together in the following combinations:

2 - A/D     2 - C/D

Sew 1/4" away from wach side of drawn

line and press to the darker fabric.

Square to 2 1/2".

Make Corner Units:

Layout units as shown and sew together

in 2 rows.  Press seam in row 1 to the left

and seam in row 2 to the right. 

 Sew rows together and press seam

to the top.  Square to 4 1/2".

Make 4.

Assemble Block:

Layout  units as shown and sew together

in 2 rows.  Press seam in row 1 to the left

and seam in row 2 to the right.

Sew rows together and press final seam

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

Check out everyone's work

at Dustin's Flickr site:

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

This week I used scraps from my

Hopes and Dreams Quilt.  I

designed this quilt a few years ago

for a local guild's Block of the Month.

It was inspired by the American pioneers

who headed West with their hopes & dreams.