Dixie Diary ~ July

Living Off Cornbread

 



 

We are quilting along with Barbara Brackman's

Block of the Month, Dixie Diary.

 

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com

 

 

This is how I made my block.

It may differ from the original.

 

 

Fabric Requirements:

 

Fabric A: Blue & Cream Print

4 - 3 1/2'' squares

 

Fabric B: Red

8 - 3 1/2'' squares - Mark

a diagonal line on back.

 

Fabric C: White Print

4 - 3 1/2'' x 6 1/2'' rectangles

 

Fabric D: Dark Blue Paisley

1 - 6 1/2'' square

 

 

Make Flying Geese Units:

Place a Fabric B 3 1/2'' square on the

left side of a Fabric C rectangle as shown.

Sew a thread width above the drawn line.

Flip the square from the bottom corner to

the top corner and press. 

Note: Some people will teach you to trim

the seam first, please don't.  If you press

and then trim the back 2 layers of fabric

to 1/4'' you will have a much more precise

Flying Geese unit. 

So, trim the back 2 layers to 1/4''.

 

 

Repeat the above process to the right

side.  Square to 3 1/2'' x 4 1/2''.

Make 4 of this unit.

 

 

Lay out units as shown and sew together

in 3 rows.  Press seams in rows 1 & 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 12 1/2''.

 

 

I have added the border and applique

star to my block as described in the

instructions in January.

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2013/01/dixie-diary-1-her-flag-flying.html

 

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