Dixie Diary Sets & Yardage

Set for 8" Blocks

Here is information about the Dixie Diary Civil War Block of the Month sets and yardage. I'm posting it here so we can refer back to it later. The first block has been posted on Saturday, January 5, 2013.

Each month you'll get a pattern for an 8" finished block and a 12" finished block.

Set for 8" Blocks

Quilt is 56" x 68". 12 Blocks.

Fabric Requirements
Blocks: 12 fat quarters or a Layer-Cake of 10" squares would do it with some leftovers from sashing & borders. You could probably get by with a Charm pack with other scraps for bigger pieces.
I am going to use pinks and browns from this Metropolitan Fair collection, but you may want to use the whole range.

Charm Pack of 5" Squares

Pieces will need to be cut larger than 5" so find some coordinating scraps.

Something quite light or quite dark for the applique pieces: 1/2 yard (I am using white background florals from my stash.)

Sashing & Borders: Sashing is 4" and Border is 8"
Electric Quilt says for yardage:

• Pink cornerstones (20) = 1/2 yard
• Brown Sash Strips( 31) = 1-1/8 yards
• Border = 2  yards

Cut borders first and use extra in blocks.

Cutting
Pink Cornerstones: Cut 20 squares 4-1/2"
Brown Sashing Strips: Cut 31 rectangles  4-1/2" x 8-1/2"
Border:  Cut 2 strips 8-1/2" x 52-1/2" for the sides
               Cut 2 strips 8-1/2" x 56-1/2" for the top and bottom.

Set for 12" Blocks

Quilt is 67-1/2" x 87-1/4"

Blocks: You need 12 patchwork blocks set on point.

Setting:

Each 12" inch block is framed by 1" strips. Blocks are 14" finished (includes the strip.)

Patchwork blocks alternate with 14" unpieced blocks

Inner border finishes to 1".

Outer border finishes to 3".

Sandi used Civil War Homefront from a few years ago for her

12" Blocks

Fabric Requirements

Blocks: Maybe 8 different fabrics, 1/2 Yard pieces, or 16 fat quarters.

Buy a little extra of the setting &  borders and add to the blocks.

Something quite light or quite dark for the applique pieces: 1/2 yard

Setting:

Strips Framing the Blocks: 1 yard

Setting Triangles = EQ says 3 yards.

Borders

Inner Border: EQ says 1/2 yard (if you piece it together). Buy one yard and use for binding too. Or buy 2-3/4 yards--use for frames, inner border and binding.

Outer Border: 2-1/2 yards so it doesn't have to be pieced together. Cut the strips first and use the rest in the blocks.

Cutting

Frames for each 12" Block

• Cut 2 strips 1-1/2" x 12-1/2" for the top and bottom frame.
• Cut 2 strips 1-1/2" x 14-1/2" for the side frames.

Setting Blocks: Cut 6 setting blocks 14 1/2" square

Setting Triangles:  Cut 3 squares 21-1/2".

Cut each of these into 4 triangles with 2 diagonal cuts. You will need 10 of these edge triangles.

Cut 2 squares 10 7/8".

Cut each of these into 2 triangles with 1 cut. You will need 4 of these corner setting triangles.

Borders

Because the blocks are set on point the final measurements are a little iffy.  EQ says the quilt is about 67.4" wide---I've rounded it up to 67.5. It says 87.2" long. I've rounded it up to 87.25.

Border 1

• Cut strips 1 1/2" x 79 7/8"  for side borders
• Cut strips 1 1/2" x 62" for top and bottom borders

Border 2

• Cut strips 3 1/2" x 81 3/4"  for side borders
• Cut strips 3 1/2" x 68" for top and bottom borders