tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post8810161771489437318..comments2024-03-28T22:11:05.593-05:00Comments on Civil War Quilts: Dixie Diary 6: Dreams of HomeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-2114822405304651942014-10-14T12:49:53.221-05:002014-10-14T12:49:53.221-05:00I am awaiting the instructions for the final borde...I am awaiting the instructions for the final border from Becky, the sawtooth, I think. Where will I find it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-40937850592652076522014-10-01T09:18:28.322-05:002014-10-01T09:18:28.322-05:00I want to let you know that there are still errors...I want to let you know that there are still errors in the instructions for Dixie Diary 6. The problems stems from the fact that making two cuts across squares yields enough triangles for the block, but it causes the grainline to be wrong, with all the bias at the edges of the block. The block should be made with half square triangles, not quarter square triangles.<br /><br />Here are my suggested modifications:<br /><br />Cutting 12":<br /><br />There is only one template.<br /><br />A – Cut 2 light and 2 dark squares 6-7/8". Cut each square into 2 triangles with 1 cut. You will have 4 light and 4 dark triangles.<br /><br />(The picture should be a square with one cutting line diagonally across it.)<br /><br />Cutting 8":<br />A – Cut 2 light and 2 dark squares 4-7/8". Cut each square into 2 triangles with 1 cut. You will have 4 light and 4 dark triangles.sewsandquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03874956371942923551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-46724655233695889522014-06-10T07:16:44.452-05:002014-06-10T07:16:44.452-05:00Hi, it happened to me to. I cut out the measureme...Hi, it happened to me to. I cut out the measurements for the 8 inch block and ended up with a 6 inch block. I guess I will follow the measurements for the 12 inch block and I should be okay. I wish I had read this first! You guys are really helpful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-16794937053440012872014-01-05T23:59:30.148-06:002014-01-05T23:59:30.148-06:00It happened to me too, but i figured it out, i cut...It happened to me too, but i figured it out, i cut 1 light and 1 dark and i cut it 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 and cut it 2 times diagonally,after you sew them you will have a little bit over then 12". Better large then small good luck. silva k.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-9193848762705248232013-12-02T20:54:53.116-06:002013-12-02T20:54:53.116-06:00wondered if anyone figured out. Is it one cut, or...wondered if anyone figured out. Is it one cut, or use different measurements for the 12 inch block<br />thanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-90994969833762645202013-08-08T22:36:07.863-05:002013-08-08T22:36:07.863-05:00Please correct measurements for the 12" block...Please correct measurements for the 12" block. Thx!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953312139921003728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-17172752626452341452013-08-08T22:34:25.768-05:002013-08-08T22:34:25.768-05:00Barbara, what is the correct measurements for thi...Barbara, what is the correct measurements for this block (12")? I made it and it came out too small. Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10953312139921003728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-80580296033963624432013-07-31T12:43:53.547-05:002013-07-31T12:43:53.547-05:00I've got the same problem. Comes out too smal...I've got the same problem. Comes out too small.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-31489631294813347922013-07-18T10:01:35.312-05:002013-07-18T10:01:35.312-05:00I am just now getting caught up on the blocks and ...I am just now getting caught up on the blocks and am doing 6 and 7, I have the same problem as anonymous. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983278472747539532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-86830581877901980812013-06-25T15:48:46.165-05:002013-06-25T15:48:46.165-05:00HELP!
I did the block (12') cut 1-lt 1-dk 6 7...HELP!<br /><br />I did the block (12') cut 1-lt 1-dk 6 7/8 block with two diagonal cuts comes out 8.5.<br />So recut block was still to small before I even sewed it.<br /><br /> So do I cut 2-lights and 2-darks 6 7/8 then make one diagonal cut? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-16244287910209438442013-06-24T12:11:53.120-05:002013-06-24T12:11:53.120-05:00Could the change be that we need to cut four squar...Could the change be that we need to cut four squares, then cut each once diagonally? Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381762488974482616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-28060224532764239662013-06-13T12:46:14.604-05:002013-06-13T12:46:14.604-05:00Jane--Thanks for the proofreading. I fixed it on t...Jane--Thanks for the proofreading. I fixed it on the post.<br />And Judith---Sarah was a pretty silly and self-absorbed girl when the war started. She really matured with tragedy. I think girls today would do the same thing. Most people do what they have to do and learn to live with the loss.Barbara Brackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948219446078848778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-1569253917081448522013-06-11T17:53:02.418-05:002013-06-11T17:53:02.418-05:00I am sure I am not the first one to notice this, b...I am sure I am not the first one to notice this, but I don't see another comment. I think there is an error in the directions. Shouldn't it be one cut to make 2 triangles each?<br /><br />Loving making all the blocks and reading the stories. TexasJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407910292835160005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-17220442448672259412013-06-11T04:51:54.841-05:002013-06-11T04:51:54.841-05:00This history has been as wonderful as the blocks. ...This history has been as wonderful as the blocks. Each block tells a story about this young women. It makes me wonder how girls of today would survive in a war like this. Could they handle the suffering and depravation?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241473395869677237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-71402844761581735242013-06-02T20:48:48.259-05:002013-06-02T20:48:48.259-05:00I look foreword to reading you blog! So interesti...I look foreword to reading you blog! So interesting.kim kerschlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773304559777153342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4281798505305352117.post-90876218387927025822013-06-01T15:41:55.738-05:002013-06-01T15:41:55.738-05:00Sweet little block. Thanks for the monthly histori...Sweet little block. Thanks for the monthly historic entries.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381762488974482616noreply@blogger.com