Civil War Mini Quilt Sew Along - Block 3

Here's Block #3 of our Civil War Mini Quilt Sew Along - 3" x 3" Nine Patch. 

Small nine-patch blocks are a favorite of mine. Nice and easy, using 1 1/2" cut squares. Switch up the light and dark background squares if you like or make them all scrappy. This is going to be a mini row quilt with five rows of four blocks. Make four nine-patch blocks for setting in the row quilt this week. You'll find the instructions in my Facebook group files or on my website. Click on the top tab for the Sew Along page.  

  

          Have fun!  Two more blocks to go!  Block # 4 will be posted on Friday,  March 21.  

Civil War Mini Sew Along - Block #2

Here's Block # 3 for my Civil War Mini sew along - Penny Candy. Too sweet or what? 

Yes, there was hard candy during the Civil War! By the mid-1800s, numerous factories in the U.S. were manufacturing candy, mostly producing individual hard candies which were then sold loose. Peppermints, lemon drops, jelly beans, rock candy and molasses twists were common sweets. Hard candies were also very popular among soldiers during the war because they were small treats that didn’t spoil. They were often part of a soldier’s rations. Enjoy making some penny candy blocks!

 You'll find the instructions in my Facebook group files or on my website. Click on the top tab for the Sew Along page.  

Sew the blocks you made last week into a row. We'll be making a mini row quilt with 5 rows of these tiny blocks. Each week through March I'll give you directions to make a new block.

Block # 3 will be posted on Friday,  March 14.  

Have a good weekend!