This week’s first block is Wisconsin
It’s a fun block! and the blocks are still 12″ and made using the 8″ QUBE set (and companion set)
With scraps or a 5″ WOF of dark blue and die #14 cut out (8) triangles–EQ says to cut a 5 1/4″ x 2 5/8″ rectangle and cut diagonally
With scraps or 5″ WOF of white and die #13 cut out (4) triangles–EQ says to cut 4 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ square and a 63″ degree angled cuts to the center to get the triangle
Then with scraps or 5 1/4″ WOF and red and die #3 cut out (12) triangles, save 4 for this block, put the rest aside– 4 7/8″ triangles
Then these should already be cut
grab (12)white #5 triangles — 2 7/8″ triangles
grab (4) blue #5 triangles — 2 7/8″ triangles
grab (1) blue #6 square– 3 3/8″ square
grab (4) dark red #5 triangles – 2 7/8″ triangles
I see here I made a mistake and cut the small blue triangles in dark blue instead of light blue, oh well. anyways sew those into HSTs
then add the dark red triangles to the middle blue square, white triangles to the HSTs above and the triangle in a square blocks with outer dark blue triangles.
finish adding the white triangles to the blue and white HSTs
then add large red triangles to these
and sew the block together like this
Here’s some info about the Badger state
Entered Union (rank): May 29, 1848 (30)
The Wisconsin region was first explored for France by Jean Nicolet, who landed at Green Bay in 1634. In 1660 a French trading post and Roman Catholic mission were established near present-day Ashland.
Wisconsin is a leading state in milk and cheese production. Other important farm products are peas, beans, beets, corn, potatoes, oats, hay, and cranberries.
Wisconsin visitors and residents enjoy the state’s 7,446 streams and rivers. End-to-end they’d stretch 26,767 miles. That is more than enough to circle the globe at the equator.
In 1878-1879 the Wisconsin legislature approved the creation of a state park in Vilas County. The proposal was not successful and the state ended up selling two-thirds of area land to lumber interest for $8 an acre in 1897.
In 1882 the first hydroelectric plant in the United States was built at Fox River.
Wausau is the Ginseng Capital of the World.
The typewriter, invented in Milwaukee in 1867
Noah’s Ark in Wisconsin Dells is the nation’s largest water-themed park.
The nation’s first kindergarten was established in Watertown in 1856. Its first students were local German-speaking youngsters.
Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center on June 8, 1867
The original Barbie is from Willows. Barbie’s full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts.
Milwaukee is home of Harley Davidson Motorcycles.
Green Bay is Wisconsin’s oldest city.
Two Rivers is the home of the ice cream sundae.
The Hamburger hall of fame is located in Seymour.
Monroe is the Swiss Cheese Capital of the World.
Green Bay is the Toilet Paper Capital of the World.
Next block is my home state North Carolina! (to me it’s a boring block, at least compared to WI above!!)
from dark red scraps and die #13 cut (4) triangles–EQ says to cut 4 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ square and a 63″ degree angled cuts to the center to get the triangle
grab a dark red #1 square — 4 1/2″ square
grab (8) white #14 triangles already cut –the side triangles – see above
grab (4) light blue #3 triangles — 4 7/8″ triangle
grab (4) white #3 triangles also already cut
sew HTS together from light blue and white and the triangle in a square with a dark red middle and white side triangles
and easy peasy, the block is done!
Here’s some info about the tar heel state
Entered Union (rank): Nov. 21, 1789 (12)
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States.
In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement.
High Point is known as the Furniture Capital of the World.
The Outer Banks of NC hosts some of the most beautiful beaches in the country.
Cape Hatteras is the largest lighthouse ever to be moved due to erosion problems.
The University of North Carolina’s mascot, the Tarheels, is a nickname for North Carolinians that supposedly came from the days when NC produced a lot of tar, and someone saw a set of footprints made by someone who had stepped in the tar.
North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation. Students at a Wilson County school petitioned the North Carolina General Assembly for the establishment of the sweet potato as the official state vegetable.
Morehead City is home to the North Carolina Seafood Festival, held the first weekend in October every year.
The first English colony in America was located on Roanoke Island. Walter Raleigh founded it. The colony mysteriously vanished with no trace except for the word “Croatoan” scrawled on a nearby tree.
Krispy Kreme Doughnut was founded in Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem was created when the two towns Winston and Salem combined.
The Biltmore Estate in Ashville is America’s largest home, and includes a 255-room chateau, an award-winning winery and extensive gardens.
The first state owned art museum in the country is located in Raleigh.
Many people believe that North Carolina was the first state to declare independence from England with the Mecklenburg Declaration of 1775.
Grandfather Mountain, highest peak in the Blue Ridge, is the only private park in the world designated by the United Nations as an International Biosphere Reserve.
The Mile-High Swinging Bridge near Linville is 5,305 feet above sea level. The bridge actually hangs about 80 feet above the ground. (Been on that one- SCARY!)
Pepsi was invented and first served in New Bern in 1898.
North Carolina leads the nation in furniture, tobacco, brick, and textile production.
North Carolina was one of the first states in the U.S. to establish a state symphony. The North Carolina Symphony, founded in 1943, currently performs nearly 185 full-orchestra concerts each year.
North Carolina has the largest state-maintained highway system in the United States. The state’s highway system currently has 77,400 miles of roads
Virginia Dare, the first English child born in America, on Roanoake Island in 1587