The instructions on the back of the card is for all the blocks that you collect from all the quilt shops in the 2025 All Mid-Atlantic Shop Hop. 

These are instructions in order to make the block a finished size of 9.5 by 9.5

Cutting:

Navy Blue:

(1) 3.5” square (This will be the center block of the entire pattern)

(2)  4” squares (These will be the corner stone of the quilt, there are 4 corners)

(8)  2” squares (These will be the square in square blocks, there is one on the top row in the middle, two on the second row (left side and right side) and on the bottom row in the middle)

Lighter Blue:

(2) 4” squares (These will be the corner stone of the quilt, there are 4 corners)

Red:

(8) 2” squares (These will be the square in square blocks, there is one on the top row in the middle, two on the second row (left side and right side) and on the bottom row in the middle)

White:

(4) 3.5” squares (This will be the center of the square in square block)

Sewing:

For lighter blue and navy make (4) half square triangles following these directions

For the (4) Square in a Square red, white, and blue units follow these easy instructions making sure that the red squares are together on the opposite side of the blue squares.

(Using the Quick Corner Method) 

Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of each of your smaller squares. 

Figure 1

With right sides together, align one marked smaller square with one edge of the large base square and another in the opposite corner of the base square as shown in Figure 2. Stitch one thread width to the outside of the diagonal lines (scant quarter inch seam allowance).

Figure 2

Cut 1/4″ outside the stitching lines as shown in Figure 3.

Flip the triangles open and press the seam allowance toward the triangle. 

(The exploded image at the top of this page shows arrows indicating which direction you should press.)

Figure 3

Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the other corners of your base square to complete the unit.

To finish the block, sew the units together according to the block card picture. 



We hope these instructions make it much much easier for you to make the block. 

If you would like to make the block larger follow these instructions below for a finished block size of 19x19:

Cutting:

Navy Blue:

(1) 6.5” square (This will be the center block of the entire pattern)

(2)  7.5" squares (These will be the corner stone of the quilt, there are 4 corners)

(8)  3.5" squares (These will be the square in square blocks, there is one on the top row in the middle, two on the second row (left side and right side) and on the bottom row in the middle)

Lighter Blue:

(2) 7.5" squares (These will be the corner stone of the quilt, there are 4 corners)

Red:

(8) 3.5" squares (These will be the square in square blocks, there is one on the top row in the middle, two on the second row (left side and right side) and on the bottom row in the middle)

White:

(4) 6.5" squares (This will be the center of the square in square block)

You would sew them together the same as the instructions outline above.