Kansas Troubles I

The Kansas Troubles quilt block was first seen in about the 1850's but it wasn't seen in print until 1890 with the name. See civilwarquilts.blogspot.com for more details about this quilt block.

Different sized half square triangles and squares make up the pieces of this quilt block. To make this version, decide how large you want the block to be choosing sizes that are easily divisible by 8.



large half square triangles = block size ÷ 2
medium half square triangles = block size ÷ 4
small half square triangles and squares = block size ÷ 8

fabric 1 (light green) = 24 small half square triangles
fabric 2 (purple) = 4 squares, 16 small half square triangles and 4 medium half square triangles
fabric 3 (medium green) = 4 large half square triangles

Sew the block together as shown below.

Happy quilting, 

Jeanne