SEW................ for the past three months I have been making blocks. Blocks for a few civil war quilts. I LOVE the civil war theme. I love how the fabric weaves into stories.
Sew this is my progress so far. About 350 blocks. Next I have to sew them together in some form of order, and then dye the panels in strong tea. Then it will have that vintage look. The fabrics are not exactly true reproductions. I decided to use my stash and not buy any new fabrics. Once they're dyed in tea it will have a uniform look. A lot of the patterns I got from various books, like "The Civil War Diary Quilt" by Rosemary Youngs. Plus I used patterns I've collected over the years, from different quilt books, internet, classes, etc. The quilt blocks each have their own name.....their own personality.......their own history I suppose.
"Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life."
-Abraham Lincoln
Jawhawks Lone Star
Boston Star Blazing Star
"The war was a fearful lesson, and should teach us the necessity of avoiding wars in the future."
-Ulysses S. Grant
Summer Winds Trinity Star ( possibly my fav block pattern)
Sawtooth Star
Square in a Star Confederate panel
Star point
Belle Boyd, born in 1844, became one of the most famous female American civil war spies.
Pinwheel Card Trick
Cross (Spencer)
King's Crown
"I think God is a quilter,who takes his needle and thread to piece our world from nothingness and give it form instead" -Our Daily Bread 2011
Shoo Fly
Amish Star
Patriotic Star
2nd King's Crown
Friendship Star
Ohio Star Gentleman's Fancy
Pinwheel and Rising Star
Fishermen's Reel Broken Wheel
4 Patch Faith
(Smokey) (Bo)
Fox and Geese
Parlour Days
The Blue and the Grey Road Home
Free at Last Victory
Gettysburg Texas Shoo Fly
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