Detail of Circle of Friends Machine Quilted by Deb Jacobs Period guidelines for quilting designs aren't easy because we quilt and use fabric so differently than the quilters of 150 years ago. Deb's machine quilting on the long arm machine as in my gift quilt above shows some of today's virtuoso quilting. Feathers are a traditional design but the way she arranged them across the surface of a scrappy sampler quilt is very up-to-date. This sampler quilt from the mid 19th century would probably…

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Small flag quilt Date inscribed 1862 38 1/4" by 32 1/4 " This quilt has been in my file of quilts related to the Civil War for several years. It's been handled by a few antique dealers and was auctioned at Sotheby's last year. The date of 1862 in the lower right corner is part of the quilt's value. I haven't felt completely confident about the date that is embroidered (?) on one of the flags. 1862 is inscribed in the stripe of one flag. The overall quilt-style just doesn't look 1862. If it…

Circle of FriendsSomehow you all know about this surprise quilt made for me from blocks sent in by subscribers to this blog. "This quilt was made for Barbara Brackman in appreciation for her Civil War Block of the Week...." Dustin and Becky and others of you coordinated 49 [Becky says 56 not 49!!!] blocks from around the world. Becky set it and asked Deb Jacobs to machine quilt it. Both did a lovely job. Becky bordered it with a stripe from the Civil War Reunion collection. That's a heck of…

Supporting the Civil War, the U.S. Sanitary Commission made quilts for injured soldiers.

BLOCK # 9 BIRDS IN THE AIR CIVIL WAR QUILT It took me 3 attempts at this block before I got it the right size.... blame the heat! It's so hot and horrible here right now:-(

After a year of working on these blocks, with the final one received on Saturday, 31 Dec 2011, the quilt top is pieced. It seems like I have been doing nothing but blocks all year (2011), and now the fruits of my labor are several quilt tops all at once, the Churn Dash, the Mill Girls, Christmas Greetings from Elm Creek Manor, and now this one, A Civil War Christmas.

My Ancient Stars quilt!

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