Originally Posted by
T-Anne
I signed up for the Civil War BOM for this year. I absolutely love the Civil War era quilts. Yes, I agree it is a lot of money, and I had to do some thinking about that! But I really like the fabric choices and style so I decided to do it this year and see how I like it.
I have made the CW Journal quilts for 2010 and 2011 through a LQS and figure they cost about $400 total each to complete. That includes batting & backing but I do quilt them myself on my domestic machine so that saves a bunch. My friends and I will be layering the second one tonight. We spray baste and it will take us about 45 minutes to baste it, it is huge 108" square. I will not be making any more even though I really like the two I have made but just how many huge CW quilts does one need?! [ATTACH=CONFIG]299740[/ATTACH]I enjoyed the challenge and the results. I was also given enough fabric that I am making a queen/king scrappy quilt with the left overs. That will give me three very large quilts for the $800 investment.