civil war quilts
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civil war quilts
when i first began quilting i planned on making a civil war log cabin, but it was one of those quilts that never happened. Well I am again getting the itch to make a civil war quilt, but not a log cabin. After spending so much time in the south a log cabin is not the way I want to go with this quilt. Any idea's on blocks to use. I have seen some block of the month quilt's that are nice but I'm really not into the block of the month deal either. Pictures of civil war quilts would also be welcome on this post as they are so nice to admire and info about civil war quilts is also interesting.
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Have you seen the civil ware quilt books? There are great ones that we have seen. I've made blocks from Barbara Brackmans book. http://www.amazon.com/Barbara-Brackm...war+quilt+book
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I also have done a Barbara B civil war quilt. It was a block of the month from a quilt store while on vacation. It was August and they had extras. So it wasn't like a bom. i do like her patterns and quilt designs.
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The quilt fabric companies have free patterns featuring their civil war, 1800's repro fabrics. Below are some of them.
Some are from past collections, but they might give you ideas.
Also do a Google search for civil war patterns.
http://www.windhamfabrics.com/projects/
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_cfac-warmth.pdf (1830 - a little earlier than the civil war)
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_metropolitan-fair.pdf
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_cfac-comfort.pdf
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_1862-battle-hymn.pdf
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_cfac-love.pdf
http://www.marcusfabrics.com/images/...on_forever.pdf
http://www.marcusfabrics.com/images/...war_ladies.pdf
Some are from past collections, but they might give you ideas.
Also do a Google search for civil war patterns.
http://www.windhamfabrics.com/projects/
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_cfac-warmth.pdf (1830 - a little earlier than the civil war)
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_metropolitan-fair.pdf
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_cfac-comfort.pdf
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_1862-battle-hymn.pdf
http://www.unitednotions.com/fp_cfac-love.pdf
http://www.marcusfabrics.com/images/...on_forever.pdf
http://www.marcusfabrics.com/images/...war_ladies.pdf
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I've done two quilts from Rosemary Youngs' book. Its easy to pick and choose the blocks you want to do and have your own unique quilt. Plus, she's a doll and will answer any questions you may have via email. Marcus Brothers also has a lot of free CW quilt patterns. I did their Dixie quilt. It turned out beautifully and i'm a beginner. Half the fun of CW quilts is the fabric hunt. Good luck!
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I did the Four Star Generals quilt by Yellow Creek Quilt Designs. It was fun to do because of all the different blocks.
It is the third quilt pictured here, http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t230287.html
It is the third quilt pictured here, http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t230287.html
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