Has anyone done the Civil War BOM
 

I have been keenly eyeballing those Civil War BOM clubs - I can't do one in a shop because there isn't one and if there was it would be too far away so if I decided to go ahead online - what if I get stuck - I just wish we could find out what it entails - I have very little applique experience and absolutely no paper-piecing experience - so far I am self taught with all my quilting and sewing - just wondering if any one has experience with these BOM kits.

Can you find some online patterns or buy a book and make up you own BOM ? You will get lots of help here if you need it :)

This has my interest! Where on line? Perhaps you could go to Quilterscache and find blocks there. She always has the instructions for the blocks - plus a quilt made from the same block.

There was a really great Block of the Week on Barbara Brackman's Blog:
http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/s...&max-results=1 (Click on "Newer Posts" to get to block #1 and continue)

The participants had a discussion group on flickr, in which we shared tips on particularly difficult blocks and lots of pictures to show you how colors and fabrics go together. http://www.flickr.com/groups/civilwa...s2011/discuss/ (Click on one of the discussion links to see all the different blocks posted for that week.)

I learned SO much, following this blog - looking at what the other quilters had done. It improved my quilting by making me pay attention to the orientation of fabrics, placement of light and darks - it was a HUGE help to me. And I did it at my own pace - some weeks I got the blocks done on Saturday and sometimes I dragged behind by 3 or 4 weeks. If you want to play with different blocks all day, this gives you 52 options. :)

And the history on the blog is tremendous - lots of obscure little details about that era in the United States. We had participants from all over the world, and our British and Australian sisters were especially enthusiastic.

Thanks so much for the info... I just visited the website. Lots of info... Not sure if I want to do the Take 2 as I have several irons in the fire right nownbut did sign up for the newsletter.

I did a civil war BOM quilt from Nancy Rink Designs and had very good luck with it. They were even kind enough to send me extra fabric when I messed up the cutting in a specific block. I would do it again.

I don't know if this will help or not. I've done 3 BOM for civil war so far; currently working on the 3rd one. These were all in the LQS so I did have help when needed. I had only one had applique blocks in it and with that one we had 4 to 6 blocks each month and only one was app. and each month was a little more detailed by our request. Only recently by our request have we had one that was done by paper piecing. Good luck on your search. I love the civil war fabric and the blocks. I'm fortunate that our teacher also gives us a lecture each month about different things that happened during the civil war. Things that I know I learned during high school but didn't think I needed so no longer remember. I love hearing her talk.