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monarchbee 02-15-2011 08:47 PM
I have a Civil War quilt ready to be sent to the longarm quilter. I would like to have simple quilt patterns stitched on it but don't know what would be best as I don't know what patterns would be authentic to the period. Has anyone quilted a CW quilt and what patterns did you use?

Lakeview Quilting 02-15-2011 08:50 PM
A meander always looks good on Civil War quilts.

candlequilter 02-16-2011 12:49 AM
The Baptist fan was popular too on those quilts.

EIQuilter 02-16-2011 06:28 AM
Baptist fan gets my vote, too.

Jan in VA 02-16-2011 07:16 AM
Yes, Baptist fan jumped to my mind as well.

Jan in VA

kathymarie 02-16-2011 07:17 AM
Ditto...

JoyVoltenburg 02-16-2011 07:33 AM
Ditto!

monarchbee 02-16-2011 08:03 AM
Seems like Baptist fan has the vote! How did it come about that name? Thanks for your help everyone.

Scissor Queen 02-16-2011 09:21 AM
Originally Posted by Lakeview Quilting
A meander always looks good on Civil War quilts.
A meander would never have been used on a CW quilt. It's actually a very modern design. I'd go with a Baptist fan or the Methodist pattern and I don't remember what it is right now.

Holice 02-16-2011 09:25 AM
look at catalog from www.quiltingstencils.com there are several there that were taken from antique quilts especially in the mid 1800's time period.


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