I recently finished Love Letters of the Civil War Quilt Top and am now ready to quilt it. I have decided to hand quilt it as I am trying to be as true to the Civil War era as possible. I only used reproduction fabric and hopefully remained true to form. I was wondering if anyone out there knew how women during that time stitched their quilts together. I want a "homey arts and crafts"look about it. Have it be more of a ulitarian style. A friend also suggested I do some applique around my border but wasn't sure if that was done then. Any ideas welcomed!

One border comes to mind as many antique quilts only had one or no borders. Utilitarian quilting would be great on it. I do my utilitarian quilting about 5 stitches to the inch. The most important part of utility quilting is the evenness of the stitches. I also use heavier thread, in some cases I've used 3 strands of embroidery floss. Just my thought.

Love to see a pix :)

Baptist Fan was used a lot and Clamshell both are easy to do also.

Thanks for your ideas. Another friend suggested DMC floss as a thread. I have plenty on hand as I cross stitch too!

I will try and post one, may need a couple of freinds to hold it up as it is 121 blocks plus sashing!

I will try and post one, may need a couple of freinds to hold it up as it is 121 blocks plus sashing!

Wow, that is a large quilt. Would love to see pictures.

I use binder clips and clip it to the blinds to take pictures. Can't wait to see it!