"Miss M,
Thanks for the info. I find quilt history really interesting."

ditto from me.

i think you meant to say the 200th anniversary---the 100th was in 1912.

there is a book called 'civil war quilts'
it is a beautiful book- the quilt is quite a project- stunning

try doing a search for bom for the war. there are several of them going on. I love reproduction fabric and have more than a few started thru my LQS. windhamfabrics.com also has alot of free project patterns