Civil War sampler finished at last!
 

I joined the board recently, so this is the first time I have posted a photo. I started this quilt in January, using Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler book and blog. There are fifty different 8" blocks and the quilt got so big I nicknamed it "the beast". I had it professionally quilted and have just finished putting the binding on. Feels so good to have finished it! Thanks to everyone for the friendly welcome, hope my photos work OK!

very nicely done

Beautiful! I love the light neutral background.

Awesome!!!!!!

Love, love, love your quilt. I am a student of the Civil War and the hidden messages in some of the blocks. Stories have it that some of the blocks gave directions to slaves who wanted to run away. Not a lot of proof but interesting stories. Your quilt would have been very valuable to them back then. Scraps were all they had, thus the variety of the patterns. Great job.

its beautiful!!!!

A beautiful beast and welcome to the board. Look forward to more wonderful pictures.

very pretty, love it!

That is just gorgeous! Well worth all your efforts. "the Beast" lol

Beautiful quilt!

Well if that is 'The Beast', I can hardly wait to see 'Beauty'! What a lovely quilt and so different with the light background. It really lets the block patterns stand out.

I love your quilt and it is so beautiful. Great job
Pat

the beast as you call it is beautiful

Beautiful quilt! Love it!

So beautiful; I love a sampler quilt

It is very pretty! Welcome to the Board!

That is one amazing quilt!

Your quilt is beautiful! Gave me an idea of what to do with blocks from Swap I just was in! The sashing you used really made the difference in the look! Love it!

very nice quilt

Love your quilt. Beautiful job and thanks for sharing with us.

You did a wonderful job on it!

Welcome to the board!! Love your quilt and am looking forward to seeing many more that you make.

Wow, it's gorgeous. I love the quilting too.

Beautiful quilt! Love the colors

Looks wonderful!!

Fabulous finish! I can't stop looking at the different blocks - they are all wonderfully made.

Beautiful quilt! Great job!

Very nice!

Absolutely stunning!

To you it was "the Beast". To me it is THE BEAUTY. Love it. BrendaK

Beautiful quilt! Good job!

Your quilt is stunning, I saw this pattern before and loved it. Made now I will have to make it. Thanks for posting and welcome to the board.

Gorgeous quilt. Welcome to the board.

OH my goodness! This is so gorgeous. I love the Civil War fabrics. You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.

Very pretty! Really like all the different blocks and nice colors!

Beautiful quilt and looks like a lot of work went into it. I love it. Thank you for sharing.

p.s. Welcome to the 'board, you will love it here.

Thanks for all the lovely replies! It has been bothering me that the sashing was not quite right, maybe blended in too much, so I feel better after reading all your positive comments. This was fun to make because all the different blocks kept it interesting, and so much fascinating history too.

Beautiful. Lots of time involved.

Beautiful quilt. Thanks for sharing.

Your quilt is gorgeous and your photos are great. Love the colors and the flying geese border.