This quilt was made with Civil War fabrics. I live in the low country of South Carolina and they have not lost the war yet.
Naturaly,here we learned in school that the South was defeated. General Lee surrendered to General Grant. There are lots of pictures to prove it. any how, the quilt took me two years to finish it. The original pattern was from PEOPLE PLACES AND QUILTS in Summerville and Charleston, South Carolina(The low country).It was this quilt that provied to me that I cannot make bed size quilts.
I started this when my Son-in-Law was sent to Korea for a year , and returned and is stationed in Fort Hood,Texas.
ceegee

Beautiful!

beautiful quilt!

Wish I knew about the quilt shop b/c I was in Charleston.

If you ever come bact yo Charleston,they are at the corner of Elizabeth st. and Henrietta. There is a parking lot behind the store
thanks for the commment
ceegee

That is beautiful!

That is so beautiful - I'm sure your DD will cherish it forever.

thank you
ceegee

That is really beautiful!

Gorgeous quilt!

I agree with all the above.....very nice! :)

love your quilt! it is beautiful, love the border.

Really quite lovely! The design has lots of eye appeal. Good job!

Jan in VA

Beautiful quilt!

sooo beautiful

Oh that's beautiful!! Reading your post just made me think of two of my favortie Southern authors- Pat Conroy (my fav ) and Anne Rivers Siddons. I love reading about the South !! :D
And I love visiting- so beautiful!!!!!!!!!

That is gorgeous - I love it!!

It's unanimous - beautiful!!!

thanks for sharing, love the quilt

What a stunning quilt! I love the pattern and the colors.

Oh, you made me laugh with this. I moved to NC a short time ago, from Ohio, but I grew up in central NY. One day at church someone commented about my Mom in NY and one of the ladies looked at another and said, "She's a yankee!?". I guess it's OK but I had a moment I wondered what would happen. When we were house searching the realtor told us to say we were from Ohio until people got to know us. But, I know I was born to live in the south, it just took me a while to get here!

Gorgeous quilt, one that your daughter will treasure :thumbup:

I love it it is beautiful!!!

Beautiful quilt! The colors are really great!

What a beauty! You did a wonderful job on it.

That is absolutely drop dead gorgeous!! I don't know why you say you can't make bed size quilts, just bc you don't like to? It is an outstanding piece!!! Your daughter is very lucky that you would share your talents!! I am very sure that it will be a cherished treasure!!

oh that is gorgeous. I'm sure DD & SIL think it's fabulous and you were so quick in making it! My DD & SIL are still waiting for their 15th Wedding Anniversary Quilt which started life out as a 10th!! Their anniversary was a month ago. It's all pieced but too way big to put through my machine so I bought a second hand frame and a Grand Quilter. I want to wait til I'm good enough at feathers or big swirls as there are big borders so practicing on the many quilt tops I've got. One day I will be brave enough and just go for it but that day has not dawned yet as I've just loaded another top.

How lovely!

Your work is beautiful. I love the quilt.

Beautiful!

Your quilt is so pretty.

Beautiful!

So beautiful!

It's beautiful! I love the colors.

You did a fantastic job with this quilt, I love the flowers on the borders.

Love it!

Lovely quilt..love the colours

Your quilt is simply beautiful.

I had to laugh though...I'm from NC and you are so right..the War sure isn't over here either! :-)
(and don't ever call it the "Civil War" either! My sweet Southern Momma will roll over in her grave! lol)

To the person from NC (via Ohio): there is a quilt show at the Cabarrus Events Arena in Concord NC Sept 24-25 2010 (Fri/Sat).

I like it. Love the color combination.

Very pretty! What a precious gift.

Beautiful, love the colors, you did a great job.