Rest and Refreshing Civil War Quilt Top Done
 

Just got this top put together... It was from the free BOW this past summer from Piecing the Past: Rest and Refreshing. Next, to quilt it.

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Lovely quilt. Love your fabrics. Awesome piecing.

This is beautiful....your skill level is what I aspire to. I've seen your other work...amazing.

Love all your different neutrals. The quilt turned out really nice. Good job!

What an incredibly nice thing to say! Thank you.

And thank you Blue Bell and Barb, too.

I pushed the 'neutrals' envelope a little bit, with neutral extending into any light value gold or yellow or even one pink in there. It's more "Bonnie Hunter" than "Piecing the Past", LOL.

And sorry about the three extra upside-down pictures. They weren't supposed to be there.

It turned out beautiful! Mine is still a flimsy too:thumbup:

nice job

Great job on that top. Are you quilting this on the long arm? By hand?

Marcia

It's beautiful!!

What a Beautiful Quilt!!

Beautiful quilt. I think the colors are beautifully distinctive in this quilt. Sometimes, (I think) the Civil War fabrics lack distinction. It is such a lovely group of elements. Really lovely. Please show us again after you quilt it.

LOVE - CW quilts are my favorite!

This is so nicely done! I love Civil War-era fabrics and colors and these BOMs carry it off so well. I'll have to find that pattern. . . Thanks for posting this one. Please post the quilted quilt when you are finished!

I think it is just gorgeous. I love the light colors. Civil war quilts do not have to be dark and brown . They used a lot of color but most have faded over the years. I refused to make any of those quilts because I don't like "dark". One day I was in a shop I really like and the owner said that is a mistake made by many quilters. She took me by the hand and showed me the reds, greens, blues, pinks and golds. She got my attention and now I am hooked!!!

Love your quilt!!

That turned out spectacular, great job!

Heirloom quality, way to go!

I love your fabrics!

Gorgeous!!! Amazing!!! What a beautiful accomplishment. I was following this BOW and having so much fun getting just one block done a week and then life got in the way and it is now a UFO. You have inspired me to pull it out of the drawer and start making blocks again. I think I am about half way thru. Hopefully, after the holidays the chaos will slow down and I can get back to sewing again. Thank you so much for sharing your finished top. Please share with us when you have it quilted.

Beautiful work and a beautiful quilt

Great quilt, SBG. Love the colors and warm look it has. And to finish a pieced top is always good. Thanks for sharing your lovely quilt top.

Bonnie that quilt is gorgeous in every way. Such beautiful colors, and patterns for this quilt.

lovely quilt

Girlfriend, that's gorgeous!!!! I'm going to do the Autumn one. Are you?
You did a fabulous job!!

Thank you, my friends! Not planning to do the Autumn one, but I will cheer you on!

Marcia, I had just assumed I'd borrow my friend's longarm to do an overall stipple or squiggle on it, but since you mentioned hand quilting, you've got me thinking.... It would be so much fun to hand quilt, and since there's no rush for it, why not?

I like your choice of prints and colors better by comparison to what the pattern showed or what the designer offered in the fabric kit. Well done! As usual, you've done a great job with your neutrals. Wishing I had your stash, and what's more, your genius. :-) That's a keeper!

Thanks, Trisha... most of what you think is genius is just happy accident, LOL.

Turned out completely beautiful.

Beautiful Quilt ! I hope this is one you keep for yourself!!!!

Very nice!

WOW Sew - your R & R has turned out beautifully ! Mine is still on my " to do " list !
You must be thrilled.

That is a very beautiful CW quilt. Can't wait to see the quilted version. You should be very proud.

This is a beautiful quilt! Very precise piecing. Did you pick out the fabrics yourself and how long did it take you to make it? Very inspiring.

Fantastic job! Your piecing is beautiful.

Wow! Fantastic piecing and what a beautiful top! Love your use of colours!

Bonnie that turned out just beautiful. I haven't put mine together yet. Don't know what I'm waiting for. lol.

I love what you've done with the Civil War fabrics. I really like them but think they are dark. You have highlighted the dark colors by the way you used the many light shades. Beautiful quilt!
I'm going to keep this in mind when I go to use my Civil War fabrics.

Yes I used my own CW stash that I've been collecting for a couple of years. A group of us here on the QB did a QAL of this quilt, when it was offered as a BOW. 18 blocks = 18 weeks, plus the two more weeks making the border and putting the quilt together. You may enjoy reading that QAL thread here:

https://www.quiltingboard.com/quiltingboard-challenges-contests-f21/rest-refreshing-bow-civil-war-sampler-quilt-t287811.html

You will find a few more finished tops late in that thread.

It turned out amazing! I wished I had seen yours before I put my top together. I played with doing it all scrappy but wasn't sure about it. Now I see yours I wished I had. You did a great job!