Catching Up on the Civil War, Finally!

Barbara Brackman, quilt historian, releases a block a week for a civil war quilt along with some civil war history to go along with the block. I was behind several weeks but have finally caught up. See my sidebar for a link to the her blog. It is quite interesting.

More Farmer's Wife Sampler Blocks

Cut Glass Dish

Churn Dash

Checkerboard (a fruity one)

Bow Tie

Broken Dishes

I'm going to have to count how many I have. I want to finish my quilt by next year. If I remember correctly the Queen Size takes 111 blocks set on point with sashing.

Motifs

There is a yahoo group for a Grand Motif Swap. Check it out if you want to swap some motifs. I participated in it a couple of years ago and got back some fantastic motifs for use on crazy quilts.  What follows are some of the items I have made so far for the swap.

Pennies

Ribbon Pansies

Crocheted Sunflowers and Fantasy Flowers

Crocheted Hearts and Baskets

Hotpads or Potholders?

Jars of Cherries

Fronts and back of 4 more hotpads (or potholders) finished for the Christmas box and 1 for a swap.

I love cherries.

Where is Spring?

 English Garden. My stitching on one of my own extra blocks.

I had to stitch spring since it's not around here yet. Maybe I should have stitched in some Easter eggs into her basket along with the roses.  And, darn it...the trellis with rose buds is stitched too close to the little girl. If it were real life she would be stuck in the thorns.

Buckeye Beauties in Fall Colors

This is a quarterly swap I'm participating in with members of a Yahoo group. Sets are 2 HSTs and 2 4 patches in cream and fall colors. The can be combined in many ways to make many different types of blocks. I think this is the layout I will use. I love how secondary patterns form. And I love all the different fabrics that show up in the swaps.

I'm Irish

An "Anything Goes" RR is coming up. I chose an Irish theme to celebrate my Irish heritage. When complete it will be a bellpull with all blocks hung vertically.  I think it will be a Christmas gift for someone. Or not.