Civil War Sampler blocks

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Moonbear's blog History
My blog began in 2011 with a Civil War block of the week quilt. Barbara Brackman graciously set up a blog beginning January 2011 commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Each week Barbara provided a story from the history of the war as it happened 150 years ago accompanied with a quilt block made by Becky Brown that follows the story.

Here is a link to Barbara Brackman's Civil War blog. Click here for the link to a Flickr site set up with photos of CW blocks and finished quilt tops made by quilters from all over the world. Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the USA.  

Barbara published a book about this project. Title: Civil War Sampler  
 Included in the book are blocks made by participants of the BOW. 

Grapes of Wrath, Barbara Frietchie Star and Louisiana are three of my blocks that Barbara selected to be in her book! Exciting! I was honored to be asked and thankful to receive an autographed copy from Barbara Brackman. 

A CW quilt made by Rosemary Youngs is also included in the book.  

Cover quilt is made by Becki Brown 

A quilt was made for Barbara Brackman, of Civil War blocks made by The Circle of Friends, quilters participating in her BOW, myself included. Becky Brown pieced the top. Barbara was presented the quilt for Christmas 2011. This quilt is also in her book.

Following are pix of blocks I made...

1 ~ Catch Me if You Can

2 ~ North Star

4 ~ Texas Tears

5 ~ Kansas Troubles

6 ~ Richmond

8 ~ Cotton Boll

9 ~ Birds in the Air

10 ~ Lincoln's Platform

11 ~ London Square

12 ~ Louisiana ~ in the Civil War Sampler book

13 ~ Little Blue Basket

14 ~ Fox and Geese

15 ~ Fort Sumter

25 ~ Calico Puzzle

26 ~ Barbara Frietchie Star  ~ in the Civil War Sampler book

27 ~ Irish Chain

28 ~ Next Door Neighbor

29 ~ Railroad Crossing

34 ~ Rosebud

35 ~ Star of the West

36 ~ Kentucky Crossroads

37 ~ Confederate Rose

38 ~ Ohio Star

39 ~ Hovering Hawks

42 ~ H is for Hospital

44 ~ Union

45 ~ Port and Starboard

46 ~ Apple Tree

47 ~ Dixie Tea

48 ~ West Virginia

49 ~ Yankee Puzzle

50 ~ Grapes of Wrath ~ in the Civil War Sampler book

  

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