Civil war bride by corliss searcey here s a fabulous quilt in the style of the bird of paradise quilt in the american folk art museum in new york city.
Civil war bride quilt book.
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68 square indulge your passion for appliqué.
The most common civil war quilt kit material is cotton.
The most popular color.
However corliss from threadbear has beaten me to it and this year at showcase i found her beautiful pattern.
2017 the bird of paradise quilt top or civil war bride quilt no idea who named which what of the civil war era.
It measures approx 170cm 67 in by 173cm and is hand appliqued and hand quilted.
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The draw on this story and quilt is that it is from the civl war and thus known in quilter s circles as the civil war bride s quilt.
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Heavily appliquéd blocks of flowers leaves birds butterflies animals and fruit.
This leaves it open to the imagination.
Addicted to the civil war bride quilt.
Most blocks are from the threadbear pattern but i made some changes and substitutions a squirrel here a rabbit there and this fruit bowl block.
The book is made of journal entries from woman who lived in the civil war era.
I love the style of writing they had back then their wording and phrases are so different from what we are use to in today s world.
Civil war bride quilt i ve been an admirer of the bird of paradise quilt which was made during the american civil war in 1858 1863 and have always wanted to create a replica of this amazing quilt.
These quilts were often made by the bride and their family as a present blessing the new bride with fertility and happiness.
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I also joined the civil war diary quilt yahoo group because i will make this quilt one day.
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It is a great project and i am totally loving the applique technique i recently learned from my quilting friend thanks again mary liz.
Civil war bride in red.