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Friday, January 7, 2011

A Little bit of History


Barbara Brackman has written a lot about quilts and the Civil War. In honor of the 150th anniversary Barbara has started a separate blog called Civil War Quilts, taking stories and patterns from her books and block-of the-month patterns. You can go to Barbara's blog (Material Culture) and read about how this all came about. Then you will want to jump over to Civil War Quilts and learn more about this war and make a block every week. At the end of the year we will have 52 blocks to make a quilt. Here is the first one

Catch Me If You Can

Let's sharpen our American history lessons skills this year :-)

Thanks Barbara!
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17 comments:

  1. Michelle @ Sew-KraftyJanuary 7, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Quilting and History...sounds like a great homeschool project to me!

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  2. CindyJanuary 7, 2011 at 5:48 AM

    I love American History, especially the Civil War era. And I love this block - ALOT !!!

    have a good Friday, Jocelyn.

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  3. ValJanuary 7, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    How fun! I didn't like history in school but love it now! I joined you in the Word up fun!!!

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  4. LibbyJanuary 7, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Love that block!! and thanks for shsring those sites!

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  5. John'aLeeJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:15 AM

    Great idea and beautiful block! Thanks for passing on the info!

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  6. BarbJanuary 7, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    I am still mulling it over...love our block!

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  7. CherylJanuary 7, 2011 at 10:12 AM

    Your block came out wonderful, too! We will follow each other's progress.

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  8. MickiJanuary 7, 2011 at 11:14 AM

    I do love your block! I saw that, and I am thinking of it , but I would have to get Civil War fabrics.
    Micki

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  9. Natalia from Piece N QuiltJanuary 7, 2011 at 12:59 PM

    Thanks for sharing this! I have a few friends who are really into the civil war quilts right now and I'm sure they'd love to check out her blog! :)

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  10. Carrie P.January 7, 2011 at 2:10 PM

    I saw another blogger had done this block. It looks like it will be fun to follow along.

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  11. ToniJanuary 7, 2011 at 5:41 PM

    Your block looks great!!

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  12. The Charm of HomeJanuary 7, 2011 at 7:44 PM

    That is a pretty pattern. To answer your question about my father's teddy bear, I think he has stuffing. He is very soft. Thanks for stopping by.
    Sherry

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  13. AllieJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:20 PM

    That's a beautiful block. This sounds fun!

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  14. CrispyJanuary 8, 2011 at 4:30 AM

    The last thing I need is another project so I'm skipping this one. There certainly many who will be joining you on this one :0)

    Crispy

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  15. ThelmaJanuary 8, 2011 at 4:57 AM

    Thanks for the tip, a block a week, I'm not sure I'm up for that, I'll watch your progress, you're first block is a winner!

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  16. Sinta ReneeJanuary 8, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Oooh, thanks for sharing the infor! Wonderful idea... and I think it goes along with your WORD perfectly too!

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  17. Kelly@ Charming ChatterJanuary 12, 2011 at 12:45 PM

    So neat - I just love your block!!! Not sure I can jump in, but I'm so looking forward to following you along this year!

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