Civil War Diary Quilt update January

Battle of Fredericksburg

Bull Run

Dan Littlefield

The Fate

Soldier's Box

Misleading Dispatch

Adding the total number of blocks up to 76. Now I won't have to make any extra blocks for the next six months, and still end up with 100 by September. I'm glad M. has bought some new fabric, because we have to stay motivated for all those blocks to come. G.

Purple dress number... how many???

Little Miss T. demonstrates how she can dance in her new jersey dress. Love the fabric, was a great find by I.. The model is just a simple t-shirt dress with ruffles. Finished in 2 sewinglessons and 2 nights. G.

Blouse

Another purple clothingitem for little miss T. Because of the square neckline it took me longer than expected. The cuffs weren't very easy either, but they turned out ok. I have to make another for R. too, but I'm starting on a dress for little miss T. first. G.

Civil War Diary Quilt course, reunion

We had a reunion of our Civil War Diary Quilt-class in Haarlem.
M., I. and I are the only ones to make the entire quilt of 121 blocks. The others, though, have much more to show! Some use a dark border:

Others a lighter one (I love this fabric). Here are some very special cornerstones:

I. uses all her brown/beige fabrics for cornerstones:

And here very striking sashings are used:

Most of the group used lighter sashing, these were dyed in a teapot!

And here are two different borders around each block, very special.

Red cornerstones also do the trick.

And then, some are even finished (quilted and all)!!

This one is made by our teacher.

It was so much fun to see all these results, this really is an inspiration to start working on my own blocks again. And thanks to all these different sashings, cornerstones and borders, I now have some idea of what I'd like to do myself. G.

Civil War - Finished for Now

President Lincoln's Proclamation

Nurse

Taking Charge of the School

Full Pay

No more snow and finished with my Civil War Diary blocks for now. G.

Blocks

Next Tuesday we're having a reunion of our Civil War Diary Quilt group at "de Sampler" in Haarlem. Some of our group have finished quilttops. It will take at least another year and a half for me to get there, so for now, I have pinned my blocks to a bedsheet... it will have to do for the course. G.

Biscornu

My camera had some problems focussing on this cross stitch project, so it took me a while to post it. Were M. and I. had it finished long before Christmas, I was just in time to hang it in the tree. Here's my second biscornu. And as it is Christmas Eve, I won't be spending much more time behind my sewing machine the next couple of days, so Merry Christmas! G.

Skirt for R.

I. and I bought this fabric ( a fleece) for just 3 euro's and cut it at the Stoffenspektakel in half! I. told me she had some problems with the pattern. The Burda probably made it for little girls with enomous hips, but thanks to I.'s warning I could take it in for R. and she has a new cuddly skirt. G.

Civil War Diary Quilt - Just Can't Get Enough

We hadn't given ourselves more homework blocks, so I returned to the first row. I'm really in the Civil War Quilt mood, and just can't get enough of making blocks. Í've almost finished the first row!
Dark Gloom

Rachel's Frustration (finally a "normal block, that is, non paper piecing...)

Battle of Springfield

Alvin McClure (This is my lucky week, two blocks for piecing). G.

Civil War Homework

After taking the sleigh to the supermarket for the groceries (it's far too slippery outside to use my bike), I laid down these blocks in the snow to take a picture. I was supposed to do these blocks in October, but I haven't had time to do them until now. This is the last block in the book, called My Diary, My Records. G.
Feverish Excitement

Fasting and Knitting.

Think Too Little of My Blessings.

Cape

I bought a meter of fleece for a few euro's and made it into a cape for little miss T. in one evening. What a great sewing project! G.

Partytime

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Dressed up for Christmas

The girls had their Christmas dinner at school last night. They were all dressed up in their new dresses. I finished the dress for little Miss T. just in time. G.

Wreath number two

I decided to make another wreath for outside too. In a few days I'll be putting the letters "N.O.E.L." in again. G.

RagTime for the last time

M. took my quilt to the laundrette, yesterday, so now I finally have my own quilt!! G.