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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Civil War and Ruffled Roses updates

Civil War Blocks 42 - 46
Number 42 is called "H for Hospitals"
The field hospitals had a flag with a green H flying, to indicate the tent or building to be a field hospital.

Number 43 is called "Right Hand of Friendship"
The underground railroad helped get the slaves away from the plantations. The "Friends" helped find them jobs and security.
(Oops, I see a couple of HST's turned the wrong way. Better fix those tomorrow)
#45 Port and Starboard, to honor the Union Navy.
Block # 46 This is called "Apple Tree"
The Union Army had a marching song, "We'll hang old Jeff Davis from a sour apple tree"
I have all of the dividing strips and borders cut. There are a total of 53 different blocks and I have made a few extra. The pattern makes a double bed size top, but I am going to do it to fit a queen size bed. I will soon be laying out the blocks to decide how I want to arrange them. And then I will start assembling. That will be a fun project!

Ruffled Roses November Blocks
Baskets 20-24. These are the last set of basket blocks.
Here are the basket borders. I have to add a thin floater to the existing top and then sew these on. I haven't even started the swag borders for this month, but hope to get to that soon.
I will post again when I get the swags done and the basket borders attached.

2 comments:

  1. Wow, you have been busy. Your blocks are beautiful. I'm amazed that you are keeping up with so many quilts at the same time.

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  2. So much work and SO BEAUTIFUL!! Retirement looks good on you and on your quilting.

    I have hardly sewn a stitch in months. It is so NOT me. I have been working on some embroidery snowmen, though, and finished one that needs to be posted. That is something I can do while I babysit teens (substituting)...been working almost full-time of late.

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