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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.
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Addicted to the civil war bride quilt.
The book is made of journal entries from woman who lived in the civil war era.
Threadbear civil war bride corliss searcey applique reproduction fabric pattern patchwork quilt needleturn.
The most common civil war quilt kit material is cotton.
These quilts were often made by the bride and their family as a present blessing the new bride with fertility and happiness.
I also joined the civil war diary quilt yahoo group because i will make this quilt one day.
It is a great project and i am totally loving the applique technique i recently learned from my quilting friend thanks again mary liz.
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Well i have finished my third block of this quilt now and i am totally addicted.
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This leaves it open to the imagination.
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.
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However corliss from threadbear has beaten me to it and this year at showcase i found her beautiful pattern.
There are 171 civil war quilt kit for sale on etsy and they cost 57 03 on average.
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.
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Heavily appliquéd blocks of flowers leaves birds butterflies animals and fruit.
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Civil war bride in red.
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.