Civil War Chronicles Quilt

I finally put the Civil War Chronicles quilt on our bed.  It was a 2011 block of the month at a local quilt shop.  It took me 2 years to complete the quilt.  I have no idea how many hours when into completing this quilt top.  It measures 108" x 108" and includes a "million" half-square triangles.  (Well it seemed like "a million"!) 

I had it professionally quilted and I love the work Sharon did.

 

She used lots of feathers and other designs of the era.  The photos don't do a good job of showing the wonderful quilting designs.  I have to admit that the quilt is quite impressive on our king size bed.  I will never attempt anything like this again but I do love the finished quilt.

June Block - Civil War Chronicles Quilt

Just finished the June blocks of the month for the Civil War Chronicles quilt.  Last month we completed the large center of the quilt.  We are now making squares that will be used in the corners of the quilt.   This month we made four of these blocks.  The fabrics introduce a new color to the quilt.  Again we had lots and lots of triangles.  Most this month were quarter squares. 

Civil War Chronicles Block of the Month

This is the Civil War Chronicles Block of the Month quilt after the May blocks.  This is the center of the quilt and will eventually be placed on point in the quilt.  The finished quilt will measure 108" x 108".  I didn't measure this piece but it is displayed on a king size bed so you get the idea of its size. 

I don't think we will be adding to this center piece until the end of the quilt.  I have my June kit and it is for four squares that will be placed in the corner pieces.  This has been a challenging quilt so far with lots of half square triangles.  But the finished quilt is just beautiful and I'm so pleased with mine so far.

February Block of the Month - Only 15 more to go!!!!!

This is the February block for the Civil War Chronicles quilt.  I only have 15 more blocks to go!  I spent yesterday and today (not all of it) cutting, sewing, and pressing 128 half-square triangles.  I'm so glad that I had an Accuquilt Go template in the correct size.  I was able to use the same template for all the cutting of this square.  I'm sure I would still be cutting half-square triangles if I hadn't used the Go.

This is a very muted block.  The 16 squares will be sewn into 4 larger blocks that measure 16 1/2".  Eventually they will be joined to last month's center square.  Our chronicle this month featured Lizinka Campbell Ewell.  Her story was quite interesting.  She settled in Tennessee after the Civil War.  I'll post one of the finished larger blocks later this week. 

First Block Completed

I completed the center block for my Civil War Block of the Month.  The square is 16 1/2".  I was amazed at how well the corners matched on each piece.  I used my AccuQuilt Go to cut most of the pieces.  I was lucky to have the right templates.  Probably won't be a lucky on some of the remaining pieces. 

I also took time to read the Chronicle that comes with each month's block.  This month's chronicle featured Mary Custis Lee.  Wife of Robert E. Lee and great grand-daughter of Martha Washington. 

I've Started My First Block

Have you seen the new Civil War Chronicles Block of the Month Quilt?  It is beautiful (and huge).  I just picked up the first three months at 3 Dudes Quilting.  I spent the morning cutting the pieces and hope to sew this first block this afternoon.  They have the center panel on display at the shop and it is beautiful.  The fabric is my Marcus Fabrics.  I have seen the Club listed on a number of Quilt sites.   My friend was participating at 3 Dudes and I decided to join her.  Maybe I'll have a block to post later this evening.

Happy Quilting.