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Friday, October 29, 2010

Civil War Quilt

Time for more reminiscing!

This is another quilt from my 'vault'!

(And I am including it in the Quilt Blogger's Festivall if I can work out the details!)



Photos taken on a beautiful Melbourne Spring day!

This quilt seemed to have everything......

Firstly, my favorite colors (at the time) of pink and green

with a lot of brown thrown in!

And favorite designs like....

Ohio Stars......



Applique.....

(even if it was blanket stitched!)



and Log Cabin.....



And beautiful custom quilting done by Karen in 2008!

Feathers....

 and swirls... 


A friend brought me back the pattern and some fabric from the United States about four years ago.

I think elements of it were based on a civil war quilt.

I hope to one day have a place where I can hang this and really show it off properly!

Have a happy day!

SUZ


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32 comments:

  1. KarenOctober 29, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    Wonderful quilt! Love those pinks and browns.

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  2. Linda at Roscoe's MaOctober 30, 2010 at 1:16 AM

    Love those Ohio Stars! Very pretty quilt...

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  3. CarolOctober 30, 2010 at 6:46 AM

    Lovely quilt. Pretty color combination.

    There's nought wrong with using blanket stitch :)

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  4. KristenOctober 30, 2010 at 7:16 AM

    Beautiful! Love those blocks and applique! I am swooning over the swirling feathers in your quilting!

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  5. MarikaOctober 30, 2010 at 7:35 AM

    Very beautiful QUILT is work!

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  6. ChrisOctober 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM

    Fabulous work. I love everything about this quilt.

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  7. AllieOctober 30, 2010 at 12:38 PM

    Beautiful - love the design and colors!

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  8. SherryOctober 30, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    Like Chris said....I love everything about this quilt!

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  9. AngieOctober 31, 2010 at 3:18 AM

    Very pretty sampler. I am also working on a sampler for the blocks from the underground railroad. It has been such a fun quilt.

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  10. QuiltycatOctober 31, 2010 at 6:09 AM

    Love the colors and layout...wonderful quilt!
    nichi

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  11. Vicki @ DottyJaneOctober 31, 2010 at 8:21 AM

    Very pretty! Love your pattern:)

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  12. A momOctober 31, 2010 at 9:52 AM

    I love your quilt. It's very pretty.

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  13. A Spoonful Of SugarOctober 31, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    Love all the elements in your quilt. The pink, browns, and greens look great together.

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  14. JackieOctober 31, 2010 at 12:07 PM

    Such a neat quilt. I love the colors, applique, piecing, and quilting.

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  15. quiltmom annaOctober 31, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Hi Suz,
    Welcome to blogland- I hope you are getting to meet lots of quilters from around the globe.
    Your quilt is really lovely- I love pink and green together- Your traditional blocks look beautiful and the applique is such a marvelous medallion piece. It really draws your eye in.
    Have a great time viewing all the beautiful quilts in the festival.
    Regards from a Western Canadian quilter,
    Anna

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  16. KarenOctober 31, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    This is a lovely combination of piecing and applique! Your quilt looks great!
    Don't you just love Melbourne weather! great city shot, too!

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  17. mamammellovesNovember 1, 2010 at 4:03 AM

    Wow! Lovely quilt with beautiful colors! The quilting is amazing! :)

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  18. AnonymousNovember 1, 2010 at 8:48 AM

    I think the pinks, greens, and browns look really pretty together! Lovely quilt.

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  19. LeslieNovember 1, 2010 at 10:30 AM

    this is so beautiful...i love the colors

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  20. LindaNovember 1, 2010 at 11:38 AM

    The quilting is spectacular. Love it!

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  21. VickiNovember 1, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    wonderful quilt! the colors look beautiful together.

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  22. MelindaNovember 1, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    That is gorgeous quilting!!! And the piecing isn't half bad either. ;)

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  23. AnnieONovember 1, 2010 at 3:47 PM

    Really striking with the colorway you chose--the contrast and the applique--just a treat! Thanks for sharing your quilt's story:)

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  24. AnonymousNovember 2, 2010 at 4:15 AM

    I love the swirls!

    ~ Meagan

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  25. ChristineNovember 2, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    Beautiful quilting!

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  26. CarlaNovember 2, 2010 at 11:34 PM

    This is beautifully pieced and quilted! The color are lovely.... thanks for sharing!

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  27. CynthiaNovember 4, 2010 at 5:29 AM

    Pretty, pretty! I love the flowers and the quilting is beautiful!

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  28. dqNovember 5, 2010 at 1:27 AM

    It is lovely. The quilting is stunning.

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  29. DeannaNovember 5, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    What a lovely quilt! Colors and design work together beautifully. How big is it? Just wondering.

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  30. AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 4:13 AM

    I love how all of the elements work togwther -- the design, color, fabric, quilting, etc. That's a quilt to be proud of!

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  31. p.s.phyllis sewsNovember 10, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    So beautiful are all the colors of this quilt! All the quilting in it is really striking, too! Thanks for sharing.

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  32. EileenDecember 13, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    wonderful quilt. lovely applique and i too, love those colors. the quilting was beautifully done--love what was done between appliques! great all around. have a great day and thanks for sharing

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