Quilts from the Civil War

These extraordinary quilt designs, dating from the Civil War era, will inspire contemporary quilters. The techniques are definitely modern, but the projects and patterns are based on 19th-century quilts and convey an authentic feel of that period. 188 illustrations. 135 in color.

Timeline

4

(6)

Introduction

6

(1)

``Petticoat Plotters'': Quilts for Freedom's Fair

7

(7)

``Emancipation Without Proclamation'': Quilts and the Underground Railroad

14

(14)

Projects Underground Railroad

21

(4)

Birds in the Air

25

(3)

``Rally Round the Flag, Boys!'': Union and Secession Quilts

28

(21)

Projects Blue and Gray Battle Quilt

35

(9)

The Constitution and Union Forever

44

(5)

``Heart and Soul in the Cause'': Quilts from Soldiers' Aid Societies

49

(15)

Project Sanitary Commission Nine-Patch

61

(3)

``The Hearts and Hands of the People'': Fairs on the Home Front

64

(16)

Project Northern Lily and Southern Rose

70

(10)

``In War Time'': Hardship, Homespun, and Linsey

80

(11)

``It Didn't Look Like a Yankee Person Could Be So Mean'': Quilts Buried with the Silver

91

(18)

Projects Order No. 11

98

(6)

Pe a Ridge Lily

104

(5)

``Every Star Brighter than Before'': Commemorative Quilts

109

(10)

Project Log Fence

115

(4)

Endnotes

119

(3)

Appendices

122

(4)

Index

126

(1)

About the Author

127

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Quilts from the Civil War

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