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Americana Quilt in 100% cotton of red, white and blue squares and borders. Instead of a separate binding it is "met" with the front and back and invisibly hand stitched. This is the way my mother's grandmother finished her quilts. Hand quilted by me with supervision by the bunnies and my Persian cats. 40x50
$75.00
Incredibly unique. This Crazy Quilt is made up entirely of my handwoven and handfelted fabric scraps from the last quarter century. Some are even woven with my handspun yarns. A combination of wool, cotton, silk, rayon, mohair
and angora. A few even have my hand dyed yarns. Thrums are left intact on some of the ends of pieces. Scraps of lace from my lace box are machine appliqued over the raw edges. Sorry, I just don't have the time to hand embroider these edges anymore. The back is a length of Pendleton wool gabardine in a deep plum purple. The back comes around to the front to form a border and is hand stitched in place. I guarantee there is none other like it. 44x60
$225.00

Civil War Quilts

$150.00

These quilts are reproductions I have made from ones I have researched. Originally made for the Union soldiers to use in the field, they were made by the ladies at home and then sold to the US Sanitary Commission. As most soldiers were 5'8", the quilts were to cover them from nose to toes. My quilts are about 67x45. They are made of 100% cotton fabrics. The batting is wool from my friend's sheep, hand washed and carded by myself. The top is machine pieced as were the originals. I handquilt a simple pattern. Bindings vary according to the original. There is a simple sentiment embroidered on the back.

 


This quilt is made from one from Wisconsin. It is a simple 9 Patch surrounded with lattice. The center is a white/green to remind the soldier of his boyhood farm.

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These quilts for the soldiers were made at quilting bees or sewing circles. Often the ladies would gather at the home of someone who owned a sewing machine. They would piece the tops on the machine and take them home to quilt by hand. The bindings were often put on with the sewing machine to show off their prize! Sewing machines were around $100 at the time of the Civil War so not everyone had one.

This one was made in Ohio. The pattern is a simple rail fence. The colors are strong. She didn't lay the pattern and color out as we usually see it. Currently it is not quilted------but will be soon!

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This picture is of one of the backs of the quilts. Many backs were pieced of scraps of muslin or light calico.

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