Blue Water Quilt Guild in Milford, IA

What a super nice time spent with the Blue Water Guilt Guild in Milford!  Many of the gals there are old friends & customers of our quilt shop - so many years ago now!  Isn't it grand to have such wonderful memories from the past!  I have to admit - I do miss our quilt shop, especially the fabrics.

The Civil War Generals were a big hit and this group of gals is totally awesome.  It was great to see them again. 

Here are a few pictures that Judy Wehrspann took since I totally forgot my camera that night!  A close-up of the General Grant quilt; a totally working man's quilt reminds me of the victorious Union general!


Below right is Sharon's General Lee in the large bed size.  Remember, you can make these patterns with 5" blocks for a lap or wall quilt perfect for decorating or 10" blocks for a bed size quilt.

And some of us enjoy the backs as well as the fronts!  The red & white General Sherman below is showing off it's backing here which is actually maps of the Civil War battles.  Pennsylvania is where I found many backings unique to the Civil War reproductions.  Just love using them!  They add a little fun!

Now General Jackson below has this beautiful backing of what I believe is the President's seal with the eagle's wings spread and flags flying.  This one is in green, but I'm sure it was available in other colors at the time of printing.  It truly is unique & again, found in a Pennsylvania quilt shop.

 

 And a close-up of a corner of General Meade, the victorious Union general at Gettysburg.  Just a little history for you since we do get in to some of that in these presentations; it's fun to learn a little about these very important people in our history!  Especially now that we don't have to read it from a book, right??

And the backing on General Sherman is very picturesque; soldiers in fields and on horseback around trees; it looks like battlefields, but very serene with a courthouse and a farmhouse scene.  Just a beautiful toile!


And last is the 10" block size of General Longstreet in red & block.  I love how the alternate blocks move in to the main star of this pattern.

Thursday Girls tour in Minnesota!

It was an exciting September day for the Thursday Girls when we traveled to Shakopee, MN for a tour of the Hunt farm home & woodworking shop.   This outing was Eagle Creek Quilt Shop's annual quilted house tour.  The shop is an experience in itself of fabric & history as it is sheltered in the old railroad depot of the town.  Don't you just love old depots!! 

So thanks to Lori & Becky, owners of the shop, 11 of us enjoyed their shop first, then toured the beautiful home in the country.

We were first greeted with quilts hanging on the fences & on an old crib on the farm.

And here is the house from the front --

 

 

 

 

And from the side entry!

Inside the front door hangs one of the quilts from Country Threads new book "The Blue & The Gray." 

Isn't it sweet - album blocks with pinwheels - Remember Me!

In fact, the whole trunk show was featured in the house -

what a treat!

 

 

 The dining room leads into . . .

 Of course, the kitchen.  Old - but modernized!

How do they say that?

 

The old is new again!

 

 

 

And at the back door - the perfect boot & shoe collector - an old feed bunk!

And this beautiful quilt graced

the sunroom;

wouldn't it be the

perfect reading spot!

 

 Another beautiful quilt in the sunroom; that must be my favorite room in the house! 

 

The high ceilings make it perfect for the large pieces of furniture.

And this is the old barn converted into the woodworker's shop!  Many woodworkers would love this much room to work in, I am sure! 

A beautiful use of an old building! 

The Hunt's have done a superb

 job with this homestead from the early 1900's.

  

Hope you enjoyed this quick little tour.  Have a great weekend!

 

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Jo Morton's Savannah (& others) make an awesome new quilt!

Don't you just love the mornings when you can clean the cutting table off & begin an entirely new project!  That's what I was doing the last time we visited!  
 

I was cutting some of Jo Morton's fabrics into a new design that is destined for Quilt Market in Houston the end of October!
 



Well, here are the steps that followed that first cutting! 

 

And voila - stars!

Stars for a new quilt for the Civil War Generals Series!  I am loving it & it's coming together fabulously!  An awesome sashing - but I can't tell it all just yet!

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