* This page last updated January 2015 * This blog has morphed into a blog for my longarm business Dedicated to my customer's quilts and longarm design To see my quilt projects... visit Ramblin' Rows Moonbear's blog History My blog began in 2011 with a Civil War block of the week quilt. Barbara Brackman graciously set up a blog beginning January 2011 commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. Each week Barbara provided a story from the history of the war as it happened 150 years ago accompanied with a quilt block made by Becky Brown that follows the story. Here is a link to Barbara Brackman's Civil War blog. Click here for the link to a Flickr site set up with photos of CW blocks and finished quilt tops made by quilters from all over the world. Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Holland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the USA. Barbara published a book about this project. Title: Civil War Sampler Included in the book are blocks made by participants of the BOW. Grapes of Wrath, Barbara Frietchie Star and Louisiana are three of my blocks that Barbara selected to be in her book! Exciting! I was honored to be asked and thankful to receive an autographed copy from Barbara Brackman. A CW quilt made by Rosemary Youngs is also included in the book. Cover quilt is made by Becki Brown A quilt was made for Barbara Brackman, of Civil War blocks made by The Circle of Friends, quilters participating in her BOW, myself included. Becky Brown pieced the top. Barbara was presented the quilt for Christmas 2011. This quilt is also in her book. Following are pix of blocks I made... 1 ~ Catch Me if You Can 2 ~ North Star 4 ~ Texas Tears 5 ~ Kansas Troubles 6 ~ Richmond 8 ~ Cotton Boll 9 ~ Birds in the Air 10 ~ Lincoln's Platform 11 ~ London Square 12 ~ Louisiana ~ in the Civil War Sampler book 13 ~ Little Blue Basket 14 ~ Fox and Geese 15 ~ Fort Sumter 25 ~ Calico Puzzle 26 ~ Barbara Frietchie Star ~ in the Civil War Sampler book 27 ~ Irish Chain 28 ~ Next Door Neighbor 29 ~ Railroad Crossing 34 ~ Rosebud 35 ~ Star of the West 36 ~ Kentucky Crossroads 37 ~ Confederate Rose 38 ~ Ohio Star 39 ~ Hovering Hawks 42 ~ H is for Hospital 44 ~ Union 45 ~ Port and Starboard 46 ~ Apple Tree 47 ~ Dixie Tea 48 ~ West Virginia 49 ~ Yankee Puzzle 50 ~ Grapes of Wrath ~ in the Civil War Sampler book Visit my personal quilting blog at Ramblin' Rows Thank you :0) Enjoy your day stitching away