sandraphippard

hi, Im working on a Nancy Rink design Ode to the Blue and Grey. This is my first civil war quilt, and I'm enjoying working on it.

Christine-

Nancy, I looked up your quilt, the blocks are lovely! I love the fabrics! I found her website, and tried downloading the pattern but the link doesn't work. :~(

How far along are you in your quilt? I'd love to see photos.

Christine-

I worked until 3:00 this morning, cut all my fabric and have 1 block finished. Yipee! I haven't worked that late in ages, but it was fun! While I was at Lone Star Mercantile yesterday, another quilter came in with the finished center of the CWJ quilt. It was a great 'show and tell', I was thrilled to meet someone else who is making this quilt.

While I was cutting last night/this morning I watched a History Channel program about 'WWII - 24 hrs. after Pearl Harbor' as I cut my fabric. It brought to mind the atrocities of war and I realized 4 years serving in the Civil War must have been horrible for my gggrandfather.

JudyTheSewer

I am doing two of the full sized quilts. Here are what my first 16 blocks look like. Eight in the fabrics that I bought at the quilt shop that "belong" with this pattern. And eight in fabrics that I got from my stash. I will be able to pick up the second month pattern and fabric in a week or so.

Christine-

I like the colors in the other block! Very nice.

JudyTheSewer

Thank you Christine. Seeing the four fabrics in a pile is quite a bit different than pieced in the block. I will try to do a better job on "value" on the next selection of fabrics - LOL. It might make an interesting center though.

Christine-

I've got a quilt top I need to get quilted for my daughter, and I started a pinwheel table topper just last night.

By the way, I'm married, one child is in college and I'm homeschooling my 10 yr old this year. My dh works at IBM and I'm a stay at home mom. I've been sewing for 38 years, a difficult feat for someone who's only 29.
I'd love to hear more about you!

Christine-

I started my first blocks for the CWJ quilt over the weekend. I've finished 5, and have 5 to go. Making HST is new for me, I've never done it before. Right off the bat I noticed the bias stretch in the fabric as I was sewing. So I put on my walking foot and that took care of the problem. The piecing definitely needs a scant 1/4 inch. For every seam. The directions are very good! I was pleased with my blocks and I'm looking forward to next month!

T-Anne

Hi Everyone,
I just got home from Arizona and was excited to see all three months of the Journal BOM have arrived! LOL So after much loving on the grandkids...I opened January and have completed the January blocks. Headed on now to cut February fabrics. My goal is to get caught up...then when the new BOM arrives I will stop what I am doing and do that month...if I don't do that it will be on my shelf in a pile waiting while I finish all the other quilts I have started! This one is for my own keeping for our bed! Keeping something for yourself is a absolute treat! LOL

T-Anne

Hi All,
I thought I posted this a couple of days ago, but it must not have posted...LOL So here goes again...

I have finished Month 1 and Month 2 blocks. Month 3 arrived and there are no new blocks to make, only sewing Month 1 and Month 2 to each other. Oh, well, now there are the small squares they want you to cut out but not going to happen. LOL

I am rather disappointed because I was going to make the one large quilt and keep it for ourselves. But I don't care for the color combination of Month 1 and 2 in relation to the one large quilt. That being the case I am going to make the 4 smaller quilts. I can tolerate the color combinations of Month 1 and 2 in the smaller quilt plus I am enhancing it to make it larger and more to my liking. LOL So now I have gone back and made the additional blocks required from Month 1 and 2.

I have never been good at following directions, so why start now! :-)