Civil war blocks done. :)

This blog brought to you by the fact that I have a smortphone now so taking and uploading pictures as I craft no longer seems like the most aggravating thing in the world.

I finished all twelve blocks for my Civil War table quilt. I made three each of four different blocks from The Civil War Anniversary Quilts by Rosemary Youngs. It has a lot of cool blocks but doesn't give measurements for the patterns. It was a good exercise for me to figure out how to actually make the blocks I picked (#'s 23, 91, 101 and 125). I tried to pick the fabrics so that each block would look distinct from its sister blocks. I think I mostly succeeded.

Next: add the sashing for each table segment. I want the quilt to expand and contract with the table as we add and remove leaves. I'm not sure how I'm going to join the segments yet, I want to use buttons but velcro would be less bulky and noticeable. But, buttons! I love buttons soo much. Maybe I can put buttons on the pillow cover I want to make next.