Civil War Remembered

150 Years

2011 marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War.

Anyone who knows me knows I am not a fan of war, it repulses me.

I don't watch war movies or read books about war but I did see

a few episodes of Ken Burns Civil War series when it was rebroadcast

on PBS recently.  I found it terribly moving though still quite unbelievable that

this young, vibrant nation could rip itself apart.

When I read the other day that Barbara Brackman was starting a 52

block Civil War quilt in honor of the anniversary, I decided to join in.

You can read more about this at Barbara's new blog:

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/

This is not just a blog for quilters, anyone interested in the Civil War would

find this site interesting.  There are photos and historical interest as well.

The above is Block #1, Catch Me If You Can.

I plan to make this topic an area of study for myself this year. 

What do you plan to learn this year?