Civil War Remembered ~ Block 24

Ladies Aid Quilt

aka You Don't Know What You Got Til It's Gone!

Hello from Cairo, Egypt!

I am traveling around the world

but still determined to make my

block each week.

We are quilting along with

Barbara Brackman's Civil

War Quilt 2011.

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/

I am working with the contents of

what I call "The Brackman Bag."

A small assortment of fabric and

sewing materials. 

No tutorial this week, there is

no better way to make this block

than the instructions given on

Barbara's blog, tough news for

those of us who are

"triangularly challenged."

I am no hand piecer ~ well,

I guess you can see that...

I spent a full day in Amsterdam

today, then flew to Cairo and

now I'm on the bed in a funky

hotel making my block by hand,

with no iron for pressing. 

But I'm thinking ladies in the

Civil War must have had limits

as well.

That dark chocolate with marzipan

bar is one of the greatest quilting

notions by the way...

If you'd like to view the photos

of the trip, "friend" me on facebook:

Ellen Smanko Murphy

or check out updates, photos and

videos on our group page

on facebook:

Hoosier Experiment: Last Hurrah.

Check back to see where in the

world I'll be next!