Thank you Barbara!

This Civil War project has caught me a little off guard....it's uncharted territory for me, repros, period correct fabrics....yikes! what have I done?  Before I buy any more fabric, I better figure out what the heck I'm looking for!  So the first stop:  my bookshelves.  And what should I find there, but just the perfect book for the occasion:

Last nite, I started really reading it (not just scanning the pictures). Wow, there's so much information here---Thank you Barbara Brackman!

I guess I'll be carrying this book with me on my next fabric acquisition outing.

But it also got me thinking....what else is lurking on the bookshelf?  If you are like me, you buy books, look at the pictures, oogle over the quilts, pick out which ones you might make, sometimes read the text and then set it aside in the Hopeful section of the bookshelf.

Guess I should go back and visit some of these old friends....I might actually learn something
(oooo, scary!)

What's lurking on your bookshelves???? better go see!

Hugs and Stitches!

Megan

Comments

[amy]

Isn't it fun to find these books? After I became seriously interested in attempting a Baltimore Album-style quilt (or, ahem, some blocks), I found I had some of Elly's out of print books among my collection. Who knew?

[Juliann]

I recently bought The Quilt That Walked to Golden and it has some wonderful stories and history in it too.

[janet]

You definitely have the correct book, Barbara is a good resourse for dating quilts and fabric. I am just what I have in my stash for this quilt, trying to make them look like CW"S.

[Lorre]

You are so right about 'actually reading the books'. The authors actually do write in them, we really should take the time to read it. It's because they put such beautiful quilts and pictures in them, we get distracted.

[Patty]

Be careful about picking books from your bookshelf! That's how March Madness got started! BTW - I love the book you chose - so much good info!