Civil War Era Quilts at the NEQM

It was such a treat to see these Civil War Era quilts  - a few originals from the museum's holdings, plus many other AQSG quilt studies...

This was a knockout:

I love everything about this next quilt - the variety, the order, the no border, the colors, the whimsy... really surprised that it wasn't chosen as a "study quilt" (unless I missed something).

I am actually hoping to make it back to the museum for a closer longer look.

Then, in the classroom, there was a whole selection of "study quilts" - so awesome!  Each quilter used a Civil War era quilt to "study" and reproduce or interpret in some fashion.  I took a few photos:

A "symbol of innocence lost":

I loved this one, a tribute to the quilter's great-grandfather:

Scrappy goodness and the joy of hand quilting:

I love this one too - a really "true" replica in spirit:

So there you have just a sampling.  If you can get to the museum soon, you won't be disappointed - two fantastic exhibits!

I am inspired to join the American Quilt Study Group.  Are you?

In other news....  Tonight I go to one last "back to school night" for Tommy..... I've been going to these (and hosted a few of my own when I taught fourth grade) since 1998.  The end of an era... with a little bit of a feeling of relief... but HOW does time fly so fast??