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Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler: 50 Quilt Blocks with Stories from History Kindle Edition

by Barbara Brackman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 378 ratings
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Witness Civil War history chronicled in quilt squares, discover more about the women behind them, and learn how to craft a quilt of your own. 

Journey through a historic time in American history with Barbara Brackman, bestselling author and quilt historian. Barbara's book features fifty quilt blocks that commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. Each block (most were first published in the 1930s) was selected for the symbolism its name lends to recounting stories from the era’s women. This compilation of quilt block patterns includes period photos and first-person accounts. Choose from pieced or appliquéd blocks, each in two colorways with instructions for 8” and 12” sizes. Dig into your reproduction fabrics and enjoy combining blocks to make your own tribute quilt.

“This is another lovely book of Barbara’s to add to the collection.”—Australian Quilters Companion
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  4. Publisher
    C&T Publishing
  5. Publication date
    December 1, 2012
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    31472 KB
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Each week throughout 2011, renowned quilt historian Barbara Brackman posted instructions for making a patchwork block on her blog to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. Although the blocks were traditional, most had been published in the 1930s in newspapers such as the Chicago Tribune and the Kansas City Star—not many actually dated from the Civil War era. But Barbara uses the symbolism of the block names and words taken from the diaries and journals of the time to acknowledge the war's events and honour those who lived through them. The series became extremely popular, and Barbara was encouraged to package them, along with a few new features, in this book. She provides instructions for cutting the fabric to make both 8 in and 12 in blocks, a diagram to help you construct it, photographs of the block made in two different colourways, and a historical note that explains the significance of its name. There aren't detailed step-by-step instructions for making a quilt from all 50 blocks—that's up to your imagination. ― Australian Homespun Magazine

Here is an opportunity to learn more about the lives of Civil War women and travel through this period of American history with this special compilation of 50 quilt block patterns, combined with period photographs and first-person accounts. Choose from a variety of pieced or appliqued blocks, each shown in two colorways with instructions for assembling two sizes, 8" and 12" blocks. Look out for the display of Foxy Quilters, Barnsley, which are based on Barbara Brackman's Civil War Sampler. The quilts will be touring the quilt shows this autumn with Grosvenor Shows at Harrogate, Edinburgh, Malvern and Duxford. ― Fabrications Quilting For You

This is another stunning book from quiltmaker and historian Barbara Brackman. The book is based on the blog she ran in 2011, publishing one quilt block a week and sharing one personal account linked to the American Civil War as 2011 was the 150th anniversary of the start of that conflict. The book contains 50 blocks and each one has a personal recount of an interesting historical piece or both, some relating to the blocks and all relating to the war. There are cutting and piecing instructions to make all of the blocks as either 8 in or 12 in and each block is shown in at least two colour variations. This is another lovely book of Barbara's to add to the collection. ― Australian Quilters Companion

If you are a history buff like some of us here, along with quilting, Barbara Brackman introduced the Civil War Sampler: 50 Quilt Blocks with Stories from History coming out from C&T. The blocks and possibilities are endless and have appear on her blog but you can get them and the history in her book. ― Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00BRGKVTG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ C&T Publishing; Illustrated edition (December 1, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 31472 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 289 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 378 ratings

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
378 global ratings
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Beware of the condition of the item!!!!
So glad it arrived before Christmas and now there isn’t enough time to return it and get a new one! Not only is the whole upper corner bent, but there’s a hole pierced through almost half of the book!!!!! I’m not gifting this to ANYONE!
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retired teacher
5.0 out of 5 stars Sew Along Going on Now
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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There is a sew along going on You Tube using this book. While not joining at this time, I really liked the patterns I saw. It was very hard to find this book, so I turned to Amazon. I love the patterns and the short history stories that go with them.
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Kallippide
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative on Civil War
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023
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This book has excellent information about the Civil War. The patterns are varied and relatively easy if you have some quilting knowledge. It is not a step by step guild to quilting them. You will need to have other resources available for some help if you are new to quilting.
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Russell Lane
5.0 out of 5 stars Very well written
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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My wife loves this book. She is a quilter and this book has a lot of historical facts
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Sandra Bruce
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book of quilts from the Civil War era!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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Nothing to dislike at all! Exactly the book I need!!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Civil War Quilt Blocks
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
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Very interesting read, and the quilt blocks are so beautiful .was not done looking, and broser kicked me off.will reread later
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Bama chick
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful quilt square book
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2013
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I bought this book and immediately went to work on the squares. I really enjoyed te history included in the book about the civil war. Barbara Brackman is very knowledgeable and makes the civil war struggles come to life. The block instructions were very easy to follow. Vi had no problem at all making my 50 blocks although I did not make the last few really complex blocks but instead substituted three other blocks from her website. I you have a stash of civil war fabrics, this is definitely a book that should be added to your library.
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Bernadette Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars Great quilting book!!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2020
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I absolutely loved this quilt book! It was very informational, had nice historical stories about each block and quilts of that time period. The directions/patterns for each of the blocks were very clear and concise. I would recommend this book to anyone!!!
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Charlotte E. Fare
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2019
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I loved the information that was presented with each block. I teach quilting at my local library and my students wanted to make a sampler from this book with its history when I showed them the book. They all wanted to buy the book as well because of the beauty of the blocks and the wonderful way the information was presented. This book is worth adding to your own library.
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Myname
3.0 out of 5 stars So and so
Reviewed in Italy on December 5, 2023
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Nothing special or really accurate...just a few stories and very common blocks.
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Mrs Sheila Miles
5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 6, 2019
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I bought this book because I am making a quilt of blocks from the USA states I have visited, although I did know before I ordered it that the blocks in the book were not for individual states. However those quilt blocks shown were well presented, with easy-to-follow instructions and variable size options and were illustrated in different colour schemes which I always find useful. The stories that accompany the blocks are very interesting, although it may help to have an interest in history.. And I might increase the size of my quilt so that I can include a few of these old American designs!. I'm very glad I treated myself to this lovely book.
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Michelle Woods
5.0 out of 5 stars Good descriptions of every block
Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2016
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Incredible book. Good descriptions of every block, with the patterns. Informative, interesting stories. A must for every quilter.
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Fiona Capricorn
5.0 out of 5 stars Historische PW-Blöcke und Geschichten
Reviewed in Germany on March 14, 2013
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50 Patchwork-Blöcke stellte Brabara Brackmann ein Jahr lang im Internet vor und schrieb Geschichten auf aus der Zeit des Bürgerkrieges im damaligen Amerika auf. Jede Woche gab es eine neue Anleitung, einen neuen historischen Hintergrund. Dieses Wissen ist nun in diesem Buch zusammengafaßt und quasi archiviert worden. Die Blöcke werden in zwei Größen aufgeführt (8 und 12 inch). Ein Muss für LiebhaberInnen von Block-Sampler-Quilts oder einfach nur ein schönes Buch zum Lesen.
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LAURE CASTRO
5.0 out of 5 stars PATCHEUSE EXPERIMENTE
Reviewed in France on March 11, 2013
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LE LIVRE EST INTERESSANT POUR CONNAITRE LES BLOCKS AMERICAINS
C'EST MIEUX SI ON PARLE ANGLAIS
LES MODELES SONT BIEN EXPLIQUES
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