Slow Stitch Bag Progress & Civil War Quilt Patterns

   I have been making progress on my latest slow stitch bag. 

     On this side of the bag I used a couple of flower stencils.  used varigated thread on the yellow section so the thread matches in. In the middle of that block is a large flower. I am pleased with it.

If you click on the photos to enlarge you can see the stitch patterns better

I stitched the green patch first and then above the yellow

and a closer look at that bottom purple area to the right

   I have been looking through my civil war quilt pattern books-forgot that I had several. Most of the patterns are complex and I don't do complex blocks any more.

   I have a pattern that I have been saving that I love so may do one block to see if I want to do a whole quilt or not At the time the pattern was online and I copied it-I didn't see it on line any more The 4  corners of each block are appliqued on to the blocks. This is an early quilt pattern having the middle section of the quilt be highlighted.

  Browsing online for civil war inspired quit patterns I found these two simple ones. I don't care for those white blocks that stand out so much-I would do those with a soft brownish color Either of these would sew together pretty fast. I still have quilt batting would just need to search for backing material. I could sew together handspun fabrics that I have to create a backing that would use up fabrics-ah good idea smiles

  (My husband's health is failing since end of last week-so I am needing to keep my  mind busy on something)

   I do not care for that wide border on the edges of this one at all-I would not do that, just make the quilt pattern the width I would want for the quilt with a binding.

I really like this one-but again I don't like those white blocks-those are in these quilts for the names of the patterns but I would change that

As I had mentioned over the weekend we are in a very very hot and humid pattern this week -don't see any rain just very hot which I think many of us in the world are going through right now.

 Stay cool and hydrated