Civil War Generals’ Wives BOM – Month Three

December 31, 2011 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

Here it is, my last post of 2011. This month’s block of the month is in honor of General William Tecumseh Sherman’s wife. Since he was a Yankee general, there are no forts named after him as there are for the Southern generals. I have no partiality to the North or South – I am neutral. My mother is 100% Southern belle and my father is 100% Yankee. General Sherman’s wife, Ellen, was a highly educated, very politically active woman. You go girl!

I must confess, I am not an accomplished quilter, so I have one thing to say about this block – tedious. I find quilting more difficult than garment sewing because it is one dimensional. Measurements and seams must be spot on or the whole thing ends up askew. Garment sewing is three dimensional and easier to ‘fudge’ when something doesn’t match up perfectly. I’m learning patience every day. 🙂

Have a safe New Year’s Eve and a “sewcessful” 2012. Thank you for reading my blog.

Civil War Generals’ Wives BOM – Month Two

November 15, 2011 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ Leave a comment

Okay, here’s installment number two. This block is in remembrance of Eliza Brooks Ellis Bragg. Her husband was General Braxton Bragg, CSA. Fort Bragg, North Carolina and Fort Bragg, California are named for him as well as Bragg, Texas (a ghost town).

Snowman Throw

November 13, 2011 ~ Pamela Klingensmith ~ 1 Comment

Since it was snowing here yesterday, I made this quilt top. As you can see, it is not quilted yet. That’s my goal for later this week, but those cute, little, round faces were just begging to be shared!!!

It went together very quickly as the main body of the throw is just 5″ charm squares (100 of them to be exact) and the top is just appliqued snowman faces. Best part is that my snowmen won’t melt. 🙂