I'm almost caught up with the block of the week with Barbara Brackman.
Oh dear...trust me, my block looks much better in real life than on the computer screen! It was a fun one to sew and came out to the perfect size.
This is block #6 called "Aunt Eliza's Star". The history lesson about Eliza Custis and child custody issues reminded me how much legal rights have improved for women. It was very interesting for me to be thinking about this while watching the US presidential debate.
I like your block! I'm doing a Dear Jane and it's hard to keep up. Your post has me thinking I need to get some of Dear Jane out and done. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteNice block! Thank you for the link to the history lesson about Eliza Custis and the history of child custody issues. I had no idea.
ReplyDeleteGreat looking blocks. I agree, the lesson on how far we have come and how much we take for granted is priceless.
ReplyDeleteVery nice blocks. Sampler quilts were my fist quilting love and initially about all I made. I still have one going in the background, but I admit that I don't do as many as I used to.
ReplyDeleteYour sampler quilts look great because of your consistency with colors throughout--your experience shows! Love the fall background in your second block's photo :)
ReplyDeleteI did the Brackman civil war sampler and loved her blog! didn't do this one though but love the colors you are using.
ReplyDeleteI am envious of your treadle. that is the machine I learned to sew on! I was 10 and my sis was 8. lots of times we would take turns on our hands and knees pushing the pedal while the other sewed. When my mom got an new fangled electric machine, the old treadle went out to pasture. I could kick her and myself for that move! Oh, well, enjoy your beauty.
Your blocks turned out beautifully!
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