Oh Scrap! Repro Stars

Sherbet Stars by Lissa Alexander

Now that's a pretty picture.

It's from Lissa Alexander's new book Oh, Scrap! - Fabulous Quilts That Make the Most of Your Stash

I wrote a introduction on the history of scrap quilts for the book and I'll be doing some more posts on that topic in reference to the Civil War years here and on my Material Culture blog. 

Lissa has done a fabulous job of combining the traditional look of scrap quilts with a contemporary aesthetic. Sherbet Stars: Classic color and pattern pushed a little bit modern.

1840-1865

Here are a few similar stars from the past, mostly from online auctions.

The star blocks in the book are 21-3/4" square and the finished quilt is

81-3/4".

1840-1865

Sherbets: raspberry and lemon

Detail of a star date-inscribed 1853

DAR Museum Collection

1830-1860

Amazing stuffed quilting. I think the

pink star may be a patch over a very worn center.

We'll be giving away many Oh Scrap! E-books on Moda blogs between tomorrow and March 26, 2018, so begin the blog hop with Lissa's blog tomorrow March 15

http://modalissa.com

See a preview of Oh Scrap! on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Oh-Scrap-Fabulous-Quilts-Stash/dp/1604688947

Lone Star Sampler

by Lissa Alexander, Quilted by Angela McCorkle

Lissa's made this pattern several times. Here's a great repro look from a few years ago.