Threads of Memory: Underground Railroad Quilt Based on History

Nonie's Block 11

St. Charles Star for Louisa Alexander

Threads of Memory BOM

You may recall six years ago that one of the first BOMs we did on this Civil War Quilts Blog was Threads of Memory. 

Jean Stanclift stitched the original model

It was a real learning experience for me, digitizing star patterns I'd sketched with a pen and then in EQ, fitting them on 8-1/2" x 11" sheets of paper so readers could print them out and hanging PDF patterns on the posts. The PDFs on the posts are now gone---those clouds shift with time---but the stories are still up there in blog posts.  See the links at the bottom of the page.

Block #8 Jacksonville Star for

Emily Logan

By Jo Tokla

I have had the patterns for sale in two formats in my Etsy shop. The other day Lily told me there was a printing problem with a few pattern templates, so I figured out what was wrong (Layout program automatically shrunk the pattern pieces) and reformatted the blocks that had templates.

#5 Madison Star for Delia Webster by Jelibet

The beautiful blocks here are from readers back in 2014.

Block #1 Portsmouth Star for Ona Judge Staines

by Suzie Kidman

Once I looked at it again I decided to reduce the price.

The PDF to print yourself with Nonie's block is now $12 for 12 patterns.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/484994362

The black & white patterns through the mail are $15 (includes US shipping.)

https://www.etsy.com/listing/498491037/

Pat Styring and friends in the St. Augustine Piecers

followed along. She did her own border (of course!)

#3 New Garden Star for Catherine White Coffin

 by Denniele Bohannon

#8 Lancaster Star for Deborah Simmons Coates

By Betty

 #10 Britain's Star for Charlotte Henson

by Pattyepoo

#4 Canada Star for Lucie Blackburn

By CivilWarQuiltFan

#6 Salem Star for Charlotte Forten Grimke

By Rosemary Youngs

#2 Mercer County Star for Susan Lowe Wattles

By Suzie Kidman

#12 Rochester Star for Amy Post & Harriet Jacobs

by Becky Brown

#7 Oberlin Star for the Oberlin Rescuers by Jean Stanclift

In 2014 we had a Flickr Gallery that has almost 600 wonderful pictures. Dustin Cecil maintained it for us.

https://www.flickr.com/groups/threadsofmemory/

Dustin pieced the whole thing in one fabric, ticking.

Here are links to the history of the women and the "Liberty Line."

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/01/threads-of-memory-1-portsmouth-star-for.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/02/threads-of-memory-2-mercer-county-star.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/03/threads-of-memory-3-new-garden-star-for.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/04/threads-of-memory-4-canada-star-for.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/05/threads-of-memory-5-madison-star-for.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/06/threads-of-memory-6-salem-star-for.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/07/threads-of-memory-7-oberlin-star-for.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/08/threads-of-memory-8-jacksonville-star.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/09/threads-of-memory-9-lancaster-star-for.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/10/threads-of-memory-10-britains-star-for.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/11/threads-of-memory-11-st-charles-star.html

http://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2014/12/threads-of-memory-12-rochester-star-for.html

Becky Brown finished two phenomenal tops.