Liberty's Birds: Links to Free Patterns For BOM

 

Liberty's Birds by Elsie Ridgley

Our 2025 free pattern for an appliqued Block of the Month

here at Civil War Quilts. 

Elsie  placed all the applique on the diagonal 

and added 4 more florals for a sashed set.

Sara Tappan Doolittle Lawrence Robinson

(1827-1911) when she was thirty

2025's appliqued block-of-the-month is based on a journal by Sara T.D. Robinson (as she called herself), written in her first year in Kansas where she and her husband came from Massachusetts to fight slavery. During the time of the diary, which was published in 1856, she lived on the crest of a rocky ridge overlooking the Kansas plains, the same geological formation that I live on. One hundred and seventy years and a few miles separate our houses on Mount Oread (once called Hog Back Ridge.) 

Sara's view of Lawrence, Kansas Territory from today's Mount Oread

We spent March to November, 2025 observing how Sara saw the natural world around her as she braved Bushwhackers and primitive living conditions while enjoying the flora and fauna, particularly the native birds.

Below are links to the posts over 2025.

# 1 Bluebird by Rebecca Schnekenburger

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/03/libertys-birds-1-bluebird.html

# 2 Justice's Wreath by Karin Capps Hurd

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/04/libertys-birds-2-justices-wreath.html

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#3 Cardinal by Becky Collis

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/05/libertys-birds-3-cardinal.html

#4 Old Orchards by Susannah Pangelinan

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/06/libertys-birds-4-old-orchards.html

#5 Song for Freedom by Rondi

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/07/libertys-birds-5-song-for-freedom.html

#6 Carols & Oaths by Elsie Ridgley

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/08/libertys-birds-6-carols-oaths.html

#7 Wild Fruit in a Family Tree by Barbara Brackman

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/09/libertys-birds-7-wild-fruit-in-family.html

#8 New Orchards by Elaine Morgan

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/10/libertys-birds-8-new-orchards.html

#9 Mulberry Tree by Denniele Bohannon

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/11/libertys-birds-9-mulberry-tree.html

Sets and Introduction

Becky Collis

Nine blocks all on point

https://civilwarquilts.blogspot.com/2025/01/2025s-applique-block-of-month-starts-in.html

Blocks on point with an appliqued border and bird corners. 

Cardinals for the corners

Here's our Facebook Group for posting your birds: LibertysBirdsQuilt
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1716334192277047

You can buy the pattern for all 9 blocks in my Etsy shop for $12.
Click here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1851873148/libertys-birds-appliqued-block-of-the?

Sara's diary Kansas; Its Interior and Exterior Life. A Full View of Its Settlement, Political History, Social Life, Climate, Soil, Productions, Scenery, Etc. was published in 1856.

Susannah Pangelinan always follows her own muse (a very good thing!)

Bird border inspired by a couple of antique quilts

Print the bird & arc out about 6" wide and 5" tall.