tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720544266052873109.post5188321336085442327..comments2023-05-10T05:49:40.719-07:00Comments on The Red Tin: Civil War Quilt Top FinishedKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00103113967062009796noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720544266052873109.post-63796142834795649592011-02-19T09:58:43.270-08:002011-02-19T09:58:43.270-08:00After reading your posts about Eli's letters h...After reading your posts about Eli's letters home, I found the book at my local library. The Civil War was such a dreadful time in US history, and war in general is pretty awful. The letters combined with Elizabeth's research make for an inspiring body of work. That you made a quilt in honor of Eli, is a fitting memorial to those young soldiers on both sides.arts4allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251970436965021618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720544266052873109.post-34503457988636884082011-01-30T10:41:26.638-08:002011-01-30T10:41:26.638-08:00What a beautiful small quilt. And so sweet, the me...What a beautiful small quilt. And so sweet, the memories written by those who lived then.<br /><br />ChristineChristine LeFeverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971410381637962290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720544266052873109.post-33053653772466999292011-01-30T07:59:04.174-08:002011-01-30T07:59:04.174-08:00Absolutely beautiful! It is an heirloom already.Absolutely beautiful! It is an heirloom already.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07473066748973697571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720544266052873109.post-4575492204966461412011-01-30T07:42:24.708-08:002011-01-30T07:42:24.708-08:00Katie well done! The colours are perfect for the ...Katie well done! The colours are perfect for the time of the Civil War. This has a real aged feel to it.<br /><br />Those letters break your heart - that they were written by real, often very young, men considering and coming to terms with their own mortality.<br /><br />xxxJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07159166921836676091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4720544266052873109.post-36645718956519228282011-01-30T02:04:55.197-08:002011-01-30T02:04:55.197-08:00Oh I do love your quilt. Congratulations on gettin...Oh I do love your quilt. Congratulations on getting it finished. Such pretty colours. I think it's wonderful that those Civil war letters have survived and been collected<br />Hugs xxJunibearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795796592457561772noreply@blogger.com