Scrappy Trails

 Scrappy Trails was made by Sherry..She used Civil war reproduction fabrics.... Union and Confederate women rallied to the war effort when the Civil War broke out in 1861.Southern women did what they could to help buy desperately needed gunboats. During the spring of 1862 the enthusiasm for this confederate project waned when naval defeats made it likely that seaports would fall to the enemy. And unfortunately the war that was supposed to "only spill a thimble-full of blood' drug out over four devastating years.It soon became obvious that there was a desperate need for clothing and blankets for Union soldiers. So it was decided that funds should go for medical supplies for soldiers instead of buying boats.The military had requested that quilts be made about seven feet by four feet, the convenient size for a military cot and bedding pack. By the end of the war it is estimated that over 250,000 quilts and comforts had been made for Union soldier.

Instead of binding Sherry sewed prairie points and then she hand quilted...Another beautiful quilt...

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