More Stars

 

How are you doing?  

Are you still rushing around for Christmas?

I shouldn't be but my mother is driving me a bit crazy right now so I'm out and about a lot more than necessary. 😒

Above is a photo of a Moravian Star, the symbol of Bethlehem and today I'm continuing to post photos of star quilts.

This one is a piece I made for the Civil War lecture Beth and I created.  It's adorned with some small buttons of my uncles and a ribbon from a convention for the Ladies of the G.A.R.  

My great-great grandfather and his two older son all fought in the war.  

I have many star of Bethlehem quilts.  This one was a flux--it was hidden in a box of vintage fabric that I bought at an auction.  No one knew the quilt was in there--not even me--until I got home and began to pull out the fabric.  Nice surprise!  This quilt is from the early part of the 20th century:

I may have given this quilt away but I still have a photo of it.  It's from the last quarter of the 19th century:

Have a safe and happy day!