After sewing my daughter’s first quilt, I didn’t want to lose the momentum. It had taken me years to make her quilt since I had actually wanted to make a baby quilt for her.
Deciding to use the same quilt block for my son’s quilt as I used for my daughter’s, the big decision came down to fabric. I chose patriotic red, white, and blue for the Rail Fence Block.
Again the strips were rotary cut, then machine stitched. After playing around with design options, of which there are many for Rail Fence Block, I settled for a layout different than I used for my daughter’s quilt.
After machine stitching the blocks, I added folded rectangles to the edges for the trim. I hand stitched this quilt together. Then I made a pillow case to match.
Edited 2023: One day we did use it for our Civil War Becoming History Presentation, since it looked quite antiquish. (This is the only photo I have of the triangles around the edges.)
However after it was replaced in 2002 with a new Choo Choo in the Rocky Mountains Quilt that I had designed, this quilt went into the car. I couldn’t bear to part with it and it comes in handy. It’s faded in the car over time (sign of it not being the best fabric) so I’m not too worried if it stains, although we still try to take care of it. It’s meant to be used and loved.
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