Home of the Brave - Minnesota
(a quilt project to honor Minnesota soldiers who have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan)

 

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Instructions
 

Instructions for making a block, top or quilt are posted on our website. You can view and print them from this link. Try one block first and see how easy it is.

 

We are using Civil War reproduction fabrics or other fabrics that have the same feel. Civil War era fabrics were extremely varied, but the commonest colors were brown, Turkey red, indigo or Prussian blue, teal, overdyed greens, and yellow. Prints ran from small to large scale, and stripes and plaids were popular. If you wish to use the fabrics you already own, choose muted colors and avoid bright contemporary prints. Browns, grays, and blues, mixed with prints on white are always acceptable. View the quilts we have presented from Minnesota to see what others have used.