Dixie Diary

 I spent part of this weekend catching up on Barbara Brackman's Dixie Diary.  I finished the blocks for March and April.  I really like  the pinwheel block for March.

After putting all four blocks up on my design wall I decided that I didn't like the way the green heart looked on the February block.  I have already taken it off and cut out a blue star to replace it with.  I guess it is true that sometimes you just have to step back and look and your blocks.

That is a housewife?

 Yesterday, I was showing DH, my newest purcahse, an antique housewife.  He thought it was something that you put bullets in.  I guess you could use it for that but I explained that this one was for sewing and it was given to soldiers in the Civil War in order for them to do their own mending.  Until recently I had no idea that the soldiers did their own mending, I don't know who I thought did it for them, and probably in lots of cases it didn't get done.  Most soldiers probably had more important things on their mind.  After buying this housewife, I decided that I wanted to make my own. I have a cute Mary Englebret one, but homemade is always nicer.  I found this pattern in Confederates in the Cornfield, probably could have made my own, but since I had the book  with the pattern I decided to go with it. 

This is my version of the housewife, not as big as the one I purchased.

Old and new side by side. 

My first BOW

Yes, I was tempted.  After reading about the new Block of the Week from Barbara Brackman to celebrate the anniversary of the Civil War I had to do it.  I am a huge history buff and love anything about the Civil War.  I just finished the fist block.  My goal is to make all of the blocks using my stash., lets see how long that will last.