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Home/Blocks/Civil War

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Civil War Quilt Blocks

117 blocks in this theme from quilters across the US and beyond

Alabama Cotton Boll

Alabama Cotton Boll

Alabama/Suzanne Pratt · by Suzanne Pratt

Alabama Cotton Society

Alabama Cotton Society

Alabama/Suzanne Pratt · NF16 — Civil War Educational

Alabama Letters Home

Alabama Letters Home

Alabama/Suzanne Pratt · by Suzanne Pratt

Alaska Bear's Paw

Alaska Bear's Paw

Alaska/Jaki Pease · by Jaki Pease

Arizona

Arizona

Arizona/Patti Hammer · by Patti Hammer

Arizona Eagle Feather

Arizona Eagle Feather

Arizona/Robin Olson · by Robin Olson

Arkansas Crosses and Losses

Arkansas Crosses and Losses

Arkansas/Judy Gilliland · by Judy Gilliland

California Return of the Swallows to Capistrano

California Return of the Swallows to Capistrano

California/Pat Knox · by Pat Knox

California Bear Paw

California Bear Paw

California/Virginia K Smalling Corriea · by Virginia K Smalling Corriea

California Gold Rush

California Gold Rush

Californiz/Karen Tucker · by Karen Tucker

Colorado Civil War at Sea

Colorado Civil War at Sea

Colorado/Cheryl S. Camp · by Cheryl S. Camp

Colorado

Colorado

Colorado/Lucy Storro · by Lucy Storro

Connecticut The Bugle

Connecticut The Bugle

Connecticut/Linda Ruestow · by Linda Ruestow

Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut/Melissa Brown · by Melissa Brown

Washington DC Capital Dome

Washington DC Capital Dome

DC/Deborah Panton · by Deborah Panton

Washington DC The Flag of United States

Washington DC The Flag of United States

DC/Deborah Panton · by Deborah Panton

Washington DC Ballot Box

Washington DC Ballot Box

DC/Elizabeth Gonzalez · by Elizabeth Gonzalez

Washington DC Union Flag

Washington DC Union Flag

DC/Linda Ruestow · by Linda Ruestow

Delaware Birds in Flight/Slavery

Delaware Birds in Flight/Slavery

Delaware/Barbara Shutz · by Barbara Shutz

Delaware

Delaware

Delaware/Carolyn Poindexter · by Carolyn Poindexter

Delaware Apache Indians

Delaware Apache Indians

Delaware/Lucinda Mayan · by Lucinda Mayan

Delaware The First State Delaware

Delaware The First State Delaware

Delaware/Lucinda Mayan · by Lucinda Mayan

Florida Music of the Civil War

Florida Music of the Civil War

Florida/Holly Sweet · by Holly Sweet

Florida Bonnie Blue Flag of Florida

Florida Bonnie Blue Flag of Florida

Florida/Judy Gillilard · by Judy Gillilard

Florida in the Civil War

Florida in the Civil War

Florida/Kathi Eppse · by Kathi Eppse

Florida Port and Starboard

Florida Port and Starboard

Florida/Rita Dozier · by Rita Dozier

Gerogia Andersonville Prison Georgia

Gerogia Andersonville Prison Georgia

Georgia/Dorothy Mallonne · by Dorothy Mallonne

Georgia Cross Country

Georgia Cross Country

Georgia/Linda Bryant · by Linda Bryant

Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii/Ange Brickman · by Ange Brickman

Cumberland River Iowa

Cumberland River Iowa

Iowa · NF16 — Civil War Educational

Idaho Churn Dash

Idaho Churn Dash

Idaho/Patt Aldous · by Patt Aldous

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Illinois · NF16 — Civil War Educational

Circle of Red Illinois

Circle of Red Illinois

Illinois · NF16 — Civil War Educational

Illinois

Illinois

Illinois/Tracey Oleinick · by Tracey Oleinick

Indiana Indianapolis

Indiana Indianapolis

Indiana/Connie Chunn · by Connie Chunn

Iowa

Iowa

Iowa/Joanne Robinson · by Joanne Robinson

Kansas Rocky Road to Kansas

Kansas/Jeanne Welch · by Jeanne Welch

Kentucky

Kentucky

Kentucky/Denise Stewart · by Denise Stewart

Buffalo Soldiers Kansas

Buffalo Soldiers Kansas

Kansas · NF16 — Civil War Educational

King of Cotton Louisiana

King of Cotton Louisiana

Louisiana · NF16 — Civil War Educational

Louisiana Pinwheel

Louisiana/Pip Cacciato · by Pip Cacciato

Clara Barton Massachusetts

Clara Barton Massachusetts

Massachusetts · NF16 — Civil War Educational

Maine

Maine

Maine/Karen Rogers · by Karen Rogers

Maryland

Maryland

Maryland/Shelia Copeland · by Shelia Copeland

Massachusetts

Massachusetts

Massachusetts/Jill Montanari · by Jill Montanari

Battle of Antieman Maryland

Battle of Antieman Maryland

Maryland · NF16 — Civil War Educational

Point Lookout Prison Camp Maryland

Point Lookout Prison Camp Maryland

Maryland · by Teresa Drummond

Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman Maryland

Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman Maryland

Maryland · NF16 — Civil War Educational

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