Stars in a Time Warp

A few of Bettina Havig's model blocks for the QuiltAlong.

Speediedie's Overdyed green repro

Over at the Stars in a Time Warp QuiltAlong we've been making a stack of stars. Readers are finding some great approximations of that overdyed green so prone to fading in mid-19th-century quilts.

S.F.'s Overdyed green

You can watch their progress on the Flickr page:

https://www.flickr.com/groups/civilwarquilts2011/

And see some posts on their own blogs:

Cynthia at Wabisabi Quilts

Turkey red and toile

Chrome orange prints and plains

http://wabisabiquilts.blogspot.com/

Lori at Humble Quilts

Prussian blues

http://humblequilts.blogspot.com/

Wendy at the Constant Quilter

Chrome orange prints and solids.

http://theconstantquilter.blogspot.com/

Cyndi at Busy Thimble

Turkey reds and Prussian blues

http://busythimble.blogspot.com/

Over-dyed green calico

Glad I Quilts

https://gladiquilts.wordpress.com/2015/03/01/march-1-2015-i-succumbed-to-the-stars-in-a-time-warp-quilt-along/

Deb started late but has caught up.

http://debraharryquilts.blogspot.com/2015/03/slow-sunday-stitching-waiting-for-more.html

Barbara Schaffer

One chrome orange print in her stash and making the most of it.

http://barbaradschaffer.blogspot.com/

Jeanne at Spiral

Shirtings

http://spiralj2.blogspot.com/

We're trying to use the prints like 19th-century quiltmakers did. This authentic look may be unsettling today but Jeanne's really captured the old aesthetic. Sharon's got it too.

GoFoSharon's Madder block

"I was afraid it might be too much but then I just decided to go for it . I 'm glad I did."