The War Quilt Now Looking Very Civil

I've been busy working on the Civil War inspired quilt. The top is now done. I decided not to use the boarder pieces. I think I like this piece without the added boarder.

Quilt laid out on a twin bed

As you can see, my corners do not line up, which is one of the things I actually love about this quilt. I'm not good with perfection. I rather like things a little 'off the mark',

Love some of the seams being 'off the mark'

 I am now thinking about the backing and binding for the quilt. For the backing, I want to go with a vintage-looking deep red or deep blue fabric. For the binding, I am thinking of just a solid black binding.

Now on to the backing and binding

Do you have any war-inspired quilts? If so, please share in the comments section.

Sock Yarn Saturday

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Shown above is Eilis from Three Irish Girls. This luscious yarn comes with its own warning:

"Fair warning: add Eilis (eye-lish) to your stash only if you want to forsake all other knitting projects and immediately cast on with it."

You know you just have to add this yarn to your collection, so order it here.