An online source of cotton reproduction fabric for costuming and quilting.
This line was designed by Margo Karger based on her sample book from 1863-1868.
A call for quilts or comforts was issued by the United States Sanitary Commission in 1861. The size requested was "8 feet long, 4 feet wide" or "cot" sized quilts.
Shortly after the beginning of the War, the attack on Fort Sumter April 12 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation for the United States Sanitary Commission. The purpose was to work for better field and hospital conditions for the soldiers.
America's 'industrial war complex' of the mid 19th Century was primitive and unprepared for the rapid call up of so many fighting men. In especially short supply were articles of clothing and bedding.
Northern women wanting to help staged Sanitary Fairs to raise funds for the cause. They also quickly formed numerous Soldiers' Aid Societies to supply shirts, socks and bedding for the war effort. Most of these items were distributed through the Sanitary Commission. It is estimated there were 125,000 quilts turned in but there are only a few survivors.
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A call for quilts or comforts was issued by the United States Sanitary Commission in 1861. The size requested was "8 feet long, 4 feet wide" or "cot" sized quilts.
Shortly after the beginning of the War, the attack on Fort Sumter April 12 1861, President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation for the United States Sanitary Commission. The purpose was to work for better field and hospital conditions for the soldiers.
America's 'industrial war complex' of the mid 19th Century was primitive and unprepared for the rapid call up of so many fighting men. In especially short supply were articles of clothing and bedding.
Northern women wanting to help staged Sanitary Fairs to raise funds for the cause. They also quickly formed numerous Soldiers' Aid Societies to supply shirts, socks and bedding for the war effort. Most of these items were distributed through the Sanitary Commission. It is estimated there were 125,000 quilts turned in but there are only a few survivors.
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Margo's A Soldiers Quilt FQ Bundle
$30.00
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Circles
$11.25
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Printed stripe
$11.25
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Star leaf
$11.25
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Hershey bars
$11.25
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Circles
$11.25
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Tiny foulard
$11.25
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Printed stripe
$11.25
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Floral bouquet
$11.25
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Hershey bars
$11.25
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Hershey bars
$11.25