Civil War era quilt blocks interwoven with authentic diary entries of 10 women living through the war.

I LOVE this book. Every two page spread consists of a quilt block on one page and a diary entry from a woman who lived during the war. Women from both sides of the conflict are featured. Many of the blocks I was familiar with but some I was not. I don't know if Ms. Youngs created some blocks or if my block knowledge is small.

This book is not only a quilt book but a history book. I learned a few things about life during the war that I never obtained from the history books we all were required to read in elementary school. Also, it is an easy read because you can read a few pages, put it down and not have to remember where you left off. I could not stop flipping through the pages looking at the blocks. When I bought the book I knew that I had to make this quilt.

Ms. Youngs did a great job of marrying the history of the civil war with quilting. She obviously did a ton of research in order to find the diaries. She has made a great contribution to the history of the war. I highly recommend this book. ( )