Honest Abe

I found the pattern in an old Good House Keeping book I found in the library, I was struck by the beauty of the quilt and the uniqueness of it as well. It took me 2 years to finish it, I also had to change the star blocks to update it I didn't want to do all those little pieces so I simplified the block. The name of the quilt comes from the history of the pattern, the book states that Abe Lincoln's mother made this quilt the year he was born in 1809.