Mail Call!

I received my first month BOM  from

Jan @ Sew and Sow Farm,

who has a wonderful Etsy shop,

Featherweight Quilt Company

filled with kits and supplies for EPP.

I bought some extra goodies including plastic templates and needles

to make work easier.

Jan included a cute gift, too.

I have already found some fabrics in my stash to add to the fun

and am thinking about the fabric choices and layout for my 

first three blocks.

Fun ... fun ... fun!

:-)

30's POTC Coming Soon to my Scrapatch

I am joining in this BOM sewing fun!

My quilty friend,

Jan @ Sew and Sow Farm

has a wonderful Etsy shop,

Featherweight Quilt Company

filled with kits and supplies for EPP.


I have sewn a few of these ...

Patchwork of the Crosses
This pattern is attributed to Lucy Boston.

... before using the basting method ...



Here



Here



Here

But it has been very slow going as my hands and eyesight 
are just not what they used to be.

These projects are a UFO lost in the depths my quilting galaxy.

So I will be using the glue stick basting method 
that I found 

Video Tutorial Here

from

Piece of Cake

I have joined a Featherweight Quilt Co BOM Facebook group

for sharing progress,  support and friendship.

Looking forward to receiving my first month's kit!

:)

A French Courtyard Patchwork of the Crosses Quilt

My new Patchwork of the Crosses quilt fabric!

This fabric line is 

French Courtyard by Riley Blake Designs

These are my birthday gift fabrics.

Red, buttery yellow, gray and off white ...

the colors are personal favorites.

They are so pretty! 

The colors are more vibrant than the photos taken here on my gray day 

in the northeast or the ones on the website may show. 

Plans are to make a 

Patchwork of the Crosses quilt inspired by Lucy Boston

I have made a cutout cardstock viewer to help me determine how to best fussy cut these fabrics for the honeycomb shape.

I learned this "view before you cut" technique from my expert 

Lucy Boston block friend,

Jan @ Sew and Sow Farm

I am putting together a few block kits today to pack with me to sew on my upcoming trip to visit my daughter and grand-darling.

It will take me a long time to hand piece this quilt.

I am happy I have these beautiful fabrics to keep me inspired to keep sewing.

Happy Stitching!

:)