Patchwork of the Crosses in Electric Quilt
When I saw Lucy Boston’s Patchwork of the Crosses the first time, it appealed to me immediately, and the fascination grew when I realized that the blocks were made with only one shape—the 90 degree...
View ArticleFrom Time to Time Movie
I have finally seen the Lucy Boston movie, From Time to Time, and I love it! I think you will too. It was released in 2009, but never in theaters in North America. I wrote about “the Lucy Boston movie”...
View ArticlePie & Tarts by Jeannette (Hold the Tarts)
JEANNETTE’S AMAZING PIE & NO TARTS! Jeannette in Australia posted photos of 31 “Pies” in the Inklingo Yahoo Group the other day. WOW! I was so impressed that I asked her for permission to show...
View ArticleWednesday Tute 16 – English Paper Piecing 02
English Paper Piecing is the method that Lucy Boston used to make her Patchwork of the Crosses (POTC) and the other amazing quilts in The Patchworks of Lucy Boston by Diana Boston. EPP is a...
View ArticleWednesday Tute 17 – English Paper Piecing 03
There are illustrated instructions for English Paper Piecing in The Patchwork of the Crosses (POTC). EPP is the slowest and most difficult method in the book, but it is included because it is the...
View ArticleWednesday Tute 18 – English Paper Piecing 04
HOW TO ENGLISH PAPER PIECE – PART 4 This time we address dealing with seam allowances at intersections. Unfortunately, one of the disadvantages of English Paper Piecing is that the seams are pressed...
View ArticleInklingo on Purrfect Spots Blog
1. Things Quilters Don’t Expect to See My article about Inklingo for Nan at Purrfect Spots for her blog may be the first article in the history of blogging that includes images of the covers of a...
View ArticleLucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses in Houston!
Congratulations to Fern in Singapore! Her stunning Patchwork of the Crosses has been selected by the jury as a finalist in the Houston Quilt Festival! She printed hexagons and other shapes on fabric...
View ArticleCrazy about Hexagons on QuiltingHub
My keyboard is smoking! I let off a little steam in a new article for QuiltingHub. Hexagons are driving me crazy these days! In reverse order: 4. English Paper Piecing Rescue 3. Choice of Methods –...
View ArticleLucy Boston’s Double Wedding Ring Quilt
Lucy Boston started by mending old quilts but eventually created masterpieces that inspire us today. She was an artist through and through. Diana Boston’s wonderful book, The Patchworks of Lucy Boston,...
View ArticleCarol’s POTC in Panama
Carol in Panama has made some spectacular quilts with Inklingo, including Patchwork of the Crosses! Her Patchwork of the Crosses is precisely hand pieced (not EPP) and beautifully machine quilted by...
View ArticleInklingo Live Video # 6 on Facebook Tonight
I will be printing and sewing POTC hexagons in the LIVE video TONIGHT, or . . . . when? I hope you will join the fun!
View ArticleVIDEO Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses – Part 1 Templates
Happy New Year! We’re celebrating more than 10 years of Lucy Boston’s Patchwork of the Crosses with a new Facebook group and a new video! Please join us in the new group. These are the links...
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