***i apologize for the delay…we were setting up for the Minnesota Quilters Quilt Show in St. Cloud…starts tomorrow evening at 6pm for a sneak peak…then we will be there Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! we hope to see you there!***
we hope you’ve been following along…if you are just popping in…this is week 49 of Lucy Tuesdays…
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a little info…
Lucy Boston stitched the lovely Patchwork of the Crosses in the late 1950’s. She used lovely prints and did the most amazing fussy cutting to create her breathtaking blocks.
She used 2 different shapes…honeycomb and square.
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I pieced a Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses a couple years ago though my original was made of Civil War fabrics…I fell for the POTC made from florals. (for the blog post featuring my Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses…Jane and Lucy)
so I decided to do another round of the Lucy potc blocks, but this time I would offer kits for the blocks.
Since each block can have between 1 and 4 different fabrics (depending upon fussy cutting) I thought it would be fun to see the various layouts…it’s amazing how different it looks when you move around colors.
The civil war Lucy block…
this features just one print…but the fussy cutting changes the entire look!
Lucy Boston Civil War potc block kit 49
How about a trip to the summer cottage with Lucy?
Lucy’s Summer Cottage potc block kit 49
Each kit will include:
fabric to make at least 1 block (the excess can be added to your lucy stash)
24–1 inch honeycomb papers
4–1 inch square papers (or multiples of 4 depending upon how many 4-patches are fussy cut from the fabrics
pattern card with color layout and cutting instructions
Kits will be $8.
***listing options:
we have added listing options to the website…you can add:
Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses book
1 inch Honeycomb and 1 inch Square templates (with 3/8 inch seam allowance)
it’s time to get stitching!
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we only have 7 weeks left! we have a busy couple weeks ahead of us, so hopefully i’ll be able to work ahead a little (this is always my goal, but it usually doesn’t work that way!)
*starting wednesday evening we’ll be at the Minnesota Quilt Show in St. Cloud.
*Week after that we’ll be at the Omaha Quilt Show starting Thursday, June 21st which is also the first day of the Row by Row!
*After that we’ll be getting ready for Quilt MN which starts the last Friday in July!
We have a busy, busy summer ahead…hopefully you get a chance to stop by! if not, be sure to tag along with us online over on instagram (@sweetgirlstudio) and if you see something you can’t live without i probably have it online just for you over on the website sweetwater cotton shoppe.
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happy epping!
-a
sweetwater cotton shoppe 