Biscornu Gift

I received a beautiful Biscornu from a wonderful friend today. I was so surprised and shocked when I opened the package. It is so pretty and the cross stitch work is impeccable. This is a side view.

This is a view from the top. I am in awe of the Biscornu as I have always admired them. I never did one myself because the construction intimidated me.

There were also some wonderful fabrics in yellow and red in the package along with some stripes that will be great for the POTC quilt top.

Vacant Lot, POTC

There is a possibility that we will turn the first shovel of dirt on the construction of our new home either later this week or early next week. (This is starting to sound like a broken record!) Hopefully the permits will be issued today. Here is a picture of Jeff and me at the lot. We met a couple of our neighbors and they seem very nice and welcomed us to the neighborhood. I am going to have to practice patience if I am going to survive the building process. The most important room - my sewing room - is fully designed and in my head it is already finished. I just want to be there sewing!

The Patchwork of the Crosses block today is Row 2, Block 1. I would never have put these fabrics together in another style block because they would have fought with each other but in the POTC they play off each other to add dimension, movement, and interest. If you haven't been there yet, please visit Linda Franz' website....www.lindafranz.com There you will find so much information on Inklingo, links to projects and her blog is full of information as well as tutorials. You will want to spend the day there.

Making House Decisions and POTC Block

Today was busy looking at ideas for the new home. Hopefully the first shovel of dirt will be turned next week and construction will begin. It was too hot in Texas to spend much time outside so I pieced another POTC block. The lighting for the picture is not that great as the colors are more vivid than portrayed in the picture.

This is my interpretation of of block 2 on Row 1.

I am hoping to piece at least one block a day. Piecing goes much faster than deciding on the fabric and printing but the whole process is fun and rewarding.

Renegade knows how to stay cool. Unfortunately his tub is in storage so we are doing the hose routine. His tub was a little small for him any way.

I was determined to stitch today, so here is my interpretation of the first block in row one of Lucy Boston's Patchwork of the Crosses. Much to my surprise the very center has a tiny blue circle - unplanned. Also unplanned was the stripe around the block that give the block a square look. I can only imagine that perhaps Lucy held the same level of excitement at the completion of each block. She had to be a "master" quilter.

Patchwork of the Crosses/Organizing

POTC has been both challenging and rewarding thus far. The blocks in the original quilt by Lucy Boston are so very interesting. It is amazing how she used fabric and only two shapes to create a quilt that is so extraordinary. My quilt will not be a duplication of Lucy Boston but rather an interpretation of the "feel" of the block. In some blocks, stripes speak to me and in others it is the fussy cut in the center that creates another dimension.

Since my stash of fabric is packed and in storage, I have been trying to acquire, very judiciously, pieces for POTC.

My POTC is a portable hand piecing project. I put the pieces for each block in a Floss-A-Way baggy used for embroidery floss. There is a hole in the top corner of the baggy so I put them on a metal ring. This is a picture of 14 blocks prepped and ready to sew.

Patchwork of the Crosses

As they say in Texas "Back in the saddle!"  The middle of May we sold our home of 26 years and moved to a rental home while we build.  Four days later we were on a trip from Athens Greece to Venice Italy.  We returned home for four days and then took another 10 day sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands.  I was able to stitch 6 Patchwork of the Crosses blocks from  Lucy Boston/Inklingo.  I will be starting a baby quilt for a friend who recently adopted a precious little boy.  I have had the design and fabric since April but not the time.

Hope you enjoy the new blocks.  They are very relaxing to do thanks to Inklingo.  Please visit www.lindafranz.com and read about the Inklingo collections.  They will definitely change your quilting life.