I’ve been waiting for the new Inklingo collection, Lucy Boston’s Patchwork of the Crosses, and had fabrics picked out and ready. It was released yesterday afternoon. I barely wanted to take time out to eat dinner — I am so fascinated by that quilt. The effects one can get with border stripes and other directional fabrics with this simple hexagon shape are amazing! This is the front of my first block. Each block will be surrounded by a creamy white plain hexagon as well as squares, just like the original.
And the back. Sometimes I find the backs of blocks as much fun to look at as the front.
Reading about Lucy Boston’s patchworks is fascinating. Two of my favourite sites to read about her online are here and here.
Lester in his favourite spot.
Quilt Obsession 
What a stunning block! I love your fabric choices. I imagine you could get lots of different effects depending on what you choose and how you use it. Wow!
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wow, how pretty! Did you do that by hand? No machine. WOW
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i LOVE that block! Printing them must take more time to line up the pieces over the stripe, or is it random and every design will be different?I think the back is fascinating because the pieces are now new shapes but with the flavor of the original block.
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so pretty. so so pretty. I am teetering on the brink of a new beginning.
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A beautiful start for you Cathi. You have such beautiful tiny hand stitches. I wish mine were so nice.Linda needs to pay you for your great advert of her products! LOLI am resisting for now but then again….
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I am going to LOVE this quilt–my favorite color!!! This is going to be stunning 🙂
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Oh Cathi, that is just stunning!! I can see why you have been so excited. I can hardly wait to see what is next.Crispy
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Love that block, everything about it, the design and colour, I think I am going to love the quilt.
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Oh Cathi, that is stunning!
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I absolutely love that! What a great block. I love the fabrics you picked too.
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How beautiful!
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Beautiful block!I have to ask; do you know where to get more of that lovely purple fabric, (if possible)? I`ve been looking for it, and searching a lot of webshops, but have had no luck.
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This is very interesting! Love your block and your piecing is so well done. I checked out the quilt. I don’t think I have ever seen it before. How big will your quilt be?
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Viewing the back of the block was great. So often I have found when someone is having a problem with a block it is in their pressing. I can never stress how important it is to give some thought to the direction of the seams. So many people think it's carved in stone that you have to press towards the dark. I think this could be an upcoming project. Beautiful work.
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