This past Saturday I attended our local quilt guild's annual Fall Festival. This year the activity was English Paper Piecing with three levels offered from beginner to advanced. I attended the intermediate group working on the "Lucy Boston Block."
The original Lucy Boston Patchwork of the Crosses quilt is about queen size (88 x 99 inches /224 x 252cm), made up of 56 blocks (7 x 8) and is found in the book by Linda Franz
The pattern is really fun, because each block made from 24, 1 inch 90 degree hexagons, looks different due to changing placement of light/dark color values. If you are patient with fussy cutting of fabric motifs, you can create some truly stunning blocks, and really no two have to be the same. Starting in the center you stitch together 4 Honeycombs into a cross (hence the name of the block), then you add another 4 Honeycombs (covered in a different fabric), nestling them into the axles of the cross.
These mirrors were useful for previewing how the fabrics would look in the hexie shape next to each other. Check out this link to Pinterest for a zillion looks for this blocks and lots of tips and tricks.
Lot's of different fabrics from very traditional to contemporary....
This is as far as I got, but I am liking the look so far!
This seems like a fun activity to take while traveling or watching tv for those that like to keep themselves busy!
