Lucy Boston Day

Happy birthday, Lucy Boston! She would be celebrating her 130th birthday today. Lucy Boston, famous to quilters for her "Patchwork of the Crosses" quilt, was also a British author, an artist, and a restorer of an old cottage and English garden. She was born on December 10, 1892 in Southport, England, and lived to the age of 97. 

This is Lucy Boston's original quilt called "Patchwork of the Crosses", made in the 1950's: 

Tama Quilters is a small group of quilt friends that met in each other's homes in Tokyo, Japan, in the 2000's. We continue to do biannual "summer homework" where we make 6 blocks--one to keep and five to swap with the other members. For the summer of 2019 it was decided we would make Patchwork of the Crosses blocks! Here's my finished POTC quilt!!! ⤵️

Antique Dogwood 🍃 Quilt

My neighbor's great-grandmother made this beautiful appliqué quilt top, circa 1930!!! She made two of these Dogwood quilts--one was hand quilted back in the day, and this one was left as a top.

Quilt Info:

Topper: Mrs. C. Roffert

Pattern: Mountain Mist Dogwood #29

🎃 Halloween & Christmas 🎄

Two of my friends/clients have been making holiday quilts!!! I have five to share with you today:  

Quilt Info #1

🌈 RSC/Bring the Love 💜

It's been a few months since I made more "Bring the Love" mini quilts for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I made two for July, the month of purple--one with modern prints and one with Japanese prints!!!

Quilt Info:

Maker: Me!

Pattern: Bring the Love Mug Rugs from Ameroonie Designs

Then Sings My Soul 🎶

I love the song, "How Great Thou Art" and bought this kit the moment I saw it as part of the 2018 Row By Row Experience!!! 

Quilt Info:

Maker: Me!!!

National Flower💐 Day

Happy National Flower Day!!! March 21st, the day after the first official day of spring in the northern hemisphere. It's a day to look ahead to warm weather and flowers blooming!!!

Quilt Info:

Makers: Tama Quilters, Fuchu-shi, Tokyo, Japan

🌈RSC/Bring the Love 💙SAL

This mini quilt is a combo of the Bring the Love SAL and the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!! And the hand carved spoon was made by my Dad!!!

Quilt Info:

Maker: Me!!!

🚂 Good Nite Train 🚂

Quilt Info:

Maker: Patty

Pattern: Good Nite Train from Nite Owl Quilting

❤️Bring the Love SAL❤️

 Amy, over at amerooniedesigns.com, is having a Valentine sew-along!!! 

Quilt Info:

Maker: Me!!!

Pattern: Bring the Love Valentine Mug Rugs from Amy Chappell

🐱National Cat Day Quilt🐱

Happy National Cat Day!!! October 29th! In celebration, I have a new cat quilt to show you!

Check out the National Cat Day Quilt Link Party by clicking on the button below! ⤵️

Quilt Info:

Makers: Myself + 4 Japanese Quilters

More To Come 🙌

There's a lot of behind-the-scenes sewing going on in the Grace and Peace studio right now! Here are some things to look forward to:

Kelly Young is hosting a blog hop featuring her new book, Scrappy Improv Quilting, and I'm a part of it!!! I'm very excited to introduce the quilt I've made from this fun book on September 22nd! 

Kelly makes improv easy for everyone, with her illustrated steps and instructions to make 22 mini improv quilts!!! I'll be sharing my version of Kelly's pattern, "Downpour", on September 22nd, so come back on that day to see it!!!

Here's the full blog/book hop schedule with links:

Scrappy Improv Quilting Blog Tour Schedule-

8/31- Intro, Single Block Beauties, and Simple Shapes

9/7- Seasonal Sensations, Standards With a Twist

9/13- Summer Blossom- Lori @ Crossquilt
           Up, Up, and Away- Sandra @ mmm...quilts!

9/15- Flutter- Rose @ Something Rosemade
           Botanics- Diann @ Little Penguin Quilts

9/20- Face the Sun- Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts
           Full Spectrum- Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal

9/22- Prismatic- Anja @ Anja Quilts

           Downpour- Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting ➡️ ME!!!

9/27- Funkytown- Vasudha @ Storied Quilts
           Cherub Wings- Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty

9/29- Chapel Window- Kris @ Sew Sunshine
           Winter Frost- Leanne @ Devoted Quilter

10/4- Heartstruck- Rebecca Grace @ Rebecca Grace Quilting
           Star Spangled- Christine @ Triangles & Squares

10/6- Birds of a Feather- Preeti @ Sew Preeti Quilts
           Fall Foliage- Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

10/11- Ornamental- Gail @ Quilting Gail
            Churn, Churn, Churn- Cynthia @ Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

10/13- Sunset Crossing- Kate @ Katie Mae Quilts
             Positivity- Sarah @ Sarah Goer Quilts

10/18- All Dressed Up- Linda @ Flourishing Palms
             Shockwave- Anne-Marie @ Stories From the Sewing Room

10/20- Sweet Bee (a bonus thank-you pattern), Finishing, and Wrap-Up 

The second event I'm sewing behind the scenes for is this little cutie's birthday party, mid-October!!!

We got to spend some time with her, our daughter & son-in-law and 2 granddogs over the Labor Day weekend! 

The birthday party theme is llamas and cactus, so look for some related stitching, to be revealed after the party, mid-October!!!

The third event I've been stitching for behind-the-scenes is the National Cat Day Quilt Link Party over at Susan's blog, QuiltFabrication. It will start on National Cat Day, October 29th, and run for several days. I have a new Japanese-inspired cat quilt I will share on that day! So get ready to link up your cat quilts and/or quilt cats on that day!!! You can link from a blog or Instagram.

I invite you to come back on these special days!!! Grace and peace!!! ~Nancy

Linking up with Midweek Makers, NTT, Put Your Foot Down, TGIFF, Whoop Whoop, Peacock Party, Finished Or Not Friday, Off the Wall Friday, From Bolt To Beauty, Patchwork & Quilts.

🐶National Dog Day Quilt 🐶

Happy National Dog Day!!! August 26th!!! In celebration, I have a new dog quilt, dog blocks, and dog photos to share!!! 

Check out the Dog Day Quilt Link Party by clicking on the button below!!! ⤵️

Quilt Info:

Makers: Myself + 4 Japanese quilters

◎ Indigo Circles ◎

This quilt falls into a couple of categories for me: 1. a DrEAMi/squirrel project--I had a free evening, so I decided to put this together. And 2. the fussy-cut category running this week with Project Quilting, found here.

Quilt Info:

Fabrics: Japanese vintage indigos

❄️Scandi Snowflake❄️Wall Hanging❄️

 My last finish of 2020: a new wall hanging for my Mom!!!

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