Regent Street quilt

I have always loved the Union Jack flag. It belongs to England, but also belonged to Canada until 1967, when Canada designed its own flag when they were 100 years old. I had to draw this flag in my young Elementary school years, and always had a difficult time. There are two or three different sizes in the stripes. I remember trying to get it even with a ruler, but it was just really hard!

I went to London from Paris, for one day, two years ago.  The first place we went, was Liberty of London. It's an incredible 3 story shop with the most beautiful things! One of their floors is devoted to Liberty of London fabric.  Some of it is tana lawn, a very fine, silky cotton.

I've been in love with Liberty of London fabric since I was 19 years old, in fashion design at Ryerson in Toronto. It has always reminded me of Laura Ashley.

When I was at Liberty of London, I bought some small fat quarter packs of their fabric, excited to make a quilt out of it. Over a year ago, I cut the fabric for the Regent Street quilt by Amy Smart from Diary of a Quilter. I'm going to a quilt retreat in another week and decided to make this quilt with my beautiful fabric!  This is how the first block turned out. After cutting the pieces for this quilt, I had enough fabric left to make the Snail quilt by Pen and Paper Designs. You can see it here.

I'm so excited to show you the finished quilt top in a few weeks!

Thanks for following along :)

The Americana Flag Quilt

 

I received the Americana Flag Quilt Kit in the mail from Fat Quarter Shop! It's a pretty big box full of fabric and the pattern.

Here is the fabric, two full bundles!  There are one yard pieces and some half yard pieces.  The pattern tells you which fabric to us with a little photo and the SKU number.  You can piece the blocks or use foundation paper.  I have foundation paper for one of the sizes so I'll use it and will piece the rest of the blocks. The quilt along beings in May.

On the stripes of the American flag, every rotating block is pieced.

This will be a fun quilt along!  Thanks for following me :)