We went to Boston for a few days and isn't it amazing how you find quilt designs no matter where you go and when your not even looking for them?
These are from the Boston Public Library, we took a tour of the Art and Architecture from the Library, it was free and amazing. I highly recommend it if your ever in Boston take this tour.
Can't you see appliqué blocks?
hand quilting designs?
applique flower?
Tonya used to post incredible pictures of buildings in Paris and I have always wanted to use these designs from buildings to hand quilt, think I need to make that a goal this year.
I didn't get to finish the little quilt before I left but I did make some more progress...
hopefully today I can finish it and mail it to the recipient
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I'd like to visit Boston some day. In Westminster Abbey on the tomb of Edward the Confessor are the remnants of decorative motifs - patchwork stars! The tomb was commissioned by Henri III in the late 1200s. I'm guessing the motifs are even older still.
I would love to visit Boston. It's on my bucket list :)
Yes, I find quilting designs everywhere I go!
great photos from a beautiful city! I bet it was nice to get away -
Your little quilt looks great! Keep up the good work! It's funny you showed the fence. I have pages and pages of fence saved for quilting inspiration!
I agree--the BPL tour is wonderful. Glad you enjoyed your visit!
Beautiful photos. I need to use the same idea here in our city.
Looks like you saw Boston through the eyes of a quilter. It's a beautiful city. Glad you had a chance to get away!
I love all that architectural detail - inspiration everywhere you look.
Hoping to see Boston late this year when visiting DD#1 who moved to New Hampshire last year.
I need to get a hand quilting project going.
I totally agree! since I began to quilt, traveling is an even richer adventure!
i lived there...it was wonderful, awesome...home....
Hey Kathie, I love those archetectural features. I take picks like that when I travel too. The wreath around the book looks to be straight out of a Baltimore album quilt! Or perhaps it was the other way around?! Your scrappy quilt is very pretty. I love the two color border. Happy New Year! Claire W.
Beautiful! And yes, I have found quilting/applique designs in the most unexpected places! Thanks for sharing.
Amazing where quilt inspiration comes from and thank goodness you had a camera with you to record it.
Someone is going to be very lucky to receive such a lovely quilt.
Beautiful photos, I agree that there are quilting patterns everywhere!
Funny you should be looking at buildings. When I volunteer in Baltimore we usually take a walk to lunch and admire the "quilting" designs in the architecture along the way.
How great that you got to have a break away, it sounds wonderful. We all look through quilters eyes and its amazing where inspiration lurks, especially when looking up at buildings.
I love Boston and it's been too long since I was there.
You certainly came home with a lot of inspiration for quilting designs. WHat fun!
Love your little quilt. It will make someone very happy.
I look at things all the time seeing how I can use them in quilting.
I've been to the Boston Airport and a bus ride from there to Portland. Looks like I need to see Boston itself! Great ideas for quilting. The little quilt is looking great.
Travels to places inspire you. It does for me. I still have bags full of postcards and photos of ideas I have been collected. I'm glad you took a few days off for a break. I have been to Boston, but that was many years ago now. Love your little quilt. I like the way you quilt it. I have one need quilting I think I will borrow your idea for quilting - Hugs Nat
What a lovely trip. Boston is on my USA to do list, even more so now after seeing your pics. I love that we see "quilts" everywhere!
You made a lovely trip to Boston. Fun that I was there too a few years ago.
You made a lovely trip to Boston. Fun that I was there too a few years ago.
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