Ella Maria Deacon

I enjoy almost anything to do with threads and fibers.  Among them is quilting.  

Last year I saw that Gay Bomer, Sentimental Stitches, was patterning the blocks of the 1842 historical friendship quilt by Ella Maria Deacon.  I began to pick up the block patterns but hadn't started to look for material.  Historical fabrics are not what I usually collect, but this quilt is gorgeous.  Homestead Hearth made an announcement that they were going to do a BOM (Block of the Month) of the fabrics for this quilt.  (Done with Gay's OK.)

I jumped at the chance for the material and signed up.  The first set of materials came this Monday.  It was for the first four blocks.

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 4

These are a finished 9 inch block.  It was a joy to work with them.  The other quilt that I am working on has a finished 6 inch block.  Since this is a BOM, I am done with this until September when more material comes my way.

Now to go pick up the Cave and then head outside.  Enjoy your day.  The sun is shining here.