Boston Commons Quilt Instructions

Directions to sew the top together in one continuous seam.

Boston commons quilt instructions.

I made the boston common quilt top above at least ten years ago. Perhaps the early makers of it lived near boston and were reminded of the park because of the quilt s central rectangle bordered by other colors. After your initial post on this quilt i gathered 15 colors of batiks so i am ready to go. Tutorial for two for one grandmother s dream and boston commons pdf for two for one method for grandmother s dream and boston commons.

Sep 2 2015 explore nancy tipton s board quilts. Harkening back to the nation s oldest park the boston commons. It s possible the boston common was. See more ideas about quilts boston common quilt inspiration.

To kay susan the quilt design is named after the boston common a 40 acre park the oldest in our nation s history located near the center of boston. For several years i hosted a yahoo group called quiltswapchallenge where i presented design challenges to an international group of quilters. Half the work twice the fun. Traditional boston common quilts have a dark center moving to lighter values then back to dark.

I saw this episode on tv and started a queen size boston commons quilt but it is a 2 part tv program and i did to find out one fabric width so that i can finish my quilt top. Supplies and fabric choices. This is an old quilt design. Boston commons trips bargello followed by 189 people on pinterest.

See more ideas about quilts bargello quilt patterns. Choose 12 fabrics amount needed is listed below. I m not exactly sure how i got the idea to make a boston common design using the fast patch technique. You could use solids geometrical flowered whatever looks good together for you.

When making the queen size there is a strip of fabric between the inner design and the outer design so i just need to know what size i am suppose to cut the fabric so. Or you can sew half the quilt at a time. Rounds and rounds of simple squares on point highlight a faceted center in this variation of the classic boston commons design. Quilt is 48 by 58.

Posted by exuberantcolor wanda s hanson at. The boston commons quilt design was inspired by the amish sunshine shadow and english trip around the world designs.