Hello Everyone,
Yesterday was a red letter kind of day. A box arrived from Marcus Fabrics containing the entire Journey to America fabric line by Judie Rothermel. The line commemorates the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, and the beginning of the Plymouth Colony. The collection was created in a collaboration with the Old Sturbridge Village Museum.
This fabric will be the backing. Since my background is Geography and Cartography, this is right in my quilting wheelhouse. I'm going to name my new design "Crossing the Pond".
This sweet little notecard was included in the box. Such a nice, personal touch.
I can't comprehend the courage of those intrepid 102 Pilgrims who set sail aboard the Mayflower. Only 53 survived the trip. Just four of the 53 were adult women.
This is going to be a special quilt, dedicated to those brave souls on the Mayflower. This quilt is going to be a journey for me, and I'm bringing all of you along for the voyage. If you read between the lines, you know that means it's going to be intricate, and a quilt filled with lots of little quilting components. There might be times that I get stuck in the doldrums, and other times when it's smooth sailing along the journey.
The ship set sail yesterday with the first cutting of the cloth. I'll be working on it in between several other projects. Wish me luck with time management, and may the wind fill my sails.
Bon voyage,
Lynn
Yesterday was a red letter kind of day. A box arrived from Marcus Fabrics containing the entire Journey to America fabric line by Judie Rothermel. The line commemorates the 400th anniversary of the voyage of the Mayflower, and the beginning of the Plymouth Colony. The collection was created in a collaboration with the Old Sturbridge Village Museum.
When I saw the fabric on the Marcus website, I downloaded all of the images and started working on a new design in EQ8 software. I have a good working history with Marcus Fabrics, so I felt very comfortable sending them my new design.
This fabric will be the backing. Since my background is Geography and Cartography, this is right in my quilting wheelhouse. I'm going to name my new design "Crossing the Pond".
This sweet little notecard was included in the box. Such a nice, personal touch.
I can't comprehend the courage of those intrepid 102 Pilgrims who set sail aboard the Mayflower. Only 53 survived the trip. Just four of the 53 were adult women.
This is going to be a special quilt, dedicated to those brave souls on the Mayflower. This quilt is going to be a journey for me, and I'm bringing all of you along for the voyage. If you read between the lines, you know that means it's going to be intricate, and a quilt filled with lots of little quilting components. There might be times that I get stuck in the doldrums, and other times when it's smooth sailing along the journey.
The ship set sail yesterday with the first cutting of the cloth. I'll be working on it in between several other projects. Wish me luck with time management, and may the wind fill my sails.
Bon voyage,
Lynn
I love that backing fabric and do so wonder what the pattern will be - are you going to be sharing little glimpses of it along the way?
ReplyDeleteYes, I'll be sharing my progress along this journey Karen.
DeleteYES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'll second that!
DeleteI look forward to following your journey. Heres to your success in the crossing!
ReplyDeleteHopefully I won't have to get out my paddles and row my boat!
DeleteI look forward to seeing your progress on this quilt. The fabric looks super. I agree, those Pilgrims sure were brave. My first ancestor in America came on the ship after the Mayflower, called the Fortune.
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you can trace your history so far back.
DeleteOh I feel your excitement! I will be watching daily for the quilting trip to unfold. Thanks for filling my day with wonder. Stay safe, Sharon McD
ReplyDeleteYou stay safe too Sharon. On another note, I just had to cancel my August retreat. I don't know if the October retreat is going to happen.
DeleteThese fabrics are fabulous, and your journey will be inspiring to follow.
ReplyDeleteI hope it is going to inspire.
DeleteI see nothing but smooth sailing ahead, Lynn! I know you'll make the Pilgrims proud!
ReplyDeleteClear sailing today Candace.
DeleteI'm eager to see what you designed with this fabulous fabric. I was wanting to make a quilt commemorating this event. I do have a Mayflower decedent who survived the journey, Francis Cooke and his son John.
ReplyDeleteHow lucky for you to know about your ancestors. That's amazing!
DeleteIt's going to be amazing for sure!
ReplyDeleteI hope to the justice to this wonderful line.
DeleteI will cheer you on, Lynn, and look forward to each blog entry about this quilt. I love our history and I have read a lot about these brave people and what they endured to get a foothold in this new land. We owe them so much!
ReplyDeleteTheir bravery was commendable. I need all of the cheering I can get.
DeleteI love that background. Ijust recently found out that my (many times) grandfather and his son came over on the Mayflower. I cannot imagine that voyage. The grandfather died 3 months after arriving. So sad.......
ReplyDeleteSurviving the crossing and then dying, just doesn't seem fair. Thank you for commenting.
DeleteAnother reason for me to open your blog first thing every day.
ReplyDeleteIt will be a joy watching your creativity in action. Bon voyage back at you!
Thanks Fran. It was great hearing your voice the other day. I can just picture you "holding court" on your front porch. You are the queen!
DeleteThis is exciting! I have an ancestor, William Brewster, one of the leaders, who came over on the Mayflower and will definitely want to use the fabric to make a quilt to commemorate the event! Not sure if I'll use your design or create my own, but look forward to seeing what you do! Gladi
ReplyDeleteI am so pleasantly surprised that so many of my readers have a connection to the Mayflower. Thank you for commenting Gladi.
DeleteHow fun! I grew up in New England and have been to Sturbridge Village many times! What a great collection for you to work on. Can't wait to see what you create!!!
ReplyDeleteThis line is so "me"! I have been to Sturbridge Village once, and I'd really like to go again.
Deletebeautiful fabric, and I'm sure you have an amazing pattern worked out for it! :-) Did they tell you when the fabric releases? Hugs, H
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure Helen. The virus has been delaying fabric release date.
DeleteWe look forward to sailing along with you as this beautiful project begins its crossing! So excited to see a new line of fabric from Judy that is created from this historical event. She always does an incredible job.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite lines from Judie. She isn't designing as much now as in the past. Thank you for commenting Pat.
DeleteSo cool! Mary Chilton was my 7x great grandmother! I can't wait to see what you do with this!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful bit of history for you! I hope to work on the quilt a lot this coming week.
DeleteHow exciting, not just new "old" fabric, that is just beautiful, but we get to go along on your journey across the pond with it with the anticipation of arrival in the New World. I am looking forward to going on this journey with you vicariously.
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