I love all of the blocks so far. I would love to make one, but never will because I hate hand sewing.

I bought mine from paperpieces..I like the 3/8" seam allowance on the template...I use glue rather than thread paste to papers......I like the idea of the layout template...going to have to make one....

linda franz from inklingo has a book on Lucy Boston and her quilt.......Pinterest gas loads of pics of design ideas.....

you know you can do the project by machine using invisible thread and tiny blind hem stitch......saw on Craftsy, she dud hexies, but same technigue can be used on POTC.

This is beautiful. So, am I to understand that this is hand-pieced like the hexagon ones. I know that you can to the hexagon ones by machine, but I do mine by hand, as a time filler when I have to wait at doctor's offices or watching TV or visiting friends when you don't have a sewing machine. These would be a nice change from the hexagons.

By the way, Craftsy has a great class on paper piecing hexagons and other shapes. It is really a helpful class and the teacher is fantastic and shows the work clearly and explains the technique perfectly.

Thank you ladies for your help and your photos.....your blocks are beautiful. Can't wait to see the finished products. I made a mistake when I posted my questions though....I didn't mean to ask for yardage for the backing of the quilt, what I meant was how much fabric would I need for the BACKGROUND of each block. In other words, the long hexie path that finishes each block. I'm thinking that my quilt will measure approx. 96"x106" or so. Sorry for the confusion. And once again, thanks in advance for your help.

I have never made a POTC or Lucy Boston whole quilt. I have made several blocks that were inspired by this for block swaps. I have appliqued them to a 12.5 inch square of fabric as stand alone blocks.

https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...c6&oe=5B8A35F6

https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...c9&oe=5B4EE81C

https://scontent-dfw5-2.xx.fbcdn.net...95&oe=5B92B0A0

A few I had pics of in the computer.

You might try using the alternative name for this quilt, Patchwork of the Crosses, or POTC. There is a plethora of eye candy out there if you look at both Pinterest and Google images.

What kind of information are you looking for? The pattern is designed for and works best with English paper piecing, so if that's what you need help with, there are lots of tutorials on the internet.

There's a tutorial series here https://www.linapatchwork.com/lucy-b...sses-tutorial/

And Linda Franz has some free printable templates with instructions here https://lindafranz.com/blog/free-templates-for-lucy-boston-patchwork-of-the-crosses-potc-part-1/