May 2018 -- Memorial Day is coming up fast, followed by July 4th. This time of year always brings to my mind patriotic-themed quilts, for example, my Hometown Crossing pattern. I've just updated it, illustrating it with fabrics from the Brave and Free collection by Windham Fabrics, shown above left. The fabrics in the quilt shown above right are from the Home of the Brave collection by QT Fabrics; it's an older collection but some shops still have it in stock. The pattern has instructions for two quilt sizes and is available at https://payhip.com/brendaplaster.
