The Quilter's Cross - Quilt Block Series LbNA #30849
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Add Location| Owner: | Lone Star Quilter  |
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| Plant date: | May 8, 2007 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Farmersville |
| County: | Collin |
| State: | Texas |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Found by: | Dusty Strings |
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| Last found: | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | May 8, 2007 |
Quilters have always been very inventive when naming a new block. I mean, every block has to be called something, right? When we were planning letterboxes to be placed at Bethlehem Baptist Church, I thought a “cross” block would be appropriate, but couldn’t find one that I really liked, so I designed a new one and I call it the Quilter’s Cross. Okay, it probably isn’t a new design, but many blocks have more than one name, and, it wasn’t in my little book of 1,000 quilt blocks. Anyway, each quilt is unique, isn’t it? Even if a 150 year block pattern is used, the quilter makes the quilt unique to herself. So, in honor of the church that was founded by Reverend Ben Watson in 1854, this is “The Quilter’s Cross”. When you stamp, use any color that appeals to you, just like a quilter would do. It makes your particular stamping unique as well.
Directions:
Farmersville is located on US 380, 17 miles east of McKinney. Take Hwy. 78 north to county road 618. Turn right (it’s the only way you can turn), and make a left, then right jog, staying on 618 until you come to CR 664, where you will turn left for maybe a 1/4 mile to the cemetery on the right. Turn right on CR 665 and park in front of the church office in one of the spaces designated for visitors to park.
To the box:
Walk around the building to your left and enter the cemetery through the gate in the fence on your left. Find your way to the far northeast corner. There, stand in front of the grave marker for James A. Meeks. Look then, toward the fence for a large pecan tree that branches out over your head. The box lies between the trunk of that tree and the fence under a brick. Also notice the old white church building in front of you. The founder of this church was the great great grandfather of Boots Tex, Benjamin Watson. He placed a box called “Brother Ben” in this cemetery as a tribute to his ancestor. Be sure to look for it while you’re here.
Directions:
Farmersville is located on US 380, 17 miles east of McKinney. Take Hwy. 78 north to county road 618. Turn right (it’s the only way you can turn), and make a left, then right jog, staying on 618 until you come to CR 664, where you will turn left for maybe a 1/4 mile to the cemetery on the right. Turn right on CR 665 and park in front of the church office in one of the spaces designated for visitors to park.
To the box:
Walk around the building to your left and enter the cemetery through the gate in the fence on your left. Find your way to the far northeast corner. There, stand in front of the grave marker for James A. Meeks. Look then, toward the fence for a large pecan tree that branches out over your head. The box lies between the trunk of that tree and the fence under a brick. Also notice the old white church building in front of you. The founder of this church was the great great grandfather of Boots Tex, Benjamin Watson. He placed a box called “Brother Ben” in this cemetery as a tribute to his ancestor. Be sure to look for it while you’re here.