On a cold January 17th, in 1706, Josiah and Abiah Franklin welcomed a new baby, Benjamin, into their small rented house on Milk Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Benjamin was, at...
Starting 18 June 2012 we will begin our new mystery quilt centered around the life of a most outstanding individual, Dr Benjamin Franklin. Franklin was not only a printer and...
Make One or Several for a Special Project! This striking block is the first block of the Benjamin Franklin Mystery quilt from Erik Homemade. It’s a stunning block that can be used in many types of projects. Add borders (or not) and finish one block for a beautiful table or wall quilt. Combine three for …
On a cold January 17th, in 1706, Josiah and Abiah Franklin welcomed a new baby, Benjamin, into their small rented house on Milk Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Benjamin was, at...
A successful business and philanthropic popularity was not all Benjamin enjoyed. Along with friends he formed clubs, organizations, and even a lending library. Ben said "I should like to give...
In 1783 Benjamin Franklin, along with the American delagation in France, signed the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War with the British. His duties in France were coming to...
Now back in Philadelphia, it was time for Ben to settle down and start a family. While Ben was in London, Deborah Read had wed...and by now her ne'er-do-well husband...
Published in his own print shop, Ben earned great success with his yearly Poor Richard's Almanack! Along with dates, times, and moon phases, Ben included distances, world events, and of...
Here is another bonus block and tutorial! You may or may not want to make this for your quilt...it is up to you! The Traditional Setting will resume next month...then...
Another star block added to my Star Sampler collection! This one was a challenge but well worth it. Excellent tutorial online here: erikhomemade.typepad.com/erik_homemade/2012/06/free-bosto... I noted an error in the size of the side triangles; assembly much easier after minor change was made. I also added the quarter inch border to the central square as I cut the original half an inch too small and did not have enough fabric to perform fussy quilt. This square had been cut for another block. BLOCK FOR UFO NUMBER 3...FOR MY "STAR QUILT???
Ben grew in the atmosphere of a Puritan home, helping his father, a candle-maker. And he learned life's lessons: one day his father's friends filled his pockets with coins. On...
Ben quickly made friends in busy Philadelphia! He was a fine printer and soon his reputation made it to the ears of Sir William Keith, the colony's governor. Govenor Keith...
With his troubles, family, and Boston behind him, sixteen year old Ben arrived by ship to New York City looking for work. October 1723 was dreary...and there was no work...
Ben quickly made friends in busy Philadelphia! He was a fine printer and soon his reputation made it to the ears of Sir William Keith, the colony's governor. Govenor Keith...
Farm-fresh with a 1940's homemade flair! Vintage inspired quilts, patterns, recipes, and crafts to make yourself!!
It wasn't trouble that was brewing, it was separation! In England, Ben saw parlimentary acts repealed and worse acts instated. Most North American colonists no longer believed that reconciliation was...
Here is another bonus block and tutorial! You may or may not want to make this for your quilt...it is up to you! The Traditional Setting will resume next month...then...
Ever fascinated by the weather, Benjamin was constantly observing hot and cold fronts, storm patterns, and of course lightening. How wonderful he thought the weather was! He conducted experiments on...
Of all of the 'Founding Fathers', Benjamin Franklin is perhaps the most instrumental in establishing the new nation. He had fought for her, defended her, and signed for her! Four...
Now in his latter years, Ben had nothing but time...time to enjoy his writing, his reading, his inventions, his home, and his correspondence. He had worked hard and life ended...
Farm-fresh with a 1940's homemade flair! Vintage inspired quilts, patterns, recipes, and crafts to make yourself!!
In London for some eighteen months, Ben longed to return to his homeland, even though he had made friends and learned to be a better printer. When Thomas Denham, a...
Keep in mind these are just quick snapshots of the Benjamin Franklin Mystery Quilt Non-Traditonal Setting with the early evening summer sun shining through the trees on the lawn.... There...
In 1737 Benjamin was made postmaster of Philadelphia and in 1753 as postmaster of all of the American Colonies. Quite a job for a printer! At the time there were...
Now back in Philadelphia, it was time for Ben to settle down and start a family. While Ben was in London, Deborah Read had wed...and by now her ne'er-do-well husband...
After Ben's passionate testimony to Parliament, the debt-ridden British government decided to repeal the Stamp Act even though it reserved the right to tax the North American Colonies. Ben now...
We will reveal both the Traditional and Non-Traditional Benjamin Franklin Mystery Quilts on May 23rd, 2016! Along with photographs of each quilt, we will offer more information to complete the...
In Colonial times, New York City was not the metropolis bursting with opportunity known today. William Bradford was the only printer in town and he had no work for Franklin....
A Better Correspondent Sweet & Gentle Disposition Numerous Excuses Another Prison The Strongest Emotions Brighter Future Long-Promised Photograph No Letters Still Prisoners Nothing Like an Affectionate Wife Pay and Bounty Pig Point Privilege of Communication Provisions Steamboat Suspension of Furloughs Whizzing Bullets Writing Home on the Cars Changing Conditions A Good Straw Bed A Little Broth Accepting the Flag Americus Soldiers Relief Society At Last a Free Man Auld Lang Syne Camp Conditions City Light Guards Drawing for Our Clothes Female Prayer Meeting Guardian Angel History of Travel Hospital Arrangements Infernally Ungrateful Lonesome Place Lovesick Many Fond Recollections 64 Pound Shell A Beautiful Picture A Consoling Thought A Secession Ball Almost Home Angel Visits Another Death Application for Leave Awful Tragedy Back Home Battle at Williamsburg Benefits of the Sick and Wounded Brave Boys of the 6th Iowa Burning of the City Gates Circumstances Are Such Conditions Dangerous Duty Delayed Mail Dress Parade Drummer Enthusiasm Exchange Thoughts Exchanging Photographs False Graves Fight Like A Man First and Always Florida has Seceded Forgotten the Word Defeat Funeral Procession Going to Richmond Greatest Jollification Guerrillas Healthful Region Home Sweet Home Hospitals Imaginary Feeling Incompetent Officers Jersey Boys Last Letter Home Letters or Papers from Home Liberal with Furlough March in the Mountains March to Winter Quarters Missionary Ridge Mr. Rabbit Mrs. Massie's Party My Application My Greatest Trial New Year's Day No Serious Fighting People and Peaches Pleasant Campaign Pleasures of Sweet Home Pretty Long March Prisoner of War Queen of the West Rebel Spy Hung Roanoke Island Runaway Slave Sad Bereavement Second Term Selling the Horse Severe Fighting Sickness Sincere Sympathy and Condolence Single Thrashing Skirmishing, Cannon Firing & Uproar Sorrows of War Squad Drills Stars and Stripes Sweet Pleasure Tents of the Enemy The Fall of Richmond The Monitor Those Two Letters Travels Treat from Home Virginia Military Institute White Headed Boy Will Virginia Secede? Wretchedly Cold Weather Always Hopeful & Cheerful Another Battle Indications Examinations
Make a splash with a nautical-theme crib quilt. Stitched in pink prints and rose polka dots, this baby quilt will make a great gift for any baby girl. Nautical-theme prints from the Baby Love collection by Susan Branch for RJR Fabrics feature the wisdom of Benjamin Franklin: "Little boats should keep near shore."
Block 26 The Ben Franklin Mystery Quilt Erik Homemade This Mystery is coming to an end soon, but all the blocks are still available. ~~~~~~~~~~ Looking for Baby it's Cold outside for my kitty Elly and found this new cute version. ~~~~~~~~~~ Linking up with Happy Rest of the Week and Weekend.
Electricity was important to Benjamin Franklin. He made studies of it, experimented with it, played with it...and wrote much about it! He was fascinated with it! Lightening was important to...
Back home in Philadelphia, Ben was not idle; there was a new country to be formed and a constitution to set in place! There was much debate over what the...
On April 18th we will begin posting the instructions for OUR SUSANNAH! Quilt! Our Susannah! Quilt is easy to make with 48 simple Rail Fence blocks surrounded by an updated...
On a cold January 17th, in 1706, Josiah and Abiah Franklin welcomed a new baby, Benjamin, into their small rented house on Milk Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Benjamin was, at...
On a cold January 17th, in 1706, Josiah and Abiah Franklin welcomed a new baby, Benjamin, into their small rented house on Milk Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Benjamin was, at...
During the later years of Ben's life, good living and good eating caught up with him...he suffered terribly from gout and had to rest his ankles and legs. Often he...
