SO: I thought I was done, or at least due for a lengthy sabbatical from "farmer's wife" stitching, but I guess I'm back. I just can't get this project out of my mind, and although it may take a long, long time to get the blocks done, and although some of my blocks are less than perfect, I'm going to keep trying.
I whipped up my 44th, 45th, and 46th blocks -- and each one had to be pieced twice to get them to size. (I didn't measure until I had pieced all three. Brilliant, huh?) Yuck. I am a bit of a glutton for punishment, I guess.
I am working on my 1947 Featherweight right now, while my Horizon is being cleaned and repaired (I have problems with the bobbin case leaping out of place). I love the Featherweight, but even with my new 1/4" foot and seam guide -- which have helped me to get a reliable scant 1/4" seam on this little machine -- I still end up with FW blocks that are smidge undersized. I think there may be a little problem with the printing of the pdf's from my FW disk...I don't know. I don't generally have this problem with the FW blocks pieced on my Horizon.
NEVERTHELESS, I am going to hang in there. The blocks don't need to be perfect, they don't need to be done by a deadline, and as long as I am getting some satisfaction from making them I am going to keep on going! My main goal is to choose fabrics for them that I really like.
So here are block 58, Mother's Dream -- which had been languishing in a half-made state:
block 77, Seasons (a new one):
and block 92, Streak of Lightning (also new):
And finally I made a beautiful fussy-cut version of block 85, Square Dance, but it too was undersized and I haven't had the heart to rip it open and re-do. More on that in a future installment of the farmer's wife melodrama!
Next up: bright, cheerful, and angst-free Norwegian mittens, I promise!!
5 comments:
I'm glad you decided to continue with the farmer's wife blocks, and you are right, there is no need to set deadlines for yourself, just make them whenever you want. I think your blocks all look fabulous! By the way, I have a box full of fabrics for you from Brenda, let me know when you want to come by and pick it up! =)
Well kudos to you for hanging in there! Your blocks are beautiful and I love the fabrics you have used. I`m not sure how you could have been knitting for 30 years...when did you start? In the crib? ;-)
Yes, 30-years-a-knitter does make me sound old...but I guess I am! I'm 43 (how did that happen??) and I started knitting at 13. But thanks for the feigned disbelief, Annabella. It is always appreciated, my friend :)
And thanks too to Tong. I hope we can have a sew-in again some time soon!
These blocks are lovely but I'm sorry you've had such a hassle with the sizes - could you put a narrow border round Square Dance to bring it up to size?
I might just do that, or at least give it a try. Square Dance is detailed enough that picking apart and re-piecing is probably more trouble than its worth...so before I cut an entirely new block I might as well try the existing mini-block with a border. Thanks, Helen (channelling Archie's wisdom, I presume!).
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