I took a bit of a break from my Farmer's Wife sampler project...and the quilt-along thing seems to have shrunk from hundreds of enthusiastic farmers to just a few...but I'm nearing the end of this massive project and I can hardly believe it!
Between last night and this afternoon I have made 7 new blocks, which brings my total to 98. I am making all 111 block designs in the book, so I have just 13 to go. Jeepers!
I took a group shot at 96, auditioning a light gray solid as a potential sashing fabric (inspired by my online friend Melinda...not to be confused with my face-to-face sewing friend Melinda -- hi Melinda!).
Opinions????
Anyway, here are the newest ones.
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| block 72, Railroad |
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| block 75, Rosebud |
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| block 81, Snowball (happy to find I had left some of the easy ones to the end!) |
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| block 80, Single Wedding Star |
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| block 78, Shooting Star (a bit wonky, but I like it and it's a keeper!) |
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| block 86, Squash Blossom (with peekaboo bears) |
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| block 87, Star Gardener |
So there we are...lots of work done and lots still to do. But, wow, I
am (IamIamIamIam) actually going to make a full Farmer's Wife Quilt.
Holy moly.
9 comments:
A finished Farmer's Wife quilt is a rare breed indeed!
Love the grey.
Well good for you - I think it`s going to look stunning!! I`m not a huge grey fan to be honest so I shall leave others to comment. I have this book waiting for me in England so who knows, perhaps I`ll make a few.
This is an impressive achievement. I had a plan to do all the blocks in my hand painted fabrics. I got to nine I think and then made them into some mini quilts:)
Wow! I'm impressed. I feel like such a slacker -- I haven't touched that project in months.....guess I should dig it out and get cracking on it. As for the gray---personally it doesn't do much for me. The first thought that came to mind when I saw them all laid out was navy blue......with, (I can't believe I'm saying this) orange cornerstones.
Wow! All your blocks together look great!!!
You are doing a marvellous job. Love the colours. I'm throwing my hat in the ring for black, to make all those lovely bright colours really pop.
98?! ack. i'm at 92. and i need 121 to finish my block setting plan. so, i may not be able to keep up with you, but i'll definitely make a block or two this week.
Keep going, you're nearly there!!! The new blocks are lovely and they all look great on the grey!
Seeing them all together is a wonderful sight! I go for light sashing- i know it is a cliche but Kona snow is always lovely if not massively practical, otherwise a corn yellow, mellow shade could be good,
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