Bumble Bee Quilt for Baby Gigi

When I learned that a friend was expecting a baby, I hoped I'd be able to make a baby quilt as a gift.  She shared that the theme of the baby room would be Bumble Bees and gave me some color swatches, so I began planning.

Farmer's Wife - Week 20

For week 20 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along, we have three blocks that use a variety of piecing techniques we've been using.

• Block 22 - Corn & Beans
• Block 80 - Single Wedding Star
• Block 98 - Waterwheel

Farmer's Wife - Week 18 - Our Blocks

Week 18 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along included blocks that used mostly foundation paper piecing.  With this posting, we are completely caught up, and I've learned that I'm now behind on week 19.  I need to get in gear!

Farmer's Wife - Week 19

Week 19 of the Farmer's Wife Quilt-along introduces three more blocks that have some interesting new techniques.  We'll be making:

• Block 28 - Duck & Ducklings
• Block 40 - Friendship Block
• Block 64 - Peace & Plenty

Farmer's Wife - Weeks 16 & 17 - Our Blocks

We are catching up (again) so here are two weeks of our completed blocks; weeks 16 & 17.

Farmer's Wife Quilt-along - Weeks 16 & 17

Farmer's Wife - Week 18

This week our blocks all use foundation paper piecing, but also with a few simple cut pieces, a few HST's, and an hourglass thrown in just to keep things interesting.

• Block 8 - Bouquet
• Block 23 - Country Farm
• Block 24 - Country Path

Farmer's Wife - Week 17

This week we will be making a lot of Half-Square Triangle (HST) blocks for our three Farmer's Wife blocks.  We are making:

• Block 11 - Broken Dishes
• Block 16 - Calico Puzzle
• Block 21 - Contrary Wife