Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Farmer's Wife - Week 21 - Our Blocks

Week 21 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along included some rather complicated blocks with some alternative piecing options.  Here are our blocks:



Saturday, November 7, 2015

Farmer's Wife - Week 20 - Our Blocks

We continued using our traditional and efficient piecing methods for week 20 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along, making three more blocks.  Here are the blocks we made.



Saturday, October 31, 2015

Farmer's Wife - Week 22

For week 22 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along, we'll be cutting and making a lot of squares, HSTs and a few rectangles.
  • Block 38 - Four Winds
  • Block 68 - Postage Stamp
  • Block 106 - Wild Rose & Square

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

English Paper Piecing Progress

Earlier this year I shared my new interest in English Paper Piecing.  Well, I'm obsessed now!  I'm plotting my next move into working on a Passacaglia quilt.  But until then, here is more of I started.


Sunday, October 25, 2015

Farmer's Wife - Week 21

For week 21 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along, we go back to using Foundation Paper Piecing with some alternatives depending on your color choices.

  • Block 33 - Farmer's Puzzle
  • Block 65 - Peaceful Hours
  • Block 110 - Wood Lily

Sunday, October 18, 2015

Farmer's Wife - Week 19 - Our Blocks


Week 19 we introduced a new pieced unit called "Dog-eared triangle" that was used in each of these blocks.  We also used a variety of other familiar piecing methods.


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.