Farmer's Wife - Week 29

This week we'll be making three more fairly simple blocks for our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along.  All of the blocks include only HSTs and squares.  The blocks are:

• Block 88 - Star of Hope
• Block 102 - Whirlpool
• Block 103 - Whirlwind

Farmer's Wife - Week 27 - Our Blocks

Here are our blocks from Week 27 of the Farmer's Wife Quilt-along.

Feathered Star Block - Dissected

I'm fascinated by the Feathered Star block, as I think many people are, and I love figuring out complicated designs.  I enjoyed working it out, so I thought I'd share what I've learned along the way.

As I started to analyze the block and see all of the various ways this has been created, I decided to explain some of the variety to help understand the dynamics of this block. 

English Paper Piecing - Milestone

I've come to the edges on my English Paper Piecing trial run!

You can see my journey so far with English Paper Piecing.

I'm very please with how it is turning out.  This is about 42" x 36".  Now I'm working on the border, that I'll do by machine.  I am incorporating more of the medium gray used in the two medallions at the top and bottom center, along with some 1/2 inch checkerboard bits.  I'll finish it off with a sash of the light gray fabric and am still contemplating how I'll bind it.

Now that all of my handwork is complete on this, I'm diving into the La Pasacaglia mania!  Having fun so far and will share my progress soon.

Farmer's Wife - Week 28

For Week 28 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along, we'll be making three more blocks, all rather unusual and all using Foundation Paper Piecing.  We are making:

• Block 78 - Shooting Star
• Block 82 - Spider Legs
• Block 86 - Squash Blossom

Farmer's Wife - Week 26 - Our Blocks

Here are our blocks from Week 26 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along.

Painting Pottery

Over the holiday break, I had the pleasure of spending a little time with my grown children painting pottery.  A week later, thinking of it as "running an errand", I picked them up and have enjoyed looking at them before they get dispersed to their owners.