Saturday, February 20, 2016

Farmer's Wife - Week 30

This week we'll be making three more blocks for our Farmer's Wife Quilt-along using Foundation Paper Piecing.  The blocks are:

  • Block 54 - Kitchen Woodbox
  • Block 60 - Noon & Light
  • Block 66 - Periwinkle
But, before you get started, take a minute to recognize that this is week 30!  The best news is that there are only 9 weeks left to finish all 111 blocks.

Farmer's Wife - Week 29 - Our Blocks

Here are our blocks from Week 29 of the Farmer's Wife Quilt-along. This was a quick batch due to the simplicity of the HSTs!


    Wednesday, February 17, 2016

    Hourglass Baby Quilt for Baby Butler

    I've always loved the hourglass block and the way it looks when assembled by alternating the direction of the block.  When I decided to make a baby quilt as a gift for a co-worker, this was the perfect opportunity to put it to use.


    Farmer's Wife - Week 28 - Our Blocks

    Here are our blocks from Week 28 of the Farmer's Wife Quilt-along. 




    Monday, February 15, 2016

    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

      Saturday, January 30, 2016

      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.