Farmer's Wife - Week 33 - Our Blocks

Well, we took quite a break - traveling and life - but we are back.  Lots of HSTs for week 33 of the Farmer's Wife Quilt-along!  Read on to see how our blocks came along.

Providence Quilt Block - Blue & White Sampler

I have two more blocks completed for my Blue & White Sampler, Providence and a mystery block.  If you know the name of this block, please let me know!

Blue & White Sampler Blocks

La Passacaglia - Three More Rounds

I've made more progress on my La Passacaglia quilt project, having added three more rounds or rosettes to the collection.  I'm working on another large round that I'll share when it is done, but you know how long these can take.

La Passacaglia Quilt - In Progress

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to share English Paper Piecing with my sister, so my next round will start with the center star that she started!

I'm having fun with the color play with this project, discovering how differently the same fabric appeals to me based on the size of the piece it is used in.  For example, that orange-y fabric in the large round at the lower left is one I added to the mix because I like to have some gold-ish color fabrics in multi-color quilts.  Separately, I like the fabric, but I wasn't really wild about how it looked in that particular round; I think there is just too much of it.  But check out that fabric in the stars around the rosette at the top right; it looks great as the points of the stars!  I like it so much, I'm going to use it again for star points and will also use it for the long diamond shapes.

Check out all of my progress on the La Passacaglia quilt project.

What do you do with your fabric scraps?

Sometime last year I started saving almost all of my fabric scraps.  So, you're probably thinking I mean anything larger than 2 or 3 inches, right?  Well, not quite!  Here's what I'm doing to recycle my left-over fabric scraps.

Fabric Scraps

Twisted Log Cabin block - Blue and White Sampler

I finished the Twisted Log Cabin block for the Blue & White Sampler quilt and I wanted to share this fabulous block with you.

Twisted Log Cabin quilt block

La Passacaglia Quilt - More Progress

I completed my fourth round, cog, rosette (whatever you want to call it) for the La Passacaglia quilt.  Continuing in my quest to complete this ingenious pattern using English Paper Piecing, I'm finding the fussy cutting to be the most tedious.  I think I need to spend less time worrying about where to cut and just cut from the same place in the fabric pattern and let serendipity happen.

La Passacaglia - My Fourth Round

Kansas Dust Storm and ET Phone Home Blocks - Blue & White Sampler

I continue to make progress on the Blue & White Sampler quilt, in between the Farmer's Wife Quilt blocks and the La Pasacaglia Quilt!  Here are the latest blocks, ET Phone Home and Kansas Dust Storm.  See below for more details on the complete quilt plan.

ET Phone Home and Kansas Dust Storm Quilt Blocks