Farmer's Wife - Week 2 - Our Blocks

We finished week 2 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt Along!  This week we worked on Block 30, End of the Day, and Block 39, Friendship.  Both blocks were created using foundation paper piecing.

Read on to see our versions of these blocks.

Farmer's Wife - Week 2

For Week 2 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt Along, we'll be tackling two blocks that we'll make using foundation paper piecing, Block 30, End of the Day, and Block 39, Friendship.  For both of these blocks, your color placement can be varied for a different look.

Farmer's Wife - Week 1 - Our Blocks

Here are the fruits of our labors from Week 1 of our Farmer's Wife Quilt Along!

MJ's set - Farmer's Wife Block 6 and Block 10

English Paper Piecing

For several months now I keep getting drawn into research on English Paper Piecing (EPP).  So, I finally decided to dive in.  I've done a lot of hand-sewing over the years, but it has never been something I particularly enjoyed.  I think I may be a convert!

Read on for some tips and pointers.

Farmer's Wife - Week 1

We are beginning our Farmer's Wife Quilt Along!

We decided to start out doing two blocks per week, then will re-evaluate as we go to see if we feel we can do more. Our blocks will be 6 inch blocks, so all templates are for that size.

This week we are making Block 6, Big Dipper, and Block 10, Bow Tie.

Samantha's T-Shirt Quilt - UF Sigma Kappa

As Samantha headed into her Senior year of college, we started talking about making a t-shirt quilt as a keepsake reminder of her years at University of Florida in the Sigma Kappa sorority.  Here is the finished product.

UF Sigma Kappa T-Shirt Quilt

Handmade Box

Several years ago, while also dabbling with handmade books, I made this box that I have used quite a bit for storing my most-used scrap-booking supplies.

The front of my box