I got back on the horse with the Farmer’s Wife blocks. I’m on the home stretch of all the blocks that require some degree of paper-piecing (because there’s no way in heck I’m using templates for these!). After today’s batch, I just need twenty-seven more blocks from the book itself. I still need to pick another group of blocks to flesh out the setting that I want to use.
Thankfully, I have Jinny Beyer’s The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns. I’m going to look specifically for blocks that were first published in The Farmer’s Wife magazines, just to keep a theme going. If I can’t find enough, no big deal. Really, I’ll just be happy so long as they’re easy to rotary cut.
#079 – Silver Lane. This one is a mix of traditional piecing and paper-piecing.
#074 – Ribbons. Paper-pieced, with some extraneous seams removed.
#060 Noon & Light – I love that gray background fabric. It’s Parson Gray.
#058 Mother’s Dream – Some favorite prints. I love the contrast of the prints.
#057 Morning – Again, paper-pieced with some extraneous seams removed.
#033 Farmer’s Puzzle – I might end up re-doing this particular block, as there’s very little contrast in between the purple fabric and the background fabric.
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i love your silver lane block. i just have one block left out of 121. and now i’m stalling again… maybe because i have at least 6 blocks to redo.
I’m so excited for you that you’re so close to done! I should have done more sewing last month! Ah, well! Plenty of time this month to get to where I want to be.
I have read so much about Farmer’s Wife quilts – they are so lovely. I hope one day to feel confident to start making one:-)
Great blocks!
In all honesty, I feel like half of the blocks in the book are easily tackled by quilters of all skill levels. A little patience and some practice will go a long way in helping you conquer the rest of the blocks. I’d go for it, and start with the blocks you feel comfortable working with.
Your blocks are lovely and well done for doing so many. I started the fw but the templates drove me mad!
I flat-out refuse to use templates. Just refuse. I started quilting by hand-sewing, and hand cutting everything with templates. Never again.
Plus, at least half of the blocks in this book are easily produced using rotary cutting. That’s how I got through the first 75 or so. Now, I’m on the remaining blocks that require paper-piecing (or, I’m using paper-piecing as a technique, because otherwise it’s templates).
Quilting has come a long way since I started – I’ve gone from doing everything by hand to have two sewing machines. Yeah, I’m not really eager to step back in time.