So I did I ordered my Farmer’s Wife Book and joined the Flickr group and started this year long project that I just couldn’t stop myself from getting addicted to. I first saw the Farmer’s Wife Quilt Along on Camille’s blog, then hopped over to the the flickr group and stalked it and several other blogs for weeks. Until now. Now I join and become a part of this awesomeness.
This is my first block of the quilt along. #84 Ribbons.
I love it. It was super easy and turned out great. I am going with the scrappy approach but in my true nature I am still coordinating all the fabrics as I go. :)
This is my Second block Take 1 #73 Spiderweb.
I loved it, was super impressed that almost all of my points and lines matched up. But then I measured it. Oh yes it was 1/2″ smaller than my first one. What happened? Oh I forgot to adjust the seam allowance! Really? Kicking myself as I slump back to the cutting table.
Second Block Take 2 #73 Spiderweb.
Loving the fabrics, not loving the wonkiness that I just couldn’t straighten it out. The points don’t match and the two trianglular pieces where both off when I went to sew them together and I couldn’t get them square no matter the amount of trimming. Which landed this one in the discard pile at a finished size 1/4″ smaller than it should be.
Second Block Take 3 #73 Spiderweb.
Success. it’s not perfect, I am still getting that weird stretchy wonkiness I experience with take 2 but I was able to, in the words of Tim Gunn, make it work. And I like it! So done and done.
Oh you want to see my blocks together. Well here you go!
So far, so good. I am going with the scrappy approach as stated before, but the coordinate as you go from your scrap pile, scrappy approach. :) I like to match/coordinate things.
I will see you next week with some more blocks from this project and hopefully my stacked and swoon quilts too.
Oh and pardon the weird coloring in the pictures. I am slowly teaching myself how to use the manual settings on my DSLR so I can graduate past basic photography and it’s slow going. So some of my pictures may be a little wonky for a couple days. I must make my Professional Photographer of a brother come to my house and help me out a bit. ;) You reading that Nate?
Thanks for stopping by!
very nice blocks! i especially like the “ribbons” one. so pretty!
The wonkiness is probably just fabric stretching while stitching, since they are odd shapes. I like how both ‘final’ blocks look. I jumped on the bandwagon too. Not sure of your plan, but I am thinking of keeping any blocks that come out small or ones I ‘redo’ and piecing them into the backing for the quilt. It might be fun to be able to say, the front is the approved versions and the back has the ‘black’ sheep of the family.
~ Kimberlee at The Spunky Diva