More Farmer's Wife Sampler Blocks

Cut Glass Dish

Churn Dash

Checkerboard (a fruity one)

Bow Tie

Broken Dishes

I'm going to have to count how many I have. I want to finish my quilt by next year. If I remember correctly the Queen Size takes 111 blocks set on point with sashing.

Motifs

There is a yahoo group for a Grand Motif Swap. Check it out if you want to swap some motifs. I participated in it a couple of years ago and got back some fantastic motifs for use on crazy quilts.  What follows are some of the items I have made so far for the swap.

Pennies

Ribbon Pansies

Crocheted Sunflowers and Fantasy Flowers

Crocheted Hearts and Baskets

Hotpads or Potholders?

Jars of Cherries

Fronts and back of 4 more hotpads (or potholders) finished for the Christmas box and 1 for a swap.

I love cherries.

Where is Spring?

 English Garden. My stitching on one of my own extra blocks.

I had to stitch spring since it's not around here yet. Maybe I should have stitched in some Easter eggs into her basket along with the roses.  And, darn it...the trellis with rose buds is stitched too close to the little girl. If it were real life she would be stuck in the thorns.

Buckeye Beauties in Fall Colors

This is a quarterly swap I'm participating in with members of a Yahoo group. Sets are 2 HSTs and 2 4 patches in cream and fall colors. The can be combined in many ways to make many different types of blocks. I think this is the layout I will use. I love how secondary patterns form. And I love all the different fabrics that show up in the swaps.

I'm Irish

An "Anything Goes" RR is coming up. I chose an Irish theme to celebrate my Irish heritage. When complete it will be a bellpull with all blocks hung vertically.  I think it will be a Christmas gift for someone. Or not.

Who Says Size Doesn't Matter?

I had written previously about working on blocks for the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt. The book said blocks were 6 inches; however, the book didn't say whether that meant finished or unfinished size. So, I printed a couple of templates, made a few blocks and measured. Each block was a consistent 6 inches unfinished. And so, although I figured I didn't even need templates if the blocks were to be 6 inches finished, I figured I did need them for the weird/unstandard size of a 5.5 finished block. And then I joined a FWS list and found people chatting about 6 inch blocks, yadda, yadda, yadda... The fear set in and so I asked on list just exactly if the blocks should be 6 inch finished or unfinished. And, wouldn't you know it...the answer was 6 inches FINISHED. Yikes! And when printing the templates a bunch of adobe boxes and printer boxes dealing with unscaling, yadda, yadda, yadda... had to be changed. Depressed, I let the blocks rest. I let my mind rest. I finally quit cussing. I started on a different project. And then...I decided I'm not a quitter and that 1/2 an inch was not going to get me down.  I have remade blocks to the correct size and I'm on my way again - 30s reproduction fabrics are being cut once again.

Who names these blocks? Some of the names I just don't understand!

Postage Stamp

Autumn Tints

Birds in the Air

Box.  (Why?- I don't get it!)

Calico Puzzle

Contrary Wife (Again - Why?)

Wrench.

Friendship Star

Basket Weave.