November 13, 2013

Farmer's Wife QAL Block 6, 7, and 8

It's back and in full swing. I reexamine the fabrics I was using. I don't have much of a stash to pull from for the blocks. It seemed like they were all over the place. So, I chose some Moda fabrics about a month ago. I remade the blocks I had. Now, here we are again!  If you have some Farmer's Wife blocks, link it up, at the bottom of this post. I would love to see them.
 


  Block 6 Big Dipper
 
 
Block 7 Birds in the Air
 

 
I made all my small squares first. Then, I started building from there.

 
I put all the little triangles. Then, start building each section.

 
 

 
Then, I get my four small squares.


Formed my rows.
 
 
 
              Block 8 Bouquet
 
I love this block!! It's my favorite one so far. Cute as can be, and the text fabric is awesome!

 
 
I made the left side of the flower. I started the right side here at the top right. I sewed those together.

I sewed on the top triangle here. Make sure that you know where you are going to sew. I accidentally sewed this on the wrong side. It wasn't much to take apart, but it happens.
                             Next, I took the orange and white print and sewed those together on each side.

 
I am sewing the diamond shapes together.
 Now, I am adding the base triangle. This will turn it into a square. This one is kind of heavy on the piecing.
 
 
 
 
Sewed my triangles into a square that were in the bottom right corner. Then, attached it to the rectangular side piece.

 
I sewed the bottom rectangle on first.


 That left the final seam on the right.

 
 

 
This is my fav block. If you made it this far. :) I love pics, and the book doesn't really show the piecing. I guess, you could figure it out on your own like I did, but pics are awesome!
 
Linking up with Lee
 
 
WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced
 

Link it up your Farmer's Wife Blocks here :)

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 I would love to see them. Blog at ya later.

14 comments

  1. These are beautiful blocks Yvonne. Love the fabrics! That printed fabric is special too! Thanks for stopping by the blog... Karen

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    1. Thank you for stopping by my little blog and leaving a nice comment too.

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  2. Oh, I love seeing FW blocks! They make me so happy! I'm with you, the bouquet is super cute!

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    1. Thanks, They are a little more intense than I thought they would be, but they make me happy too.

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  3. Love all the Farmer Wife blocks and quilts I see on line and your are no exception. As much as I love them it seems like such a huge commitment so I will be content with admiring yours and not start my own.

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    1. It really is a huge commitment. I am going to try and stay on track and do them little by little. You can see my stray threads here too. :)

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  4. So beautiful! I agree with you...the bouquet block is awesome. Love the color choices and the text fabric.

    A friend in my Quilt Guild brought her Farmer Wife blocks for show and tell this past meeting. I think I need to jump on this bandwagon.

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    1. I hope you do jump on the band wagon. There's so many quilts I want to make on the wish list. I waited a year, and I couldn't take it anymore. I had to get the book and do it. Come back anytime and link up. :)

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  5. Beautiful! The birds in the air block looks intimidating, but wow you did great!! I have to agree the bouquet block is beautiful!

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  6. I'm enjoying the Farmer's Wife series from afar - not making them personally, but I sure do love seeing all of the little blocks others are making. Super job on these! They are fascinating, and I liked seeing the steps involved.

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    1. Thanks, these little blocks are full of piecing, and they are fun.

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  7. your blocks are lovely! it's always so much fun to see the different interpretations of farmers wife blocks!

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    1. Thank you. I love seeing them all too, and it was so inspiring. I jumped on board.

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