Farmer’s Wife Sampler 6

31/12/2012

Another 4 new blocks completed.

Top Row : Block 48 Homeward Bound and Block 71 Push The Corner
Bottom Row: Block 70 Prairie Queen and Block44 Gentleman Fancy.

I have difficulty in completing Block 44. Without the book configuring the location of each template is challenging. The completed block is slightly smaller than 6.5 in X 6.5 in. I might have to sew another one of this block. Due to the complexity of the block, it took  45 -60 minutes for me to come out with a block. The process starts with selecting the right combination of cloth, configuring the location of each template, cutting and sewing. I guest the time taken will be more for the rest of the block :).

Another 4 blocks completed in the evening

Top Row : Block 50 Honey Choice  and Block 14 Butterfly At The Cross Road
Bottom Row: Block 17 Cat and Mice and Block 23 Country Farm

These blocks look nice after they are trimmed into 6.5 X 6.5 in blocks. Want to see how does the blocks look like before the trimming session ? Here it is

Try my best to make a perfect block but it is not that easy especially when the pieces has more than 30 small pieces :)

Farmer’s Wife Sampler 5

30/12/202 - Additional 3 new blocks completed today. Its getting more and more time consuming since pieces for each new block is more than the previous blocks.

Block 32 Farmer’s Daughter, Block 42 Flower Basket and Block 45 Fruit Basket

Template for Block 42 and Block 45 are similar so I decided to complete both of them today. A very tedious job since each block has more than 30 small pieces.

Farmer’s Wife Sampler 4

29/12/2012

4 more new blocks today

Top Row :  Block 61 Northern Light and Block 109 Window

Bottom Row:  Block 12 – Broken Sugar Bowl and  Block 56 Maple Tree

Farmer’s Wife Sampler 3

28/12/2012

4 new blocks

Top Row -  Block 81 Snow Ball and Block 40 Friendship  Block

Bottom Row – Block 84 Spool and Block 34 Flock

Love the final piece of block 40 and block 34. I should have used a plan color cloth instead of print cloth for Block 84.

Another 2 blocks

Block 39 Friendship and Block 35 Flower Basket.

Love the outcome of block 30. The template given for block 35 is slightly incorrect. The handle is hand sewn using ready bias tape (instead of using the template :) )

I am out of simple blocks..Need to do the mathematical calculation in creating the other blocks….

Farmer’s Wife Sampler 2

27/12/2012

4 more blocks completed in the order they were sewn.

Top row – Block 29 Economy and Block 21 Contrary Wife

Bottom row –Block 79 Rainbow Flower and  Block 41 Friendship Start

Another group of 4 blocks

Top row -  Block 5 Bad Wings and Block 16 Calico Puzzle

Bottom row – Block 20 Churn and Block 69 Practical Orchard

Lesson learn today

1. Always iron the cloth before it is cut !!!!!
2. Be patient and enjoy the ‘farming process’

Farmer’s Wife Sampler 1

26/12/2012 – Decided to choose simple blocks on my first day of the journey. So here are the blocks completed today.

First block – Block 2 – Autumns Tints

I think this is one of the easy blocks,

The second block – Block 4 Basket Weave

Another easy block which used only 1 rectangle template,

The third block - Block 9 - Box

The fourth block – Block 1 - Attic Window

The fifth block – Block 19 – Checker Box

Seen a lot of samples that use various colors for the squares. I decided to use only one color with white background. Like this block even though the pieces are quit small.

The sixth block - Block 10 – Bow Tie

Love the poppa dot cloth. This is the most difficult block for me to complete it today. the measurement of the first completed block is not even 6 in square and I have to reopen and sew it again. Love the end product :) .

The last block for the day – Block 6 – Big Dipper

Yap, 2 main consideration in choosing the color of the blocks

1) Red in color – Thinking of coming out with red theme wall hangings :)

2) Unless it is necessary, I will choose only two fabrics the most 3 for the blocks. For me too many colors cluttered the block.

Farmer’s Wife Sampler–Progress

Completed blocks

1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30
31	32	33	34	35
36	37	38	39	40
41	42	43	44	45
46	47	48	49	50
56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65
66	67	68	69	70
71	72	73	74	75
76	77	78	79	80
81	82	83	84	85
106	107	108	109	110

Total Completed blocks : 36 out of 56 blocks

I am at the middle of the journey. 28 more blocks to go before I start the binding process.I have no intention to do all blocks in this sampler (111 blocks) Thinking of creating about 56 blocks which are enough for a wall hanging quilt.

 

Another look of  the completed blocks in random order.

Excited to sew them together…